A view of hole #17 at Orange County National - Panther Lake Course
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4.5
2050 Reviews (2050)
5 Stars
1324
4 Stars
541
3 Stars
109
2 Stars
43
1 Stars
33
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.3
93.2%
Recommend this course
1912 out of 2050 reviews
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4.7
126 Reviews (126)
5 Stars
91
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.5
96.8%
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122 out of 126 reviews
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4.6
227 Reviews (227)
5 Stars
150
4 Stars
63
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.7%
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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7350 yards
Slope 139
Rating 76.0
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Panther Lake: Orange County National
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Course Details

Year Built 1997
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Champion Ultra Dwarf Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes
GPS 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

Food & Beverage

Restaurant

Lodging

Lodging Available

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Locker Rooms

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top Courses in Florida (2014 #13)

Reviews

4.5
2050 Reviews (2050)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 55
Brunch 26
Watching the Game 23
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 93
Water Hazards 89
Undulating Greens 80
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 87
Playing Multiple Courses 75
Locals 66
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 90
Near Local Attractions 39
Convenient to the City 36

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

Awesome

Everything about the course and facilities were Awesome, my only criticism is the lack of a Marshall managing the speed of play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

First Class Course Design - Excellent Conditions

Our pace of play was slow as there were 3 high handicappers in my 4-some but that’s just the luck of the draw as a single. EVERYTHING else was EXCELLENT. Bag staff were friendly and helpful; Pro-shop Staff were very efficient and informative; practice range and tees were great (they do charge extra for practice balls :-(, the course was in great condition tee to green, especially for Feb golf; greens were a tad slower than I’d like but everything rolled true; course layout is very good with generous fairways and clear target lines; Rangers on course to help pace of play: beverage carts to help forget the bad shots. I can’t wait to go back.

Highly recommended if you want a more upscale course and experience.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Nice but expenses

The course was in great condition and the layout very good. However, the price has gone up significantly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/23/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, KevinKavanaugh. 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
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Orange county national delived the goods

One of the nicest courses I have ever played. Got paired up with a older gentleman who had been a member for a long time and could not have enjoyed it more. Like having a caddy. I played great so my experience may be better than some but the overall quality of this course is hard to match.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/19/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, sgtiteague. 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 7
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Recently over seeded

Course in great condition. Greens very good Rangers made everyone keep moving.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, U000006313399. 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 102
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Brown Greens?

The greens were actually brown in color, but they rolled extremely fast. Must have been a 15 on the stimp.
Overall the course was in excellent shape, the overseeding of the roughs made them a bit thick and sticky. Stay in the fairways!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, DLTarqytek. 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 7
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

BDel

Condition was great ,Very Difficult but rewarding on good shots.
Biggest Complaint, No Ladies Tee Boxes
Only Forward Senior Tees, 10 yards in front of White ,Way Too long for Average ladies

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314163589917. 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 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Amazing facility!

The golf course was in wonderful condition, and the staff was super friendly! Cant wait to come back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, gofirebirds. 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 133
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Florida Advisor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Always in Great Shape

Played Panther on a brisk,cold day and had a ball. As always OCN courses are some of the best in the state. From the front desk to your cart guys they exhibit professionalism and respect. A little on the pricey side, especially in the winter months, but I pool my weekly $ and take the 1:30 drive to have a wonderful day at a pristine course. If this sounds like something you'd go for you won't be disappointed.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/21/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, DJStephen. 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 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

Fun course with great condition. Cart person was super friendly with great service. Definitely recommend and will play again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/04/2024

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, rabishah. 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 25
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/13/2023

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

Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/14/2023

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

Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/18/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, pakman133. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Panther Lake at Orange County National!

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Condition

It was great to be back at Orange County playing Panther Lakes. Course was in great condition with the greens very quick.
Speed of play was very good and just around the 4 hour mark.

Would recommend and they have a variety of tees depending on ability.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/07/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u00000668319. 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 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Played the Panther. Really enjoyed it. Only issue was the cart GPS was an absolute mismatch from reality. I am sure that is an easy fix. Other than that really fun and some holes more challenging than they looked.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/04/2023

Thanks so much for your wonderful review, u314161835204. 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 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/05/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u1830950. 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 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/04/2023

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u314162349390. 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 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!

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