Osprey/Heron at Okeeheelee Golf Course
About
With a name meaning 'quiet waters' in the Seminole language, Okeeheelee Golf Course is situated amidst lush, rolling hills that overlook the sparkling waters of Clear Lake. There are 27 championship holes that are divided into three nines and can be played in three different 18-hole combinations. The Osprey, Heron, and Eagle nines are named after the various wildlife that can be seen throughout. Each golf course offers a different set of challenges and scenery. Okeeheelee's Osprey/Heron Course features a variety of elevation changes. There are scenic views from the elevated greens but don't become too distracted since there are many elements to contend with including towering trees, strategically placed bunkers, and deep rough lining the fairways. There are also plenty of water hazards coming into play.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Black | 72 | 6811 yards | 73.8 | 138 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 6320 yards | 77.3 | 140 |
Gold | 72 | 6320 yards | 71.6 | 132 |
Blue (W) | 72 | 5827 yards | 74.5 | 135 |
Blue | 72 | 5827 yards | 69.1 | 123 |
White | 72 | 5376 yards | 67.1 | 118 |
White (W) | 72 | 5376 yards | 72.0 | 130 |
Green | 72 | 4724 yards | 64.4 | 113 |
Green (W) | 72 | 4724 yards | 68.6 | 119 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Black M: 73.8/138 | 518 | 166 | 359 | 406 | 527 | 207 | 397 | 182 | 539 | 3301 | 525 | 212 | 419 | 445 | 407 | 549 | 395 | 355 | 203 | 3510 | 6811 |
Gold M: 71.6/132 W: 77.3/140 | 486 | 140 | 316 | 359 | 479 | 190 | 385 | 153 | 492 | 3000 | 504 | 155 | 400 | 418 | 392 | 532 | 386 | 345 | 188 | 3320 | 6320 |
Blue M: 69.1/123 W: 74.5/135 | 476 | 135 | 275 | 311 | 471 | 177 | 302 | 143 | 482 | 2772 | 491 | 149 | 391 | 398 | 315 | 484 | 374 | 299 | 154 | 3055 | 5827 |
White M: 67.1/118 W: 72.0/130 | 433 | 113 | 266 | 299 | 462 | 157 | 292 | 133 | 447 | 2602 | 448 | 134 | 327 | 368 | 295 | 430 | 351 | 275 | 146 | 2774 | 5376 |
Green M: 64.4/113 W: 68.6/119 | 352 | 95 | 245 | 269 | 402 | 105 | 275 | 100 | 401 | 2244 | 413 | 96 | 295 | 311 | 265 | 391 | 331 | 250 | 128 | 2480 | 4724 |
Handicap | 5 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | |||
Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 5 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 16 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2021 #21)
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Top quality
Best price/quality I have experienced in my 3 weeks vacation. Congrats to Palm Beach County for the good work.
Terrible Pace of Play
They somehow manage to over book this course every single time I go. They get upset if you aren’t on time for your tee time but then when you are early/on time they don’t even let you onto the course until 15 mins after it. Very frustrating course to play on just because of how full they let the course get. The past two times I’ve gone there were 3 separate groups of 4 on every hole at any given time. Made it through 7 holes in 2 1/4 hours. I won’t be returning until I see something about them fixing this issue.
Better than last year, but ……
Played Eagle and Osprey 9’s. The course is in excellent condition and pace was decent given the time of year, but some of the employees need an attitude adjustment. The driving range was crowded yet they only allowed 50% of the space to be used - the starter is an absolute jerk who was yelling (yes, yelling) at my playing partner for slightly angling our cart in the queue and going 3” over the line!!! One of the beverage cart women was pushy and sullen when we didn’t order anything. The other one was bubbly and friendly. Course review positive, the rest mostly negative. Not sure I’ll be back this year.
Fun course to play. Greens in good shape with the speed almost perfect:
Beautiful Course
Over-booked... slow play!
Really Nice Facility
Courses are in great shape, well manicured and greens are tough but fair. Very much worth the money.
Okeeheelee County Course
It's apparent the county put a lot of money into this course. The course is in amazing shape and the starters did a great job with pacing. Our round was about 4 hours and 20 mins, though I had heard rounds were taking 5 hours there recently so we may have got lucky with the groups ahead of us.
Bag drop
It was embarrassing to see three elderly staff at the bag drop argue over a $2 tip from some other player.. profanity was used.
Sad
Goo golf
Played there 1st time. Played Eagle /Osprey. Liked the course a lot. Good layout, some water some sand. Not excessive. Pro shop is good size not tiny not huge but good amount of golf goodies. Will definitely be back
I was very disappointed playing this course because two groups of golfers cut in fron of us and we were yelling at them but they don’t bother to listen then I know I left my range finder and still waiting for them to call me I’m not going back there for a while.