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3.9
1076 Reviews (1076)
5 Stars
466
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
29
1 Stars
29
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
4.2
Amenities
3.9
84.0%
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3.8
8 Reviews (8)
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Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.0
75.0%
Recommend this course
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Conditions
3.9
Value
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Layout
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.1
80.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 10 reviews
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Course Highlights
Sandpiper Bay's three-nine layout consistently earns high praise for its variety, with water-rich challenges and player-friendly scoring opportunities across the different nines. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and affordable hot deals make this course a strong value for returning golfers.

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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Reviews

3.9
1076 Reviews (1076)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
19th Hole Scenic Views 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 38
Bunkers 32
Forced Carries 21
This course/club is great for:
Seniors 25
Locals 24
Playing Multiple Courses 22
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 28
Convenient to the City 9
In the 'Burbs 6

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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Good conditions considering current rainfall

Course was wet but this was to be expected , greens were very good and ran true

Pace of play was poor due to there were 2 groups of 5 ( yes 5 ) players ahead of us. They would not signal us to play through and with no Marshall on the course we waited on almost every shot. Until frustrated we quit on the 15 hole

All in all we like this course and will return, but will carry my cell phone to contract pro shop if play is an issue

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/05/2019

From Head Golf Professional; Sandpiper Bay does allow groups of 5 if pace of play is met. The golfer in this review finished his 18 hole round in less than 4 1/2 hours on Cart Path Only.

Played On
Reviews 39
Handicap 20-24
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice track but rude staff

Let me preface my comments by saying that I am a general manager of a large corporation. I know Customer service very well and this place needs CS training. It’s a very nice course with good greens, fairways, and practice facilities. For the price, it’s a good deal. Just don’t expect much with service. I can tell that they just hire the typical grumpy old men here and they obviously take their jobs too serious and over manage everything. When I come out to play golf, I have enough things on my mind than following all of their silly little rules such as checking in before you touch the practice grounds. The staff feels the need to ride down and tell us to check in before using the facility. That’s fine if that’s the rules but I don’t have to like it or come back. I play at much fancier courses and don’t have all of these annoyances. But no worries, we will continue to go to Thistle and will definitely tell everyone else to avoid this place if they don’t want to be bothered. Focus on giving the customers the best experience possible. Overall good course but unfortunately we will not be returning. We drove an hour for this place. There is a common theme of grumpy old men at these Myrtle area courses. Getting sick of it. Don’t work if you can’t be nice to the paying patrons. Good luck.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/01/2019

From the Head Golf Professional. Since Sandpiper Bay is not a fancier golf course we require all golfers to check in because the range balls are included with your paid round. There is a small fee to practice on the range if you are not golfing. Problem solved for 2019, all range balls will be distributed by the starter so you will have to check in with one of our “grumpy” old men.

Happy New Year!

Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Golf

Course was in great shape. Highly recommend. Cart paths needed some work. Greens were in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 69
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Even wet this course was good. Greens immaculate ..

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

After all that rain I can honestly say that it was not that wet The greens are always in great shape . We had a great round at a very good pace

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 83
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Rainy Sunday

Snuck in a round during the only dry 2 hours of the day. Cart path only, still got around Piper Bay in less than 2 hours greens were quick! And in great shape. A few traps flooded, course saturated, but overall nice overseeding, and well maintained

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good value

Course was cart path only after some heavy rain the prior day. Course was also recently over seeded. Stick out feature was the long par threes, usually over water. 200 yards from the white tees.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Very nice course

Thew wind makes a big difference but the course was very dry compare to the last visit...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 148
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

sandpiper 11/16

Cold today the Cdn cold snap hit. Rained again, but not as much but the cold has taken charge.

The course was much better overall today. the over seeding has really taken over and just sucked off the water. Greens were fast and sneaky. Club house is great, staff are really great, helpful will be back next year to this all over again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good golf

Lovely course tough but fair. The wildlife is out of this world.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Fairways still a little wet so cart path only. But fairways get better daily. Tee boxes very plush. Staff very friendly. With 27 holes every round is a little different. Love this course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sandpiper

The course was in wonderful shape, greens were fast and true. Tee boxes were plush and the fairways were cut perfectly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

very good greens

Over seeding and play was cart path only. The course is in the best shape it's been in years.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

The greens are just perfect

It is the first time in 14 years that we find the course in such good condition , you can be very proud of your green keeper he did a terific job this year...

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Just WOW

Relay nice course , beautifull and fast greens, nice fairways

I would play this course anytime....

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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