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Jason Lusk

See the photos: Panther National by Jack Nicklaus, Justin Thomas opens this week in Florida

Jack Nicklaus and Justin Thomas have teamed up to design Panther National, a new private club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, that officially opens Friday with a star-studded exhibition match.

Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, Morgan Hoffmann, Erik van Rooyen and Lexi Thompson will tee it up alongside Thomas for the course opening.

The course will offer up double fairways, deep bunkers and expansive sandy waste areas amid what the club calls an unusual amount of elevation changes for a South Florida course. The club also will feature state-of-the-art training facilities, a 9-hole, par-3 practice course and a huge putting course named The Cub. It’s all attached to a residential offering of 218 high-end, custom estates on 400 acres surrounded by Panther National Wildlife Refuge.

“From the start, the vision was clear – to create a golf experience unlike any other found in South Florida,” Nicklaus said in a media release announcing the opening. “Every opportunity to design a golf course brings challenges, but in the case of Panther National, uniqueness triumphs. You won’t find any golf course remotely close to it in South Florida.”

Check out a selection of images of the course and amenities below.

The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Evan Schiller)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Evan Schiller)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Evan Schiller)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new course at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National/Jensen Larson)
The new clubhouse at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy of Panther National)
A rendering of a custom home available at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy…
A rendering of a custom home available at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (Courtesy…
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