Panther Lake at Orange County National
About
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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Awards & Recognition
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Top Courses in Florida(2014 #13)
Golfer Photos
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Photo submitted by BStewart94 on 12/21/2025
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Photo submitted by BStewart94 on 12/21/2025
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Lunch at the grill for only $5. Photo submitted by CathyC on 05/09/2025
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Beware of Gators 🐊 Photo submitted by u000007176074 on 04/23/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 02/16/2025
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Photo submitted by u314161622535 on 02/16/2025
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Photo submitted by Katetee4 on 06/06/2024
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Photo submitted by johnny4875 on 05/16/2024
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Photo submitted by Mark9119156 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by Mark9119156 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by Mark9119156 on 05/08/2024
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Photo submitted by u314163122473 on 04/16/2024
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Photo submitted by u314164494741 on 03/24/2024
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Photo submitted by u849780932 on 02/14/2024
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Photo submitted by TheOrlandoGolfer on 12/24/2023
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Photo submitted by u4119020 on 05/18/2023
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Photo submitted by ABrady10 on 04/17/2023
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More than 30 yards Lee Photo submitted by Palamountain on 03/13/2023
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Photo submitted by u000005609027 on 02/11/2023
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Photo submitted by usernumber01 on 01/29/2023
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Sunrise @ Panther Lake 11/15 Photo submitted by jimlingle on 11/16/2022
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Photo submitted by u000007936520 on 08/03/2022
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Photo submitted by Ozzie9502015 on 05/14/2022
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Photo submitted by john0769 on 07/26/2021
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Baby gator. Photo submitted by u000002735683 on 06/04/2021
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Spanish moss Photo submitted by Tattride on 03/15/2021
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Excellent greens Photo submitted by Tattride on 03/15/2021
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Photo submitted by dwgraves on 01/17/2021
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Photo submitted by RicFlair1 on 11/26/2020
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The Winners Photo submitted by u000003509025 on 11/02/2020
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Photo submitted by gossmann1 on 09/20/2020
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Photo submitted by kennyp1960 on 02/10/2020
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Photo submitted by BenDonora on 12/05/2019
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Photo submitted by AndyTimeGolf on 08/28/2019
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Photo submitted by AndyTimeGolf on 08/28/2019
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Photo submitted by AndyTimeGolf on 08/28/2019
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Photo submitted by AndyTimeGolf on 08/28/2019
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Photo submitted by AndyTimeGolf on 08/28/2019
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Photo submitted by u620344024 on 08/20/2019
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Photo submitted by Jelly6911 on 07/20/2019
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Photo submitted by Jelly6911 on 07/20/2019
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Photo submitted by Jelly6911 on 07/20/2019
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Photo submitted by Jelly6911 on 07/20/2019
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Photo submitted by danm76 on 07/18/2019
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Photo submitted by danm76 on 07/18/2019
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Beautiful course on a hot day! Photo submitted by SHASHI60 on 07/12/2018
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Photo submitted by JCharrette on 08/01/2016
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Photo submitted by JCharrette on 08/01/2016
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Almost an island green Photo submitted by Zeuswon on 08/26/2015
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Photo submitted by TerryTerryTerry on 02/20/2015
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2 Happily retired papermakers from Canada. Photo submitted by jimwalt on 02/19/2015
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Photo submitted by KatherineSokol on 12/24/2014
Golfer Reviews
Proshop is rude
Staff in proshop is rude. I have had a group of 20 play for 8 years and the service has deteriorate progressively. There are better courses and better service.
Staff in pro shop is rude
Staff in proshop is rude. I have had a group of 20 play for 8 years and the service has deteriorate progressively. There are better courses and better service. Check out Celebration or Champions Gate.
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing !
