was just down in boca for xmas eve to new years eve. preface: 26 yrs old, 4 handicap, been going down to this part of the country for 1-2 weeks for nearly every year of my life. started playing real courses there in 98 (emerald dunes, polo trace) and have played really pretty much all the publics down there and some of the private clubs (trump, boca rio, polo club, the falls, boca west, to name a few).
in short as the public courses go, osprey point is fantastic. 27 holes, cheap, fun holes, pretty and most importantly EXCELLENT conditions. it is firm and fast. its paspalam (spelling?) grass as opposed to the bermuda so it is not nearly as grainy. in the past 2 years the other publics i have played besides here are the resort course at the hotel, polo trace and boca greens.
the conditions at osprey are as good as they are at boca west. think about that for a second. boca west is a private club home community w/ 72 holes and is 1 of the best run clubs in the country. osprey's are right there and they blow away the public course competition.
just my 2 cents. you can do a lot worse than osprey in the palm beach / boca / ft lauderdale corridor. while my personal favorites for a challenge are colony west and the cypress course @ palm aire, you can't even play the ball down at those places.
in one sentence - if conditions matter to you, osprey point is the destination.