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3.6
1329 Reviews (1329)
5 Stars
280
4 Stars
567
3 Stars
297
2 Stars
101
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
73.3%
Recommend this course
1044 out of 1329 reviews
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Average Rating
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4.0
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
87.5%
Recommend this course
28 out of 32 reviews
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3.6
115 Reviews (115)
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.4
68.7%
Recommend this course
79 out of 115 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6072 yards
Slope 123
Rating 69.5

Links of Sandpiper in Lakeland offers a traditional links layout that sprawls across rolling terrain. The course is player friendly enough for players of all skill levels to enjoy but it has enough challenges for more advanced players as well. The course is anything but flat, and the ups and downs are the most challenging element you'll encounter. The small, undulating greens and narrow landing areas off of the fairways demand accuracy. Combined with elevation changes and strategically placed bunkers, proper club selection and course management also play important roles. Picking the right lines from the tees into the greens requires careful thought. You'll face a few blind shots thanks to the rolling terrain and there are also several bunkers strategically placed along the greensides. Links of Sandpiper's final four holes are the toughest stretch.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant

Available Activities

Swimming

Available Sports

Tennis
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3.6
1329 Reviews (1329)
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Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Overall poor conditions

Pretty cool layout but really bad conditions. Lots of weeds in the fairway. Not much difference between fairway to rough. Greens were slow, inconsistent, and had a decent amount of dead patches.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played

Don’t let it slip

We play here a lot. Conditions have been good this past year but currently it’s rough. A ton of the greens are really beat up and they were in great shape not that long ago. The par 5 16th which had been getting better is getting rough again. They should fix the course and charge a little more to play. We like playing here but when it’s like this we don’t. The staff isn’t the best either. The 2 guys that work the proshop are always friendly but anyone that’s in the bar areas is always either rude or act like they don’t want to serve you. Been that way a while . We stopped buying things in there because of it unless we just have too. Sandpiper if u read this please don’t let the conditions get worse. We prefer you over hunnington hills and Cleveland heights when ur in good shape. U are the furthest but we will choose you everytime if it’s playable. It’s looking sketchy right now. Some holes are fine but we saw a lot of rough areas lately.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 77
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Where is the Fairway?

Very unusual course had moguls in the fairway hard to tell, which was Fairway, which was rough approaches to the green were unfair. There was no clean, bounce up to Green at all, went sideways, not my type, of course.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Angry old man groundskeeper

So I left my club at my previous hole and went back to get it on the cart. I knew at that moment I was wrong for driving a cart near the green. I was never on the green. But yet the angry old man came out with his grandson and started screaming at me which was very unprofessional. I apologize for this and the old guy he continued to scream at me and was very confrontational. His grandson apologized for his behavior. Even after he was driving away he still wanted to argue but I turned my back to him.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good enough for the money

Overall, they let singles out a lot slowing down pace of play as they never grouped up. Course was in riugh shape from before, weeds growing everywhere and greens burnt out in many place's.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 88
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Poor condition

With not much rain last month the course was very brown thin lies a lot of the greens had bad spots it’s not a $35 course right now wouldn’t pay more than $20 for it and that’s being nice it was overbooked the day I played took over 5 hrs course needs some TLC with rain or they need to water more often at night

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were buried under sand. Fairways were mostly weeds. This used to be a nice track but it seems to have fallen on hard times.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played

This course continues to go downhill

So sad they put some money into the back nine a few years ago and it continues to go downhill. Shouldn’t say fairways, more like weed ways. Conditions are sad. I wouldn’t even consider buying a home there given the condition of this course.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good for the money, currently needs rain

the ground at the course is currently very hard with very little green grass. I've played here at least 50 times, the greens are currently the worst I've seen in 5 years. The course is close to where I live so easy to get on quick and the cost is relatively inexpensive. Currently, desperately needs rain as the course doesn't seem to run water much.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Don't waste your money

This course is in very poor condition and jammed into a small parcel of land. Some of the tee boxes are in direct line of the group behind you? A bit crazy and no Marshall on the course had 4 guys in front of us with 3 open holes ? So like I said don't waste your money

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Value but frustrating

We got off on time but we ended up behind a fivesome. These were obviously members and the course seems to tolerate this. There was no marshal at any time. Fortunately this group only played 9 and the pace was then terrific. We had not played this course for about 5 years and there have been major changes on the back 9. Those changes have made the course very tight and some of the holes were quite frankly unfair.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 17
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 66
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

NOT FOR ME

VERY DISAPPOINTED. COURSE NOT AS GOOD CONDITION AS LAST YR. FW WERE BARE, GREENS VERY CHOPPY, AND 2 GROUPS OF 5 SOMES IN FRONT OF OUR GROUP. COURSE DID NOT CARE OF THE SLOW PLAY. NOT WORTH THE TRAVEL

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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