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1068 Reviews (1068)
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1 Stars
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
83.4%
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4.0
2 Reviews (2)
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
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3.8
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 35
Length 3191 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

The 18-hole Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club in Sunset Beach, North Carolina is a public golf course that opened in 1987. Designed by Dan Maples, Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club measures 6503 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 119 and a 71.6 USGA rating. The course features 3 sets of tees for different skill levels. The greens are bent and the fairways are bermuda.

The Dan Maples designed layout is a real treat. The regular tees are situated to afford the average player an enjoyable round of golf with scoring opportunities. From the back tees, Sandpiper Bay will challenge the best of low handicappers. 6 par 3's, 6 par 4's and 6 par 5's await your arrival.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Mini Verde Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1987) Michael Gleason (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.0
1068 Reviews (1068)
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Handicap 10-14
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5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
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4.0
Previously Played

Everything was in good shape. I played for $25, can’t beat that.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Handicap 5-9
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5.0
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Previously Played

Back and better than ever before...

I was really worried about this place in 2018. Happy to say they have rebounded nicely. If you are in this area on vacation, I highly recommended it. I've played all the courses in the Myrtle Beach area and this is by far the best value. Nothing really comes close in value. The course down the road (Thistle) at over double the price is overrated for what they charge. When I come to this area, SandPiper Bay is always a good choice. All three 9's were in great shape on this trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

We started playing this course over 20 years ago. It is in fabulous condition, challenging and the greens are impeccable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Course was wet from heavy rains otherwise everything was excellent. Greens in great shape. Played by myself and finished in under 3 hours. Mostly had it to myself. Great day.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Piper/Bay

Course was in very good condition. Greens looked nice and rolled fast. Would definitely play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great day

The course allowed you to be a little sideways and you still had a shot!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Course has a lot to offer

Staff was very friendly and helpful. Course was tough but not fair for average golfers. Only problem was a foursome who thought they owed the place hit into our group and just played through on there own when we were a threesome waiting on group in front of us

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Dry n Fast

100 plus degrees, Tees were a bit chewed up due to the amount of play and had not been changed for a while along with dry fast and hard greens with cups needing repair and reset. Great fairways and traps and would recommend everyone to play.. Coolers were empty due to the heat but no reason for not refilling with ice and water.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Up charges

Couldn’t bring a cooler with water because of liquor license...

Had to rent clubs for my fiancé “because it speeds up play”. even though we waited behind a group of slower guys a half dozen times.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 06/29/2019

From the head professional. Coolers are permitted, coolers with outside alcohol are not. Drinking water is on the course every 3 holes.

Each golfer is required to have their own set of clubs.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good tme

The only problem was cart path only.

That was understandable poured the night before. .No Beverage Cart.

Challenging course GPS could have helped. Not many courses out here don't have GPS. all in all 3.5 hours to play. Will definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Did not have our reservation

When we arrived at course for our GN confirmed tee time, we were told our 5:06 Ter time was not in their system. They did try to accommodate us by telling us we could play the 9 holes , but we would have to be finished by 6:15 pm. So we ended up play best ball to make sure we finished in one hour in fifteen minutes. GN needs to make sure our reservation gets into their system so we don’t feel rushed the next time we play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

June 19

Check in was unfriendly. We played the course the previous Saturday with a 6 & 10 year old with no problem. My son in law was scolded for bringing them out in the morning. Although Saturday we were held up by two foursomes. He was charged for an extra cart when we weren’t charged Saturday. The two juniors only played a tee shot picked up and then putted when we got to the greens (not on every hole). We recognize that the pace of play is important and did not or would not slow play because of the young players.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 06/22/2019

From the head professional. Juniors play free in the PM and are $25 in the AM. When the course is not busy we may allow carts with juniors for free as a courtesy but pace of play is paramount.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Slow day

We had 3 foursomes and a twosome of older woman in front of us and it took us a little over 3 hrs for 9 holes which I think is unacceptable for just two of us. The scenary was great and the layout was very nice. Not a complicated course but had some challenges none the less. Highly recommend for the price.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 06/22/2019

From the head professional. Thank you for the feedback, it does take a Foursome twice as long to play than a twosome. Our pace of play is two hours and ten minutes for nine holes.

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Excellent course, excellent condition.

Sandpiper bay is great condition. Played the Piper 9 followed by the Sand 9 and couldnt have been more impressed. Greens ran smooth and true, fairways looked beautiful. If I had to complain about something I'd say some of the tee boxes needed some TLC but most looked fine. First time playing and can't wait to come back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 06/22/2019

From the head professional. Due to the recent drought we have only been able to water the greens. Our tees are slowing coming back with the weekly rain.

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