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1068 Reviews (1068)
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
28
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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3 Stars
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Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
80.0%
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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
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Good Day

Always a good day at Sandpipers Bay. Nice course, good value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
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Pace Good
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5.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Yikes the Flies!

Course was in great shape. But the flies were biting us so much, we almost quit before the round was finished. Bug bands helped a little, so appropriate repellent might work, but we won't go back there for a while.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 6
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
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Reviews 412
Handicap 10-14
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4.0
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Previously Played

Fun Layout

Played a week after Hurricane Florence hit the NC coast.

No standing water anywhere on the course. 90 degree rule in effect. Greens were very good but maybe a bit slow.

Great layout.....keep this course on your short list!.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
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Reviews 1
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Reviews 10
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Best Kept Secert

2 nd year in a row playing here. We come down every year from Asheboro NC.... guys golf outing. Best course around for the money.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Excellent course

Course has had a big turn around since winter frost.. it is in the best shape ever! Fairways and rough are in great shape! Greens are excellent shape! Highly recommend playing this course!

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

Won’t go wrong playing here

Entire course is in great shape. Greens perfect and medium to fast speed. Even sodding areas around cart path areas for a course this reasonable is incredible

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Course

This is a great course in great condition with really nice greens. I play here often when I am in the area. It also has a nice practice facility with free range balls which is a bonus.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
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4.0
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Previously Played

Great Experience

Clubhouse, restaurant and pro-shop were very friendly and accommodating. On course experience was very good from the Starter to the beverage cart person.

The fairways weee a bit soggy due to the rains, the greens were in good condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course rebounding after heavy rains

We've had 3 weeks of heavy rains, so I didn't expect a dry course. Had to play cart path only, which slowed things up, but overall the course was in pretty good shape considering the soaking rains recently. Greens were slow, but in decent shape after some aeration a few weeks ago.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 82
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Too wet.

Had two visitors that HAD to play before flying home. Got a great rate at SandPiper for a AM time. Played the Piper/Bay courses and found that the greens were much improved from earlier this spring. Only #4 and #8 on Piper were still recovering, but almost all others were back. Greens were aerated, but you could see that the course is almost recovered. It was Cart Path as we had over 12-14 inches in the last two weeks. Will play again, but not until the course dries out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 83
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Four (4) Temporary Greens

Except for the four (4) temporary greens on the Sand nine, this course was in very good shape. I played Sandpiper years ago when it had bentgrass greens. They converted to a strain of Bermuda grass a few years ago, and they withstand the hot summers a lot better. The four holes that had temp greens were just a couple weeks from being back on their regulation greens.

I teed off in the afternoon, around 1:00 PM, and finished my round in just over 3 hours.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Course

Course was in pretty good shape. Seeing how the greens at every course were damaged this winter, they had a great greens! Some were just spectacular and some were still recovering in spots. I would say 15 out of 18 were just awesome with the others just having a few spots needing more time. The fairways were holding water but it did rain the whole day before playing. Overall great course and i would definitely play again next time I’m here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 84
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

GREENS ?

THE GREENS ARE GONE. WHAT IS LEFT OF ANY OF THE GREENS ARE VERY SLOW. THE COURSE NEEDS A GOOD SIX MONTS TO RECOVER.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/16/2018

What's gone will be the four temporary greens starting Friday. Fairways and tees in excellent condition, Bay course opens early August.

New Greens open for play on July 20th.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout. Challenging holes.

Sandpiper Bay has a nice course layout. Played the black tees which created some long par 5’s and par 3’s. Greens were relatively slow but rolled true. I’d play this course again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course - great price

Yes, there are some temporary greens out there on the Sand course, but I cannot complain about that when I typically shoot over 100. The pace of play was outstanding as we rarely, if ever, had to wait to take a shot. Layout was good, not overly challenging. Would golf there again at the price we paid!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Play it again

Staff very friendly and helpful. Course under repair in spots. Greens burnt in spots. Was not told till after we arrived at the course. Layout great.

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