Panther Lake at Orange County National in Winter Garden, Florida, USA

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Last 6 Months
Last 12 Months

4.4

2492 Reviews (2492)

5 Stars

1596

4 Stars

658

3 Stars

145

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

4.2

Value

4.2

Layout

4.7

Friendliness

4.5

Pace

4.0

Amenities

4.3

89.9%

Recommend this course

2314 out of 2492 reviews

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Average Rating

Avg Rating

4.2

53 Reviews (53)

5 Stars

4 Stars

3 Stars

2 Stars

1 Stars

Conditions

4.0

Value

3.9

Layout

4.5

Pace

3.9

Amenities

4.1

StaffFriendliness

4.3

79.2%

Recommend this course

42 out of 53 reviews

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Avg Rating

4.3

191 Reviews (191)

5 Stars

107

4 Stars

3 Stars

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Conditions

4.1

Value

4.1

Layout

4.6

Pace

4.0

Amenities

4.3

StaffFriendliness

4.5

87.4%

Recommend this course

167 out of 191 reviews

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AI summaries based on real golfer reviews

Course Highlights

The course layout consistently earns top marks for being challenging yet fair, with well-maintained fairways and a massive practice facility. Warm, professional staff throughout the bag drop, pro shop, and starter area make every visit welcoming.

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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Satellite Layout

Tees

Tee	Par	Length	Rating	Slope
Champ	72	7350 yards	76.0	139
Orange	72	6849 yards	73.3	132
Green	72	6394 yards	71.2	127
White	72	6011 yards	69.2	120
White (W)	72	6011 yards	74.9	129
Tan (W)	72	5319 yards	70.8	123

Track Rounds

Scorecard

Scorecard for Panther Lake

Metrics:

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Champ M: 75.2/141	457	510	487	196	399	181	548	454	427	3659	538	221	436	432	622	215	450	163	533	3610	7269
Orange M: 73.1/137	431	493	432	176	371	170	535	418	413	3439	528	198	407	412	570	189	417	153	493	3367	6806
Orange/Green M: 72.1/135	431	493	405	166	371	151	505	418	413	3353	498	180	407	412	546	171	417	153	461	3245	6598
Green M: 71.2/132	409	493	405	166	360	151	505	396	360	3245	498	180	379	381	546	171	384	135	461	3135	6380
Green/White M: 70.2/129	409	493	394	156	360	125	440	396	360	3133	455	173	379	381	537	157	384	135	450	3051	6184
White M: 69.3/127 W: 75.2/136	368	465	394	156	350	125	440	345	332	2975	455	173	362	367	537	157	363	127	450	2991	5966
Tan M: 66.9/123 W: 71.2/129	357	422	340	129	328	109	409	305	324	2723	428	145	310	333	475	140	321	112	434	2698	5421
Handicap	7	11	1	13	9	17	5	15	3		16	2	12	4	6	8	14	18	10
Par	4	5	4	3	4	3	5	4	4	36	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	3	5	36	72

Course Details

Year Built 1997

Fairways Bermuda Grass

Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass

Golf Season Year round

Architect Phil Ritson David Harman Isao Aoki

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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Reviews

4.4

2492 Reviews (2492)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:

Drinks 55

Brunch 26

Watching the Game 23

Course Challenges Include:

Bunkers 94

Water Hazards 90

Undulating Greens 81

This course/club is great for:

Advanced Golfers 88

Playing Multiple Courses 76

Locals 66

This Course's Location is:

Worth the Drive 90

Near Local Attractions 40

Convenient to the City 36

Numbers based on reviews tagged with attribute.

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rickbswilleygolf

Played On 12/10/2023

Reviews 30

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 12/14/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, rickbswilleygolf. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

maggiesarasusie

Played On 12/11/2023

Reviews 32

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 12/13/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, maggiesarasusie. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u6167528

Played On 12/08/2023

Reviews 10

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 01/05/2024

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u6167528. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u00000668319

Played On 12/04/2023

Reviews 8

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Great Condition

It was great to be back at Orange County playing Panther Lakes. Course was in great condition with the greens very quick.

Speed of play was very good and just around the 4 hour mark.

Would recommend and they have a variety of tees depending on ability.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 12/07/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u00000668319. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u1830950

Played On 11/28/2023

Reviews 5

Handicap 15-19

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 12/05/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u1830950. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u314161835204

Played On 12/02/2023

Reviews 3

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Nice course

Played the Panther. Really enjoyed it. Only issue was the cart GPS was an absolute mismatch from reality. I am sure that is an easy fix. Other than that really fun and some holes more challenging than they looked.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 12/04/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314161835204. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u314162349390

Played On 11/24/2023

Reviews 23

Handicap 10-14

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 12/04/2023

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rollsroycers

Played On 11/23/2023

Reviews 15

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Get Rid of Your Starter on Panther Lake

Golf course was in amazing shape. The over seeding is growing in nicely. Fairways, greens and tees are all playing really nicely. You should be proud of the condition of the course. Greens were rolling around a smooth 9.5-10.

As for the starter. Man, he was a complete jerk. We were the fourth tee time of the day, and he gave us some ridiculous instructions because he said we were the first group off and we would set the pace for the day. We clearly were NOT the first group off as there were two groups on the first hole. Then he told us to turn after 9 in 2 hours.

