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My friends an I play this course every year on our annual golf/Superbowl weekend pilgrimage to south Florida. We were excited to play Osprey because it's always a great experience. Not this time. Tee off was noon and we got out right on time. The pace of play was OK in the beginning. Then we got to the first par three and there was a two group back up. The ranger said to us "You're lucky to be playing at all." We found that a bit rude that he would say that rather than do his job. Next we had a rain shower and everyone stayed put until it passed, about 15 minutes. As we make the turn to Raven, there is a new group in front of us and the original group that was there was already gone. I asked the started why they would put a group in between us and he said they were backed up from the rain. He offered us to play Falcon which was open........we had JUST played Falcon, why wouldn't he have the group he put between us play Falcon. The pace of play on the back 9 was an agonizing 2 3/4 hours. LOVE THE COURSE! Very disappointed in how we were treated and how they managed this situation.

Played on a warm but very blustery Sunday. I played the Red/Gold combo.

There are quite a few "quirky" and blind holes which I really didn't like much being a first time player at this course.

The conditions of the course were OK. They were by no means spectacular but extremely playable.

The greens were is very good condition, rolled true and were relatively fast.

On a dead calm day, this course wouldn't be nearly as difficult but with the wind whipping from all directions the day I played, it made it quite challenging.

If you are looking for a course that isn't overpriced and presents a nice challenge, this is a good track. If you are looking for perfectly manicured tee boxes and greens, this isn't the place for you.