Legit track
Tee to green, really nice, challenging track. Only complaint was the 5-some in front of us (a 2-some) and the 4-some in front of them holding THEM up. I saw a ranger 2 or 3 times, but nothing said or done. Maybe just not possible. The course was stacked up “like firewood” according to the starter. We were ready early tho, so I sure wouldn’t have minded if he had moved us up in the order…I’m still giving 5-stars b/c the course and staff were great at everything I am guaranteed to know and hold them accountable to. It’s really hard to speed up slow golfers…and it’s Orlando, so maybe both old and slow. We still got in 15 holes starting at 2:42p until about 6:30p, so not criminally slow I guess…
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DRIVE CART BACKWARD
Drive your cart backwards for the entire 18 holes si it doesnt shut off on you everywhere you go
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing !
Love this course
Great course overall. Love the layout, very interesting and not boring. Friendly staff. Conditions of the greens were good and taken care of.
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Great par 5s and challenging 3s
Unfortunately the range was closed as demo day had happened the day before.
Bar facilities fine but nothing special
Public toilet facilities in serious need of a refurb
The actual course however was excellent - v decent challenge , but playable - excellent guide for which tees to play off based on your yardage off the tee.
Greens were true and fast - be nice if a few more golfers learnt how to use a pitchmark repairer here !
Pace of play was superb : 3.5 hours though I fear this is the exception as we were allowed to go off a little earlier than our booked tee time by the lovely starter. That was before the wall of 4 balls turned up.
All in all an excellent golfing experience, with the rest of it a little tired !
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Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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Good course, not very friendly staff
Starter was good but rest staff seems like not in good day mood, maybe had bad day, I maybe catches wrong time, but I liked course…
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Beautiful golf course and driving range. Will definitely be back to play both courses. Pace was a little slow as it was a full course - 2 1/2 hr front 9 and almost 5 hrs total, but it was a beautiful day.
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Best Course In Orlando….But
Amazing facility, probably the best in Orlando. Both courses are pristine, and very difficult from championship tees. Recently, OCN has been super slow with pace of play and in my opinion needs to remedy it. These are the best two public tracks in the area and have the means to play as such. Hard course, play the correct tees maybe even one up, but marshall needs to be more active.
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Frost Delay
There was an hour frost delay and because our tee time was at 1:48 pm we were only able to get 9 holes in. Thank you golf now for issuing a partial refund!
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Perfection at Panther Lake
The course was in fantastic condition. Challenging and enjoyable. I will definitely be back. Highly recommended. A must play if your in the area.
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Great Time!
Really nice place to play. Staff was very friendly.
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Thank you for your 5-star review! We here at Orange County National appreciate our guests taking the time to tell us about their experience! We look forward to seeing you out again very soon!
Tough but fun challenge
Thoroughly enjoyed playing this great course! Orange County National is an amazing place for a golf nut. Both 18 hole championship courses are consistently in good shape and are fun layouts. The nine hole walking course is a great place to take a beginner & also work on your irons and short game & the practice area is massive
Most definitely worth the $
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Challenging Layout
Finished up a golf trip with a round at Panther Lake today. I hadn’t originally planned to play here. But after a round at Crooked Cat on the same property a couple days ago, I wanted to try out Panther Lake. Like Crooked Cat, Panther Lake is a great layout and is in excellent condition. Unlike Crooked Cat it is much less forgiving. It is a fair layout. But fairly long from the middle set of tees-almost 6400 yards. It is also much tighter than Crooked Cat with a good deal of water in play and several forced carries. Many of the forced are in the range of 165 to 185. It requires you to hit good golf shots. It’s a beautiful layout full of great holes. If you want a good couple of rounds play Crooked Cat for a good fun warmup round and then Panther Lake for a good challenge.
Thank you for taking the time to review Orange County National! We hope to see you again soon so we can earn the chance to get 5 stars!
Deal breaker
I don't care how nice a course is; 6.5hr round of golf is a deal breaker. Rangers were useless.
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Food & Beverage Discount2 for 1 Drinks -
Merchandise Discount20% Off Soft Goods -
Free Range Balls2 for 1 Range Balls
Thank you for taking the time to review and leave feedback on your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon, and thanks for choosing !