Orange County National - Crooked Cat: #9
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4.4
2293 Reviews (2293)
5 Stars
1433
4 Stars
634
3 Stars
139
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
40
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
88.4%
Recommend this course
2109 out of 2293 reviews
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4.4
35 Reviews (35)
5 Stars
24
4 Stars
7
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.6%
Recommend this course
31 out of 35 reviews
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4.4
91 Reviews (91)
5 Stars
55
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.5
85.7%
Recommend this course
78 out of 91 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7493 yards
Slope 139
Rating 76.0

The Crooked Cat Course is one of two 18-hole regulation courses at the Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge. The facility is also home to a nine-hole executive course. The Crooked Cat Course is a challenge with dramatic elevation changes and rolling fairways that are framed with mounding. The golf course has a links-style design with large, contoured greens and wide landing areas. Water hazards and several bunkers come into play throughout. There are also trees and native heather present on the course for a naturally beautiful atmosphere. Orange County National's Crooked Cat Course is favored among low handicappers due to its length and difficulty.

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Course Details

Year Built 1998
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champions Bermuda Ultra Dwarf Turf 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
Dress code No denim, collared shirt and bermuda shorts required

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

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4.4
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Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not ready for Professional Event.

Greens are in great shape, rest of course in very poor shape. 2 weeks before LIV and weeds everywhere in fairways, bare spots around greens, to name a few.

Great place for us mere mortals, had higher expectations.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/04/2023

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Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fantastic but pricey

One of the best courses I've played for a while. Found it difficult from the orange tees especially the par 3s. 1 birdie. Shot 82. Pricey.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Hi. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Crooked Cat at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Course was cart path only due to pending LIV tournament. Knew it coming before reservation set. Staff inside and outside friendly. Had lunch after. Bartenders also friendly and accommodating. Liked the layout. Tough playing new course cart path only.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Crooked Cat at Orange County National. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Crooked numbers

A windy day and a challenging layout led to a difficult day at Crooked Cat. But the course was in great shape (as they prepare to host a LIV event in March) and the views were amazing. I would definitely play it again (as well as the other 18 which looked like it might be even more fun) although I'd like to take a crack at it on a less windy day.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Crooked Cat at Orange County National. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Nice to play, good fairways e nice greens, challenging and in good conditions. I will return again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Crooked Cat at Orange County National thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slowwwww

5+ hour round. Cart path only for march 2023. Preparing for LIV golf tourney.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/27/2023

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 Crooked Cat at Orange County National.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average at best

30 min delay to start round along with a 6 hour round dew to pace of play. Greens were OK. Bunkers less than average fairways. Pretty good rough in around the green below average.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/04/2023

Hi,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting us. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not worth the price

I really wanted to like this course and was excited to play as LIV will be there at the end of March but the course fell short. For starters, they have newer carts, the bag drop off guys were great as well as the pro shop guys/gals. The starter was a different story. He said the front was playing 11 minutes behind and to expect some slow play, no biggie, His co-worker then met us at the 8th green stating we were 37 min behind pace and need to pickup the pace. To be fair, he talked to the group ahead and behind us as well. The same guy showed up on the 11th tee box tp push us but once he saw the two groups ahead of us in the fairway and on the green, he didn't say anything else to us but had attitude. With respect to the course, the greens were quick but had a lot of poa in the greens which caused many putts to go offline as a result. Did not expect this at all! Bunkers had adequate sand, but the rough wasn't really rough. It was like fairway then very thinned out Bermuda serving as rough, no defined cuts at all. Overall I was disappointed at the course conditions, especially since a LIV event was 3 weeks away, expecting a little bit more for the price paid. I played Disney Palm course the next day, $65.00 cheaper and this course was far superior that the CAT.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 04/10/2023

Hello,
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Crooked Cat at Orange County National. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is ready for LIV

Best greens we have played on. Course is getting ready for the LIV. Bunkers were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/03/2023

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Crooked Cat at Orange County National. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Track

1st time on CC and it didn't disappoint. Play was a little slow on front 9, better on back. Course was in great shape and greens were firm and fast.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Crooked Cat at Orange County National thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great layout, Great conditions, Great day!

Everything you could ask for in a round of golf, great conditions, great layout and great staff.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/27/2023

Thank you for your review. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Crooked Cat at Orange County National. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. thank you!

Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Slower than slow - again!

How does the saying go? Fool me 3 times?!!

Having left after a 3 hour front nine the time before last, then ploughing through a 5.5 hour round last time out, I was certain I wouldn't come back...however, the lure of the apparent "excellent conditions" following the PGA show and injection of cash for the upcoming LIV event was just too great to pass up. Very underwhelmed indeed!!

The course is no different from it's normal conditions here - still good, but nothing that looks or feels like it's on the verge of hosting a pro event.

For a 3rd time running though, my round was >5 hours - it's almost comical at this point - and that was with a ranger on course that said 3x he was moving groups along - not the case!

For sure, I won't be back. This facility is best left for the out of towners that they clearly know they don't need to cater to.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 04/11/2023

The pace of play is woeful! Last 4 rounds there (2 at each track) have all been at or >5hrs. One of those, we left after 9 holes, having taken 3hrs to complete the front 9

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Commented on 04/10/2023

Hello,
We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Crooked Cat at Orange County National. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Loved the Cat

Great golf course and awesome facilities and we booked at an excellent price. It’s a bonus that they are preparing for a PGA event … the course is in outstanding condition. Super fast greens.

Highly recommend this golf experience!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 02/27/2023

Hello, Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review. We're so glad that you enjoyed your round . Please visit us again soon!

Played On
Reviews 7
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. thank you!

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Hello,
Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for visiting us.

Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great Layout

Nice track - needs a lot of water and TLC - greens were great and some of the bunkers had new sand which was much nicer than the old sand. Overall it’s a good track, just needs a lot of water and fertilizer.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 04/11/2023

Hello,
Thank you for visiting us. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course! Little $$$

Everything about the course was great, conditions, staff friendliness, pace of play, layout was good but for the late price not super visually stunning to look at. 100% if you can get a deal or a replay rate go play it, I wouldn't pay full price for it, but I also can't imagine paying that much to play anywhere so take it with a grain of salt.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for visiting us.

Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 02/28/2023

Your feedback is important to us. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for visiting us.

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