Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Panther National brings major-league visual drama and challenge to South Florida, with Jack Nicklaus and Justin Thomas crafting a bold, modern layout. Expect pristine conditions, imposing shot demands, and a truly memorable private-club experience—though access is reserved for members and their guests.
A model of modern maximalism, Panther National is a meticulously shaped, championship-level course where elevation, massive bunkers, strategic water, and varied green complexes demand precision and imagination. Every hole presents a visual and tactical statement, embracing risk-reward shots, bold carries, and complex recovery demands. While built from scratch on what was once flat cattle land, Nicklaus and Thomas used earthmoving on an epic scale to create a South Florida course unlike any other, pushing ground movement and visual drama to the fore.
Nicklaus and Thomas blend tour-pro insight with legendary design, resulting in bold shot values and innovative visuals throughout Panther National.
This intimidating long par 3 arrives early and leaves no place to hide. A deep green, stiff crosswinds, and a formidable carry punish anything but commitment—a microcosm of the championship challenge throughout.
Select enough club and trust your direction, as missing short or right brings severe recovery difficulty.
Anything short or right finds trouble; left leaves a tough up-and-down from a steep recovery area.
Pristine, immaculate surfaces with firm, tour-quality greens and precise fairway cuts.
Relaxed but thorough—expect a full-day, championship-length experience rather than a quick round.
Ultra-premium, exclusive, and polished; members’ club atmosphere over resort buzz.
Strict private club code—collared shirts, tailored golf attire, no athletic wear.
You’ll face multiple 200+ yard par 3s and three-shot par 5s—prepare for big club approaches and demanding setups.
Sharpen pitching and chipping for complex, steeply sloped greens—bland recoveries leave tough putts.
With a sprawling, contoured layout, walking is challenging and rounds run long—come fit, bring water, plan for a concentrated experience.
Project site acquired by developer Dominik Senn
Official announcement of Jack Nicklaus & Justin Thomas collaboration
Course opens to founding members
Debut of Panther National as South Florida's first new private club in over 20 years
Receives coverage in Golf Digest and GolfPass as a standout modern design
Panther National was created by transforming a flat cattle ranch into bold, artificial elevation—moving millions of cubic yards of earth to sculpt dramatic features. What was once a plain ranch is now a course with dunes, swales, and championship contours built for ambitious, modern golf.
This is the first—and currently only—golf course co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and major champion Justin Thomas. Thomas’s influence shows in shot values and risk-reward touches, blending modern professional insights with Nicklaus’s legendary architectural instincts.
The drama peaks at Panther National’s shared double-green serving both the par-3 8th and reachable par-5 17th. This massive, artistically shaped green creates a thrilling stage, where bold approaches and miscalculations are both put under a gallery’s eye.
Panther National isn’t just a golf course but an ultra-premium lifestyle community, setting new standards for South Florida exclusivity. Membership comes with access to cutting-edge practice facilities, amenities, and a residential experience woven into the golf identity.
Moved over 2 million cubic yards of earth to craft new terrain.
First and only course co-designed by Jack Nicklaus and Justin Thomas.
Built on a former South Florida cattle ranch, now a dramatic modern golf landscape.
Features a unique double-green complex shared by holes 8 and 17.
Tees range from sub-4,500 yards up to a beastly 7,864, ensuring challenge for all levels.
Tour-tested challenge with the famous Bear Trap stretch; accessible for visitors.
Top public option with a favored Nicklaus design—great for balancing your trip with accessibility.
Strategic, high-end private club near Jupiter, emphasizing classic design and shot making.
One of the area’s most polished modern private clubs—a serious local rival.
Beautifully conditioned, resort-accessible Palm Beach staple, about 30 minutes away.
Palm Beach Gardens or Jupiter for easy access to Panther National and the broader North County golf scene.
Courses with the most similar DNA profile — matched by deviation shape across all eight playing characteristics.
Why it matches: What links these two? Brings a comparable level of challenge and puts the same premium on presentation — a familiar feeling, expressed in Valhalla Golf Club's own setting.
Why it matches: What links these two? Demands the same precision once you reach the putting surface — a familiar feeling, expressed in The Honors Course's own setting.
Why it matches: There is real overlap here. Bay Hill Club & Lodge asks for the same disciplined decision-making, making it a compelling counterpart to Panther National.
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