Panther Lake at Orange County National

It's easy to tell right away that Panther Lake is a great pro golf tournament venue, as evidenced by its past hosting Q Schools, mini tours and more.. There are a lot of different looks off the tee and risk-reward decisions to make. Some pins can be tucked into some sinister positions on the greens, which roll really fast and nice. O-Town is an aspiring pro golfer mecca thanks in part to what OCN is offering out here. Perhaps my only knock on the layout is it seems there are some unnecessarily long drives between holes that puts a wrench in its ability offer a pleasant walker's course. Otherwise the design is excellent.

From the tourist duffer perspective (like me), in spite of being in the middle of nowhere on a relatively nondescript piece of property, there are a few surprisingly pleasant lakes and unique mature trees that give the round some added interest. Fairways are pretty generous, the sets of tees ahead of the Tiger Tees are very playable, and it's great being way from homes and theme park noise and all that Orlando chaos. There's a great practice area and pro shop and dining area so come early and stay late, and possibly play some added holes at Crooked Cat or the shorter 9-hole Tooth course.

This is definitely on my Top 5 Orlando-area courses to date, along with Bay Hill, El Campeon, Tranquilo and Waldorf.

Played the Panther Lake Course at OCN with some friends and had a great time. The course is in great shape (green are still not pure after the last punch but still very playable)! I find both OCN courses challenging but fun - a good test of your game. 5 STARS - highly recommend!!

The courses at OCN are always in top notch condition. It is too bad they have to close the courses for a week or so at a time to get them that way, but I guess it is what it is.
Will be buying the Elite card for next year.

If you haven’t played Panther Lake you should it’s how a golf course should be.challenging but fair for any level of golfer

This course has a beautiful layout and despite all the rain we've been having lately the course was dry! Greens were in great shape, some slower than others making it difficult to read at times. We paid 61.00 with the FL residents discount , well worth it!

Staff was rude to my nephew telling him he can’t afford golf balls when he ask how much they were.

My handicap is 2.
Green speed is good but the surface was bumpy
I dont understand why dont roll the green to make flat. $50 is too much weekday afternoon comsidering condition fairway and green.
Maximun $40 is ok.
Anyway make green smoothe.

I don't play here often because it's a little pricier than other public courses. But, when I want to treat and challenge myself to a great day of golf, Orange County National is the place to go!

For this recent round, I found some of the tee boxes and fairways not in the great condition that I'm used to at OCN. The greens are very nice and roll smooth and true.

No water out on the course, cart girl came around once. We died in this heat, even brought our own water but no where to fill it up on course. Too dehydrated to have a good experience.

Let’s start off with courses having Tee times starting at 6:30 am but having no food available until 10:00 am is ridiculous. This might be acceptable if they didn’t have a “no outside food and beverage” policy. Next is the price $79 on Friday plus you have to buy range balls. I played Shingle Creek for $80 which included range balls and wait for it, they had food first thing in the morning. Not to mention the coarse and service was first class all the way. The facility is run down and the property needs to be redone. Last but certainly not least I had the worst beverage cart experience ever. The girl was rude and had me fill my own ice chest with ice and this was after I tipped her. She told me the only reason she came over to me was her Manager told her to. With all the golf options in Central Florida I would avoid this place completely. I cannot believe they have a Korn Ferry event here.

Make sure you bring your own water, especially when playing in the 100 degree Florida heat. No water out on the course and the cart girls where few and far between. Played the back 9 without seeing the cart girl once and the club house is not close to the turn. Too hot during a Florida summer to not have water available to guests.
Course: overall great conditions

Very well kept course but the greens have recently been punched and still recovering. Tee boxes and fairways were stellar. Don’t get in the rough, balls can be difficult to find!!

Overall our experience was good. Would’ve been great except for the attitude from the girl working in the restaurant. We stopped on the turn around 9am. Surprised that the restaurant doesn’t even open until 9 or whatever time they leisurely get there. As a paying customer who spends a lot of money on food and beverage at your course, I don’t appreciate being treated like I’m inconveniencing a bartender when asking for drinks and food. Not sure who peed in her Wheaties but it wasn’t me. Thank god for the guy working in the shop who had to come over and help us. Shop staff and outside staff are always great and helpful.

Beautifull course. Just lkike the on thier website

First time playing this course and loved it. The pace of play was at a snail’s pace…lots of waiting…but I’d definitely go back.

The course was punched 10 days ago. I called before the punch to get the opinion of the condition of play. At that time they informed me that the course would be in good shape. It was not. Tee box gone. Greens bumpy to the point of inconsistent roll. Fairway bare at some spots. We rolled them to get to a decent spot to hit from. This course needs another month to heal.

I’ve played just over a year so I don’t like to pay up but this course is beautiful. Worth over $100. I don’t live in Orlando but when I come back this is a priority

Current conditions: fast greens, near perfect tee boxes, great fairways