18 holes · Open to the public

Panther Run Golf Club

Ave Maria · United States

An 18-hole, par 72 course of 7,532 yards in the Del Webb Naples community at Ave Maria, designed by Gordon Lewis and open to the public without membership.

The course

CourseHolesParLengthDesignerOpenedType
Panther Run18727,532 ydGordon Lewis

Blank cells: the club does not state it on its website.

Visitors

No membership required; memberships also offered

Practice and lessons

  • Practice facility
  • Golf lessons

Clubhouse

  • Rusty Putter Restaurant

Golfer’s facilities

  • In the clubhousePro shop

From the club’s own website.

Lessons

  • PGA professionals
  • Private lessons
  • Group clinics
  • Junior coaching
  • Ladies’ coaching

Women and juniors

  • Junior programme

Reciprocal clubs

Membership includes a reciprocal programme through Hampton Golf and Links2Golf covering more than 200 golf properties.

The 19th hole

  • The Rusty Putter · On-site restaurant and bar, open to golfers and the public.

How the club plays

  • The club says the area's year-round sunshine makes golf possible almost any day of the year.
Sources: the club’s own website

When to play

At Miami International Airport: calmer months are July, August, September (average wind 6.7–7 mph). Windier months are March, April, May (8.8–9.6 mph).

Weather and wind by month in Florida →

The course on film

Panther Run from the air, the club’s own filmFilm courtesy of © Panther Run Golf Club
Sources: the club’s own website, checked 2026-11-13