Orange County National - Panther Lake: #17
A view of hole #17 at Orange County National - Panther Lake Course
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4.5
2430 Reviews (2430)
5 Stars
1565
4 Stars
641
3 Stars
132
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
40
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
93.3%
Recommend this course
2264 out of 2430 reviews
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4.4
150 Reviews (150)
5 Stars
92
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.3%
Recommend this course
137 out of 150 reviews
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4.5
290 Reviews (290)
5 Stars
186
4 Stars
74
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
5
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
92.8%
Recommend this course
269 out of 290 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7350 yards
Slope 139
Rating 76.0

Two 18-hole courses rest on the 900-acre retreat that is all about golf -- not condos or summer homes. Panther Lakes is the flashier of the two designs at Orange County National, most say, because no two holes are the same. The playing surfaces are lush and the topography is so varied in some areas, some have a hard time believing they're in Florida. The architect made good use of the rolling meadows, grasslands, wetlands and lakes. Visually rich elements saturate the 7,295-yard design.

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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes
Practice Hole Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

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4.5
2430 Reviews (2430)

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5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Good
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5.0
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Conditions Excellent
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5.0
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One of my Favorites!

Every time we play here, it’s Amazing! Great Staff! Proshop moved up our tee time because they had open tee times in the afternoon. So many courses won’t because of the GN hotdeal/discount price. Love the Range to warm up. Course was in great condition. Tee boxes were good. Fairways are always nice. Greens were good for Florida summer conditions. Wish we could play here more but it’s usually just the summer/discounted price season for us! 😂

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 51
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Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Sunday morning Golf Round

Excellent course. 100% recommend this course to anyone. It’s super nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Will play again next time in town. Was pleasantly surprised at the overall quality of the course!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Handicap 5-9
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

I will be back

Despite having one of the most up and down rounds of my life, this course was a joy to play and made me wonder if I was even in Florida when seeing some of the holes, especially due to the elevation changes and design of the course. Great track, if I could give it 4.5 stars on condition I would, but I would have to admit I’m nitpicking there. I will definitely play this again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Had an awesome time out on the course. Such a fun and well-designed layout! The staff was super friendly and helpful from start to finish. I especially appreciated how many of the holes had access to the halfway house. Huge bonus! Can’t wait to come back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Favorite

I love this course! It presents a challenge even from the forward tees but it’s very playable. Wish I could play more often but it’s quite far from my home. Friendly accommodating staff too and beautiful facilities.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Yes, please!

Do yourself a favor. Play Panther lake.. Wow, is all i can say!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

TOO SLOW!

Over 5 hours to play 18 holes in July in Florida is not a great experience.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 158
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Very nice place, well staffed

the course was in excellent shape. The ninth hole was cart path only as the fairway was recovering from a near death experience 😁. rest of the course was in excellent condition. The greens rolled well with some challenging (to me) breaks).

Course marshal was great and kept play moving with a humorous demeanor. Starter also did a great job.

The other course, Crooked Cat was closed for maintenance, which indicates they are serious about keeping the courses in good condition.

I had a good time and would be happy to play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 158
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good conditions, friendly on course staff

the course is very nice. Fairways and greens were in good condition. Holes were interesting with lots of bunkers and dog leg holes. Course marshal was great - he kept people moving in a friendly way. The other course, Crooked Cat, was closed for maintenance, which at least shows theey are serious about maintaining the courses.

The advertise their driving range as the largest in the US. I didn't visit the range as teh guy at the bag drop told me i had to get a pin number to get balls at the range. IMO you cant be a “high-end” course and charge for range balls, but perhaps there was a pin on my receipt and i didn't check, nor ask (in my defense it was very early in the morning😁).

i would definitely play here again if in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value fun course

First time playing at Orange Countty. Massive golf complex. Friendly staff. Panther course was an excellent condition. Fast screens, plenty of sand traps, and I’ll have adequate sand in them.. fairways aremanicure very well. Aside from a hole number nine. I believe the fairway is in pretty rough shape aside from that I will be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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