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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Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Un bijou

Un peu plus facile que le Panther Lake pour les dames mais les trappes de sable demeurent un enjeu constant. Le parcours est en parfaite condition. Ce n’est que du pur bonheur.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/29/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314162349390. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Crooked Cat at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course Conditions Were Excellent

We had the first tee time so pace of play wasn't an issue. We were warned about the course conditions but they were very, very good. Greens rolled true and everything was extremely well maintained. No Complaint, will be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/29/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, calkinsg. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Crooked Cat at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Get Rid of Your Starter on Panther Lake

Golf course was in amazing shape. The over seeding is growing in nicely. Fairways, greens and tees are all playing really nicely. You should be proud of the condition of the course. Greens were rolling around a smooth 9.5-10.

As for the starter. Man, he was a complete jerk. We were the fourth tee time of the day, and he gave us some ridiculous instructions because he said we were the first group off and we would set the pace for the day. We clearly were NOT the first group off as there were two groups on the first hole. Then he told us to turn after 9 in 2 hours.

We made the turn in 2 hours and 3 minutes and this guy comes running from the starters building and stops us as we are driving to 10 and told us we had to skip the 10th hole because we were running behind. Excuse me???? 3 min isn’t running behind. Also, the posted pace of play is 4 hrs and 20 minutes. So if we want to be sticklers we were 7 min ahead. We didn’t skip the 10th hole, but we did have to endure a confrontational employee trying to overstep his authority. The Ranger never told us we were out of position, in fact he told us to keep our pace steady because it was good.

OCN, be better than this guy. We have a downer of a time, on Thanksgiving day, because of this starter. He even bragged, before we teed off, about having no wife and kids and being able to watch C-SPAN whenever he wanted to.

This guy needs to get a different job!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/28/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, rollsroycers. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course was Fabulous

Course is in fabulous condition. Greens rolled true. Rough appeared to have been overseeded, long but not thick. Ranger kept everyone moving. Can't wait to play there again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/27/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, bob30519. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Crooked Cat at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/28/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u627434056. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

À couper le souffle

Un terrain exceptionnel. Difficile pour les dames mais un beau défi à relever.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 11/27/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314162349390. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 11/22/2023

Thank you for reviewing us, dmdeem. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Panther Lake at Orange County National, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/22/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u879246733. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Shame on you Golf Now

Rarely do I come down hard unless I feel it's deserved. Never during the booking phase did Golf Now state cart path only due to over seeding . I was OK with cart path only, not with trying to find my ball in the fairway every time me and my group hit. I felt I overpaid due to the conditions and being from Canada the premium on the US dollar I paid to play leaves a bad taste in my mouth. My money would have been better on another GolfNow course. You need to be more honest. That being said If you say your sorry we may be able to salvage our relationship.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 11/21/2023

We apologize for any inconvenience you experienced during your recent visit to our golf course. We appreciate your feedback and will take it into consideration to improve our communication about course conditions in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course in terrible shape

The grass in the tee boxes was so long you had to hit through it on your drive. It’s never been like this so not sure what’s up. The fairways were equally as bad. Countless shots hit right down the middle were lost because we couldn’t find our ball in the tall fairway grass. Definitely not worth $100 per person will not be playing here again or recommending to anyone. Disappointing course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/22/2023

We apologize for the poor condition of the grass in the tee boxes and fairways during your visit. We appreciate your feedback and will work to improve these issues going forward. Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Crooked Cat in November

This is an excellent golf course. It had the best greens of the five courses we played. Although there had been a lot of rain, the course was in great shape. The over-seeded rye made it a bit more challenging, but overall very very good.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/21/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, wcjh2acct. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Crooked Cat at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Panther lake

Awesome course great condition would definitely come back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/22/2023

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 Panther Lake at Orange County National.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Veryyy Disappointing

Was very excited to play here after watching the LIV event here in the spring. The course today was in the worst condition of any course I’ve ever played (I play a lotttt of golf). The tees and fairways were legitimately 4-5inches long. You could not tell where the rough was because the whole course was rough. It was cart path only because of overseeding and they clearly haven’t used a mower in weeks. I understand overseeding etc but this was ridiculously bad maintenance. I think the worst part was the pro shop guys and the starter (who were very nice) never mentioned anything about the poor conditions before we went out.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/21/2023

We apologize for the poor conditions of the course during your visit. We understand your disappointment and will address the maintenance issues to ensure a better experience for our guests in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

No warning for cart path only!

Course was in great shape and pace of play was excellent. Fantastic practice area also. Biggest issue was no warning for cart path only. Booked on line and no notice, checked in no mention and none told us when we received our cart. Made for a slow round having to carry multiple clubs to each shot.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/21/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u868407234. We are thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your time with us. Please visit again soon. Thanks for choosing Crooked Cat at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/17/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314159465348. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course

I have played this course several times over the summer of 2023 and it was always in great shape and a value. The greens fee increases by 70% once the fall weather arrived. Understandable. Not much of a value but still a wonderful place to play 18.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/17/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314164123610. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Crooked Cat at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Disappointed

The morning was cool and wet but by our tee time dry and breezy

Was informed at the pro shop that due to overseeding it was cart path only on the booking site it clearly stated 90 degree rule

Pro shop said they informed G.N.of this restriction

My fit bit counted 12,000 steps!

it would have been much shorter to walk the course

I was exhausted after this round

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/17/2023

We apologize for the confusion regarding the cart path only restriction and the oversight in the booking site's information. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we appreciate your feedback.

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