We made the turn in 2 hours and 3 minutes and this guy comes running from the starters building and stops us as we are driving to 10 and told us we had to skip the 10th hole because we were running behind. Excuse me???? 3 min isn’t running behind. Also, the posted pace of play is 4 hrs and 20 minutes. So if we want to be sticklers we were 7 min ahead. We didn’t skip the 10th hole, but we did have to endure a confrontational employee trying to overstep his authority. The Ranger never told us we were out of position, in fact he told us to keep our pace steady because it was good.

OCN, be better than this guy. We have a downer of a time, on Thanksgiving day, because of this starter. He even bragged, before we teed off, about having no wife and kids and being able to watch C-SPAN whenever he wanted to.

This guy needs to get a different job!!!!

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Poor

Pace Good

Amenities Good

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/28/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, rollsroycers. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u627434056

Played On 11/25/2023

Reviews 11

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/28/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u627434056. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u314162349390

Played On 11/24/2023

Reviews 23

Handicap 15-19

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Perfect weather

Used cart

À couper le souffle

Un terrain exceptionnel. Difficile pour les dames mais un beau défi à relever.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/27/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314162349390. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

dmdeem

Played On 11/20/2023

Reviews 5

Handicap 5-9

Skill Advanced

Plays Once a week

3.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Perfect weather

Used cart

Conditions Fair

Value Fair

Layout Good

Friendliness Average

Pace Poor

Amenities Good

Difficulty Extremely Challenging

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/22/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, dmdeem. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Panther Lake at Orange County National, and we hope to see you again soon.

u879246733

Played On 11/20/2023

Reviews 16

Handicap 10-14

Skill Intermediate

Plays A few times a week

5.0

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Average

Amenities Good

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/22/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u879246733. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Flerra15

Played On 11/19/2023

Reviews 1

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

First Time Playing

Panther lake

Awesome course great condition would definitely come back

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Excellent

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/22/2023

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National.

u314159465348

Played On 11/15/2023

Reviews 4

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/17/2023

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keet59

Played On 11/14/2023

Reviews 2

Handicap 5-9

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Wet weather

Used cart

Panther 1 of the best courses in florida

Will always go a little out of the way to play

Value Average

Layout Good

Friendliness Average

Pace Excellent

Amenities Fair

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/16/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, keet59. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

chrisfroh

Played On 11/13/2023

Reviews 39

Skill Advanced

Plays A few times a week

4.0

Verified Purchaser

First Time Playing

Conditions Good

Value Good

Layout Good

Friendliness Good

Pace Average

Amenities Good

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/16/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, chrisfroh. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u314163889463

Played On 11/11/2023

Reviews 7

Handicap 15-19

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a week

5.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Wet weather

Used cart

Course in great shape! Wish I could have played the entire 18

Panther has been recently overseeded, and we weren't told the entire course was cart path only until we were on the first tee. Wish we were notified when booking this round. OCN always plays slow (about 4.5 - 5 hours for 18). We teed off at 2:30 PM and were only able to get 14 holes in before it was too dark. OCN should be offering a discounted rate beyond 2:30 considering the sun sets at 5:30. Maybe an "all you can play" rate to better add value to the round?

All things being said, the course is in perfect shape and worth the full price if you don't tee off too late after the time change. Would recommend.

Conditions Excellent

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Good

Pace Fair

Amenities Good

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/14/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314163889463. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

mpmurphy718

Played On 11/08/2023

Reviews 14

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Average

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Good

Amenities Excellent

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/13/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, mpmurphy718. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Drewdog4

Played On 11/06/2023

Reviews 16

Skill Intermediate

Plays Once a month

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Previously Played

Conditions Good

Value Excellent

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Excellent

Pace Average

Amenities Good

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/08/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, Drewdog4. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

u314161283208

Played On 11/05/2023

Reviews 2

4.0

Verified Purchaser

Great Course

Condition is great, green is fast and true.

Ranger rushed and followed to make us play faster even though we finished our round 4hr10m.

Conditions Excellent

Value Good

Layout Excellent

Friendliness Fair

Pace Average

Amenities Average

Comment

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Commented on 11/07/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314161283208. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

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FAQ

What is the address of Panther Lake at Orange County National?

Panther Lake at Orange County National is located at 16301 Phil Ritson Way, Winter Garden, Florida 34787, Orange County.

Is Panther Lake at Orange County National open to the public?

Yes, Panther Lake at Orange County National is open to the public.

What year did Panther Lake at Orange County National open?

Panther Lake at Orange County National was built in 1997.

Who designed Panther Lake at Orange County National?

Phil Ritson, David Harman and Isao Aoki are the architects of Panther Lake at Orange County National.

What type of grass does Panther Lake at Orange County National have?

Panther Lake at Orange County National has Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass greens and Bermuda Grass fairways.

What is the par of Panther Lake at Orange County National

The par of Panther Lake at Orange County National is 72.

What is the length of Panther Lake at Orange County National

The length of Panther Lake at Orange County National is 7350 yards.

What is the rating of Panther Lake at Orange County National

The rating of Panther Lake at Orange County National is 76.0.

What is the slope of Panther Lake at Orange County National

The slope of Panther Lake at Orange County National is 139.

What are the course conditions at Panther Lake at Orange County National?

Based on reviews, other golfers are saying that the course conditions at Panther Lake at Orange County National are great.

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