Links of Sandpiper
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6072 yards | 69.5 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 5715 yards | 67.6 | 119 |
| Green | 72 | 4882 yards | 64.7 | 115 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 4882 yards | 68.7 | 113 |
| Gold | 72 | 4519 yards | 61.8 | 110 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 4519 yards | 65.8 | 108 |
| White Par-3 | 54 | 2156 yards | ||
| Gold Par-3 | 54 | 1786 yards |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 67.9/122 W: 73.3/130 | 356 | 157 | 372 | 548 | 361 | 136 | 180 | 504 | 481 | 3095 | 385 | 269 | 392 | 223 | 512 | 175 | 495 | 295 | 174 | 2920 | 6015 |
| White M: 65.7/117 W: 70.9/126 | 334 | 136 | 328 | 485 | 307 | 110 | 165 | 449 | 460 | 2774 | 358 | 253 | 353 | 193 | 489 | 147 | 472 | 285 | 155 | 2705 | 5479 |
| Green M: 63.2/112 W: 67.8/117 | 312 | 121 | 284 | 393 | 286 | 90 | 131 | 385 | 388 | 2390 | 303 | 208 | 327 | 128 | 385 | 100 | 427 | 238 | 130 | 2246 | 4636 |
| Gold M: 60.6/104 W: 63.5/108 | 248 | 94 | 279 | 347 | 247 | 81 | 91 | 370 | 266 | 2023 | 236 | 184 | 262 | 104 | 370 | 85 | 345 | 220 | 85 | 1891 | 3914 |
| Handicap | 12 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 71 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Photo submitted by fenderbender256 on 02/10/2022
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Photo submitted by StuMan2 on 10/15/2021
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Photo submitted by u190723239 on 03/31/2020
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Trees, a water fountain and rye overseed infact imply the very opposite of "links." Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 03/13/2020
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Links of Sandpiper, hole 6 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 03/13/2020
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Links of Sandpiper, hole 11 Photo submitted by TimGavrichGP on 03/13/2020
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Photo submitted by u000001859918 on 03/05/2020
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Photo submitted by u2578073 on 02/25/2020
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Photo submitted by u2578073 on 02/25/2020
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Photo submitted by cburns2212 on 02/17/2020
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Photo submitted by mcthee on 01/25/2020
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14 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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15 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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16 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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17 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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18 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 12/29/2019
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view from 16 tee 11/4/17 Photo submitted by PMAEGOLFER on 11/06/2017
Need work
I love the rolling greens and the hard shots of this course. If they would have fixed the fairway, I don't mind too much about the Cart path being in shambles cuz I don't play off the cart path. However, the greens were nice but the fairway needed to be worked on. I would play the court again however
Sandpiper
Dramatic improvement with both the greens and fairways over the past 3 months. Greens are finally in good shape and both fairways and rough are significantly better.
BC 6 15 25
Greens have come back nicely except for a couple of spots in 2 or 3. Fairways are also back . Tee boxes are under repair, but playable.
Staff was great as always. Todd and team go out of their way to assist.
Pace of play was average at 4 hours. But it was 9 am on Father's Day, so busy, no Ranger.
Overall, very good value for the money.
Good value but rough shape
If you wanna play cheap this is it. Been playing here for 4 years and the course is beat up really bad. Probably the worst shape I have seen it but,
The staff is awesome as always and the foods fantastic.
Very Good Conditions
Greens and fairways are much improved from a month ago. A few greens still need some recovery but are playable. The back 9 will test your ability to place your shots.
What did they do to the greens? Time for a new greenskeeper.
The greens were nice a couple of days before we played but they put the wrong chemicals on the greens and killed all the grass. It was really bad. The worst part was noone told us anything.
Slow greens
The greens are back. They haven't cut them very short yet. But it was nice to see green grass
Horrific conditions
Fairways are a goat track. Greens are in terrible condition. Patchy where your putts hit x games ramps on path to the hole, While also being so thick it’s like putting on carpet at home. Course has no business charging over 40$ to play 18. They gave no disclosure of how bad the greens were before they took your money.
Poor Greens
Greens were in horrible condition. They weren’t mowed, very hairy. Lots of bare spots. Very disappointed in the conditions because it’s a fun course.
First time golfing there
Unfortunately, we did not realize when booking that they had aerated the greens and had a lot of sand on them. Otherwise enjoyed the course.
Rough Greens
Course was in much better condition last year. The greens are pretty bad and your ball bounces a lot on the greens which have a lot of dead areas. Pace of play was great only because hardly anyone was there. It was a good rate on Golf Now so we went there. I'll go back when I read some reviews that the greens have improved as I like the layout. I would only recommend playing after the greens are repaired.
Needs a ranger to get slow players moving!
Love this course but greens are getting bad and slow players are making play frustrating
Never again
How this place has gone downhill! The greens are like putting on a tee box: bumpy ,bare dirt showing, basically sucked. Fairways are almost bare, bunkers OK, For the most part was a total waste of money and time. Course needs to be better maintained
Okay
But greens are crap. Lots of weeds in the fairways. Ponds need water
Absolute Trash
Literally the worst course I’ve ever played. The community shouldn’t stand for such a disgrace. I need to close the course and redo all of the tea boxes and greens at a minimum to make this even worth $39….
Left after 9 holes