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

Reviews

4.4
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Reviews 10
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice Golf Course

I previously played Panther Lake and enjoyed that experience so I wanted to play Crooked Cat to see if I would enjoy it as much and I did. The course was in good shape and the layout was interesting. This course could play as easy or difficult as you would like based on tees chosen. I would definitely play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Staff were incompetent and rude

Booked a tt on Golf Now, arrived to starter 10 min before tt told me on was on tee sheet for 1 spot later, I tried to show him my confirm email and he was rude, telling me I needed to go back to pro shop, I.stead of arguing said ill just wait 1 more spot. Then when are turn came up a group of two came to starter with that time. Pro shop guy came down and he said one of them booked as single at my tt and the other at the time after. Pro shop guy then decided to send the group of 2 ahead of me, now I'm 2 spots behind, and 20 min last my booked tt. I asked to be taken care of for this and they didn't care, Then after our group of 3 teed off they sent out a group of 2 after us. Totally incompetent and unprofessional golf staff, will never play here again

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Challenging but fair coiurse,

Greens and fairways in great condition

Every hole has a different challenge and most have a risk/reward element.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 116
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

This one is better than crooked cat

Much more pleasing on the eyes in terms of layout. I do think this course is harder than crooked cat. More trouble. Course is in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
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 20
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course great, pace not as much

Course is in great shape and greens rolling very nice. Not sure why it was cart path only as the course was plenty dry, but wish I knew that going in as it slowed the round way down and caused me to mis-club multiple times when I had to walk nearly a hundred yards from the cart and “guess” what club I was going to need. With no rain in the area in weeks, this was obviously a known issue and could easily have been conveyed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Varied and testing course

The best course in Orlando

Challenging and testing layout

Not a bad hole and several memorable ones

Fairways and greens in excellent condition

A pleasure to play

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Awesome Course

We were notified 2 days before our tee times, that the course was in fantastic condition, but still not ready for carts to be driven on the fairways, due to over seeding. We appreciated the heads up, and allotted ourselves more time to play so we could get the round in before dark. The staff was exceptional and very friendly. We will always return to play this course during our golf trips in the future.

Cheers to this first class facility!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Cart Path Only

This is a well designed course but with cart path only and ridiculously slow pace the experience was not enjoyable.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow ... but worth it.

I chalk the time up to the players.

They need to play appropriate tees. 5.45 hrs for 18.

The course plays long. If you need to hit driver on a par 3 you are playing the wrong tees

Great track

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Staff at the Tooth check in save the day!

Played Crooked Cat and Panther Lake many times, but this was the first time at the Tooth course. Great challenge and way better than I expected. Fantastic carts to walk with and a great layout.

Facility is amazing aside from the rude unfriendly staff in the clubhouse. This is not the first time a staff member at check in hasn’t been able to answer the skill testing question I started with, Hi, How are you? Absolutely miserable from the young staff member who was wearing a sweater two sizes too small for his lil belly. We made our way to the tooth check in and the couple at this part of the course were absolutely fantastic! They really saved the day and should be applauded for their efforts in welcoming us. They gave us the layout, tricks, and wanted to ensure we had a fantastic day. They even checked in at the end to make sure we enjoyed! Well done!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Mow in the Dark

We began our round at 10:20 a.m., teeing off on the first hole. As we approached the second hole, the fairway was being mowed, and the tee boxes were still being tended to. Despite our arrival, the staff member did not pause his work, so we waited for him to finish before proceeding. By the third hole, he continued mowing nearby and left his engine running during our tee-off.

Throughout the first nine holes, we encountered the lawn maintenance team on every hole, which detracted from our experience. After finishing the round, we visited the pro shop to share our concerns, but the staff seemed unresponsive. We did not receive any offer of a complimentary refreshment or gesture of goodwill; instead, we felt that our concerns were dismissed in favor of routine business operations.

We appreciate your attention to this feedback, as it’s important to us—and likely to other guests—that the golf experience is enjoyable and minimally disrupted. Thank you for considering our comments.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just don't play when cart path only. Brutal. Otherwise great course and facility.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Law Mowers

We began our round at 10:20 a.m., teeing off on the first hole. As we approached the second hole, the fairway was being mowed, and the tee boxes were still being tended to. Despite our arrival, the staff member did not pause his work, so we waited for him to finish before proceeding. By the third hole, he continued mowing nearby and left his engine running during our tee-off.

Throughout the first nine holes, we encountered the lawn maintenance team on every hole, which detracted from our experience. After finishing the round, we visited the pro shop to share our concerns, but the staff seemed unresponsive. We did not receive any offer of a complimentary refreshment or gesture of goodwill; instead, we felt that our concerns were dismissed in favor of routine business operations.

We appreciate your attention to this feedback, as it’s important to us—and likely to other guests—that the golf experience is enjoyable and minimally disrupted. Thank you for considering our comments.

Conditions Excellent
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 45
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

One of the hardest, but condition almost perfect!

I only get to play once every couple months now .. my game is usually ok, for no practice .. but I just chose one of the hardest courses in the county. They do final qualifying here. I held my own, but my real purpose was to enjoy one of the best conditioned courses in central Florida. They had a great rate going .. better than many that are of less quality.

Condition was just one step under tournament ready .. some water still from the hurricanes, but most wasn't really in play, except for the wayward shot. I was told Crooked Cat had more lying water. Panther was exceptional.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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