Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club - Sand Nine
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 35 | 3191 yards | ||
| White | 35 | 3076 yards | ||
| Gold | 35 | 2776 yards | ||
| Red | 35 | 2324 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.9/131 | 552 | 170 | 374 | 397 | 553 | 174 | 346 | 153 | 419 | 3138 | 6504 |
| White M: 69.7/127 | 536 | 163 | 346 | 382 | 541 | 168 | 329 | 145 | 408 | 3018 | 6207 |
| Silver M: 67.9/122 | 494 | 163 | 346 | 369 | 506 | 133 | 329 | 145 | 386 | 2871 | 5858 |
| Gold M: 67.1/116 W: 72.4/130 | 494 | 134 | 301 | 369 | 506 | 133 | 297 | 118 | 386 | 2738 | 5633 |
| Red M: 62.9/103 W: 67.0/110 | 436 | 103 | 215 | 314 | 452 | 96 | 249 | 93 | 314 | 2272 | 4668 |
| Yellow M: 59.6/98 W: 61.2/97 | 321 | 101 | 173 | 237 | 278 | 92 | 202 | 93 | 235 | 1732 | 3644 |
| Gray M: 57.2/87 W: 57.8/89 | 261 | 101 | 141 | 177 | 261 | 92 | 187 | 93 | 191 | 1504 | 3029 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 1 |
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Golf Advisor: Top Courses in North Carolina (2015 #16)
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Local gator near a par 3 Photo submitted by u000006159569 on 06/20/2019
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Comes complete with true hazards to play through Photo submitted by Wolfydave on 04/27/2019
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 03/12/2019
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 03/12/2019
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Photo submitted by sixeagles on 03/12/2019
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Photo submitted by u000004880047 on 04/05/2015
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Photo submitted by u000004880047 on 04/05/2015
Greens were in bad shape but hopefully will come out by summer
Great course BUT!!!
I love playing this course but they have lost the greens. I will come back to play but I must say for now I will spend my money where we can put on grass not painted dirt!
Greens-n-Fairways
Greens are horrible, no grass, hard, dry and suffering along with the fairways and tees.
Nice Course
Nice course, weather had been dry, so the fairway and greens where in rough shape, but with some rain it would be great.
Winter impacted greens
Apparently winter impacted greens...very bumpy and weather besten...nice layout, friendly staff.
A Little Disappointed
This course has seen better days. Very little grass on the greens and general course maintenance has been ignored. The layout of this course was interesting and reminded me of one I played frequently (Island West G&CC) in the Hilton Head area.
Great course
We played in early April so course had winter damage. It was cart path only as there had been a major rainstorm the night before. It was cold & windy. We have played here before & it is a great course.
Should of been double seeded lost greens and bare fairways
lotta work to be done to be top rate playing conditions
greens, greens, greens.....work on the greens,,,over seed the fairways..cover roots with pine needles..small price to pay to have great reviews..greens need to be over seeded , cut ,m and rolled..was like putting on ripples potato chips
Greens, what greens?
There was little grass on any of the greens. One 9 was closed for “green repair”. They need to shut down for two months until they can recover or sod their greens and then reopen.
The course and tee time booking resources should notify customers of issues like these prior to confirming tee times. I would assume, like most other customers, that a course with green/cart fees greater than $35 would have grass on their greens, not painted sand.
Bad Greens/ Bad Customer Service
Before we went out the starter told us that the greens on the course were in good shape. After playing 3 holes on the sand course then we knew that he had not told us the truth. Most of the greens were mostly dirt painted green. When we played the other nine those greens were even worse then the first nine. When we finished we tried to talk with the guy working behind the counter and he did not want to hear what I had to say. I run a golf course in NC and I have told my employees to always tell the truth about the course condition or if someone is not happen with something lets make it right. We were not offered a refund or raincheck to come back when the course was in better shape. The employee behind the counter did nothing to make us feel better about our bad experience. I had my 17 years old son with me and I felt bad that he had to see these conditions and also the bad customer service at Sandpiper bay.
Spr golf
Course in fair conditions. Greens were not so good mostly painted sand. A few with grass. I think the ice storm hurt the greens as other courses have this problem. I played here earlier and did not have this problem
Happy Easter
A few nice days with warm temps has started the Bermuda roughs to show signs of life. Course is coming along nicely. Greens rolled very true with good pace. We'll be back!
NO GRASS
I was very disappointed with this course.I have played it in the past and conditions were good. I read the reviews and couldn't believe it. Now I realize why I only paid $19. Truthfully it was worth $5. Total waster of time. NO Grass on the fairways and no grass on the greens.
April 1 night mare
Greens had no grass fairways had very little grass
Great Course, Conditions Suffering
The course was hit very hard by the winter conditions, and the grounds crew were not manage to save the greens. They were mostly sand covered to fill in the bumps. Overall, the course layout and character was great!
Winter frost killed the fairways
The winter weather killed the farway grass and the greens were hit with frost that made it a little bumpy.
What golf course do you work at?