16301 Phil Ritson Way, Winter Garden, Florida 34787, US
(407) 656-2626
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About Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge

Known for having one of the largest practice facilities on the planet, Orange County National has a small but comfortable Lodge for overnight guests who want to hone their golf games from sunup to sundown. The muscular Crooked Cat and Panther Lake 18s are complemented by the 9-hole, executive-length Tooth Course.

Facts

Price Range$$
Property Class★★★
Acres922
Year Opened1997
Number of UnitsLess than 100

Amenities & Services

RestaurantsCasual
Room TypesRoom
Short CourseYes
Practice FacilityYes
Golf School/AcademyYes

Rules

Is the resort pet friendly?No
Is resort stay required for a tee time?No

Golf courses at Orange County National Golf Center and Lodge

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4.4
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Reviews 50
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Disappointing staff interactions, possible stolen equipment

Crooked Cat itself was a fun track. The positive comments from me end about there. I left a rangefinder magnetically attached to the frame of the cart, and forgot to grab it when I departed the course around 6:20 pm. I called around 7:15 once I had realized I didn’t have it, and was directed to the central call center, which was extremely un-helpful. They couldn’t direct me to anyone. This would become a theme.

I had to call the next morning, and still no help. I talked with someone at the entire resort, but still nobody in the pro shop. After playing telephone with people who couldn’t help me all day, I decided to drive in and check the lost in found. Here, I went to the pro shop, and was “Greeted” by Nick. When I told Nick of my whole situation, the brand, color, time I played, etc, I asked if we can look at the lost and found. About as smug as possible, he told me flat out no. Claimed that he’s seen this before, and he won’t let me take a look. I was baffled, he said I can check with cart staff, so I left the pro shop to go check. Cart staff also claimed to not have it, even though I told them exactly where it definitely was and at what times.

So, I went to the pro shop hoping for a little help, and was treated very poorly and even labeled as coming in trying to steal a rangefinder. Given how quickly I acted, I have a hard time believing it doesn’t belong to a staff member currently. Their behavior in my time here backs that up as well. If

you go here, good luck dealing with Nick, and do not misplace anything of value.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were slow and very poor support staff.

Need more beverage/food staff and have the grill open at the turn. It wasn’t like there was nobody there. A lot of players this day

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Vacation golf

Course was in decent shape for March but had some weeds on most greens that otherwise would have been in ok shape. Love the layout of the course and pace of play was just fine. Would come back for sure....just wish pricing was lower!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Frustratingly Slow Play and Poor Value for Money

This was my third time playing this course, and while I do enjoy it, the pace of play has been consistently slow. However, this was by far the worst experience—4 hours and 45 minutes for a two-ball is unacceptable. It’s clear they’re overbooking tee times, especially for four-balls, which completely disrupts the flow of the game. Unfortunately, I won’t be returning, as I don’t see the value for money at $150.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The tooth

For 29$ not bad. Greens are just terrible. Rest of course decent shape. Pace of play good.

Signage is terrible and staff help to find carts terrible. “Just drive over there past the covered front entrance and the pro shop is there”. Nope.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens not up to standard

Beautiful day. Got paired up with a ranked 16ro. Fun to watch. Ranger was out multiple times to try to keep it moving.

Green we’re in very poor shape. Need rain? Greens fees not in line with conditions. Rest of course was in range of standard

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Walked

the tooth course was a great time!

i had a lot of fun playing the OCN tooth course. i had an afternoon booking on OCN panther lake and i decided to book the tooth as a hot deal with a coupon. it was a great warm up for the big course and i would come back again if i came back to florida.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great time at OCN panther lake

i had a fun time at panther lake. this was my second time playing at this course and i was happy to get an amazing hot deal with a coupon to drop the price a considerable amount. the course was in nice shape overall, but the grass around some of the greens wasn't amazing. i heard there was a lack of rain this spring and many of the courses i played had the same issue. all in all it's a great course and i would come back again 100 percent.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Putting greens are in terrible shape. Full of crab grass. Not a condition I remember about the course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

I played these courses for the last 15 years and of course the price has gone up considerably but if you wait till after one, the price drops considerably and it’s worth the value very much though

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Crooked Cat renovation

Crooked Cat is a wonderful Track but in average condition. It's my recommendation that Crooked Cat transitions to a naturalist golf course with a Single line targeted irrigation system that can substantially shrink the irrigation footprint of the golf course. By transitioning to a naturalist style golf course, Crooked Cat will save the City water while simultaneously allowing the maintenance staff to MANICURE a smaller portion of the golf course and make Crooked Cat more competitive with similar golf courses in the Orlando area.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great condition

Loved playing this course. For the money, I was not disap

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Crooked Cat

I’m handicap 3.0. I like challenge myself at nice difficult courses. Played first time at Crooked Cat and love it !!.

Great facility, great course!

Wide open, links style. Rolling fairways, some elevation makes it unique for Florida.love the greens, they are pretty fast with nice slopes!!

Lots of bunkers with soft white sand.

Pace of play really slow!! Need Marshall !!

But course is Top Notch !! PGA level. Cant wait to play it again. Locals told me to try Panthers Lake, the second course at Orange County National and expect even better more manicured course!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Way too slow

I like the OCN courses a lot, but the co dictions this time were average and the pace of play was atrocious. On the greens were different patches of grass that would throw putts offline, and all the greens were pockmarked with unrepaired pitch marks. Maybe worse, were the collars. They had small, uneven tufts of unknown grass that would catch your putter in the backswing.

Finally, and most importantly, was the pacing. It took us 5.5 hours. There are rounds on tour played faster. We don’t see a martial all day. There would be times when we finished a hole and could see 3 groups stacked up on the next hole. Waiting for every shot makes the game suck. They need to have more control. Send a martial out and make a group skip a hole or catch up.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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