Osprey Point Golf Course Part 1

I will be giving a hole-by-hole review of the Osprey Point Golf Course.  Hole 1- Most resort courses try not to make the first hole too long or too difficult.  The one problem with this hole is that you play into the prevailing wind.  There is a fairway bunker and a greenside bunker on the left to watch out for.  Bogeys are just as common as pars are on this hole.  Hole 2 – It is a risk/reward tee shot.  The fairway has a generous landing are but narrows as it nears the green.  There is a possibility to get a birdie due to playing down the prevailing wind.  Hole 3 – The tee shot must be carried over a salt marsh area.  But local knowledge says a right to left crosswind down the marsh is present but cannot be felt from the protected teeing area.  Hole 4 – This hole plays downwind, which makes players choose from a mid- to long-iron to play with.  Be careful of the bunkers that protect the green both right and left.  Hole 5 – The drive should be played to the left-middle of the fairway.  If you go too far right, the trees will block the second shot.  Hole 6 – This hole is long with a deep, narrow green.  Be careful of the pond and the bunker guarding the left side of the green.  There is a bailout area to the right of the fairway.  Hole 7 – This is a risk/reward hole with a par-4.  It features a large mound that incorporates a fairway bunker that players must negotiate.  But there is a big greenside bunker on the left.  So you get to choose where you want to hit the ball.  Hole 8 – You can make this hole in two depending on how you play the hole.  If you favor the right side, you have a clear shot to the green.  If you do not want to do this hole in two shots you can make your second shot be to the left side of the fairway.  Hole 9 – This hole is the longest and most demanding of the par-4s on this course.  It is a beautiful hole and you have to force carry your ball over water from the tee to the fairway split by a pot bunker.  You can either go left to make is a shorter second hit or go right and use a long iron or a wood to get it to the green.  It is up to you how you play the front nine holes of this course.  The back nine will be explained in the next blog post.