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| Located
in Callander, ON, Osprey Links, a Rene Muylaert design, is Blue
Sky Region's newest championship layout. In terms of design,
the two nines are as different as night and day - the front
side a classic links-style venue; the back nine a more traditional
North American "woods & water" layout. Osprey Links features
lush greens, numerous water hazards (especially on the front
/ links nine), tree-lined but wide, rolling fairways, extreme
elevation changes, and more than forty (40) white, Ohio-sand
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| Osprey
Links is named for its front nine "links" design. With wide,
open fairways, mounded perimeters and few trees, a long tee
game will give players several good birdie opportunities. But
beware -in true links tradition, the greens are large, firm,
fast, sloped, contoured and putt true - if you can read them
and 3-putt territory if you can't ! There's a lot of water out
there, too, as well as a few devilishly placed bunkers. |
Osprey
Links course data
| Men's
Tees |
Yardage |
Slope |
Rating |
Par |
| Yellow |
5374
yd |
118 |
65.8 |
36-35=71 |
| White |
6006
yd |
125 |
68.8 |
36-35=71 |
| Blue |
6442
yd |
130 |
70.8 |
36-35=71 |
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shorter back nine at Osprey Links rewards accuracy, "laying
up" and strategic shot-making, moreso than distance off the
tee. Tree-lined fairways, elevation changes, greens skirted
with rough, bunkers, and long grass invariably punish errant
shots. The greens play much as they do on the front nine / links
side, but are much harder to hit in regulation on the back nine. |
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"Signature
holes" abound at Osprey Links, and while the par-5 10th, the
par-3 11th and the par-4 12th stand out, the entire stretch
from the 10th thru 14th holes is a formidable test of club selection
and shot making.
In 2000,
Osprey Links hosted a CPGA pro event - testimony to both the
playing conditions and challenge that the course offers. A
wonderful test for golfers of all playing abilities, a challenge
for even the most experienced players and longest hitters,
and a "must play" when in Blue Sky Region.
Osprey
Links website
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Osprey
Links
Fairway
Drive
Callander, ON
705-752-5225 |
visit
blueskyregion.com |
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