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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4.5
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens were in terrible shape

it appears that they aerated and sanded the greens but there was no notification of this when booking the round. I wouldn't have played this course and paid this much to play on these greens. They were basically brown and bare.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Greens, Greens, where are you?

Not the best course for the money, management kill the grass in the greens. is a big sand area with a flag, they should let people know. I was looking to attach pictures but the app does not work. Please manavement publish course conditions so people dont waste money.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
5.0
Previously Played

Greens are bad

Took a big group to play here because I hyped it up so much from the last time I played there. The greens are completely gone, trashed and likely not to come back anytime soon. The rest of the course was in great shape but the greens aren’t. Avoid at all costs, I’m not sure with the shape they were in that would be playable for another month or maybe even longer.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still good

It’s a great course. It’s better for Orange County residence as if I was not I’m not sure I would pay the normal rate to play here. It used to be elite, but I still enjoy the course as it is challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Just as advertised!

Panther Lake is an absolute gem. Fairways in good shape, greens running fast and true. Great value for your money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Greens, Greens where are you?

Got into the course early, good help from the field people, office staff were nice too, start playing and fairways were fine a little dry but playable, green in the other side were not playable, just been aireated and kill the grass so only left a big sand area pocked with holes and rocks and a flag. Please if you plan to aireate the golf course do 9 holes and then other 9 holes.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best course I played

This was the most enjoyable course I played during my trip to Orlando.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

NICE COURSE: NEED MORE DEALS

Good course especially when it's priced below $20 for 9 holes(walking).

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Classic course

This course is a gem and well worth the 40 min drive. Greens, tee boxes, fairways in great shape, also beautiful practice area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
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 Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome

Very happy with the course! The rate for my round came down enough for me to play after 2:00. Course was in great shape. Holing out 18 from 130yards didn’t hurt either. :)

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pace of Play

Although my husband and I loved the course itself, we found it very frustrating that there was no one solidifying the pace of play. We were behind almost 45 mins in the back 9. We ended up having to skip 4 holes just to get in front of the hold up. Once we did that, we got to play the last hole and even our cart monitor said we were back on time. If we had waited it would have easily been another hour and a half possibly 2 hours at the pace we were playing. Disappointing as you pay a lot of money to play 18 holes but spent more time waiting to play than actually playing and on top of that, skipping 4 holes. Not sure if we will be back but we won’t be paying full price if we do.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 21
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 45
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great conditions, slowwww AF

Greens are excellent, rest of the course is in good shape.

Pace of play continues to be an issue - 5 hours to play... Again. It's become a once or twice a year course due to pace rather than a "must play regularly" place.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 33
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

After Round

I’m still not sure why the restaurant shuts down the kitchen so early on a Saturday afternoon. We finished our round at 5 pm and could only get a cold pre-made sandwich or the last hot dog left. The course was FULL and I’m certain we weren’t the only ones that wanted to order off the menu.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course just a little pricey

Came from Canada to play. Course is in fantastic shape but since we are not orange county residents this made it a little expensive to play. No regrets because it was a great experience but with the price I will probably try other courses next time I am down there

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great course

Great course and great staff

Excellent experience again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tough but Fair.....

Panther Lake is a fun and fair course both from the forward tees and farther back. Decent layout but a couple of quirky holes that I don't care for. Good greens with good speed despite appearing to need a cut. A good value for a good golfing experience. I definitely want to play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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