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3.5
1375 Reviews (1375)
5 Stars
280
4 Stars
590
3 Stars
313
2 Stars
107
1 Stars
85
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
73.0%
Recommend this course
1077 out of 1375 reviews
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3.5
65 Reviews (65)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
31
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
73.8%
Recommend this course
48 out of 65 reviews
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3.5
98 Reviews (98)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
74.5%
Recommend this course
73 out of 98 reviews
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Course Highlights
Friendly staff and a well-regarded 19th hole restaurant consistently earn praise from returning golfers. The course layout offers an engaging mix of easy and challenging holes at an affordable price point.

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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Reviews

3.5
1375 Reviews (1375)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 23
Brunch 9
19th Hole Specials 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 33
Bunkers 31
Undulating Greens 23
This course/club is great for:
Locals 39
Seniors 31
Beginners 19
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 36
Worth the Drive 8
In the 'Burbs 6

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Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Played last minute. Luckily I was teamed up with a group who had played the course before, else would have over shot many of the back nine holes. Course in good shape, will play again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 04/11/2022

Thanks so much for the great 4 stars!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Little bit lost

Very challenging course. Fast greens. We had some confusion on which green to hit to. But overall a good coarse

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

nice course but questioning use of Golf Now

We play this course quite bit, but I am getting concerned that using Golf Now to book tee times doesn't have much benefit. I booked our tee time with no hot deal or discount, and was charged $5.75 at booking, and the confirmation said we would owe $99 at the course for each of our 3 players. When we got to the course and checked in, we were charged $35 each for a total of $105, instead of $99. The course attendant told us it would be cheaper to just call them for tee times instead of using Golf Now. What's the deal?

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/29/2022

Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating, Newman0820! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Nice evening

I played on a whim in the evening and was nearly the only person on the course. It was nice and quiet, definitely a relaxing round

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

cost concern

The course attendant tells us that they charge less for green fees than we are paying through Golf Now. Can that be true? If so, what is the advantage of using the app.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Always a challange

Front nine fairways could use some work. Greens very fast on all the holes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/21/2022

We appreciate the honest feedback.

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Commented on 03/21/2022

We appreciate the honest feedback.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rookie @ Sand Piper

Easy set up online @ San Piper. Didn’t realize there was an online set up cost of $27.00.

Friendly Staff, liked the layout and very nice greens, but with no ranger the pace on the course was brutal. 3 1/2 hour round for the 9 holes I played.

The 3some ahead of me was terribly slow. One player, taking multiple re-do shots.

Not one porta John on the course and homes surrounding the course so limit the liquids.

Course was packed with players, so I’m sure management doesn’t care about the short comings.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/21/2022

Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback.

Played On
Reviews 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/21/2022

Thank you for visiting Links of Sandpiper. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 123
Skill Intermediate
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/21/2022

Hello, JimSagenich. We appreciate the review. Let us know, in the comments, how and where you would like to see changes from the course. Thanks for the feedback!

Played On
Reviews 70
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Mini golf on steroids

This course is brutal, the new layout is a complete joke. It looks like the owner got their 12 year old kid to redesign the course after they were too greedy to leave it alone and hack this course into a complete joke. I think the kid had help from his mom as the landscape designer, this isn't a golf course it's a gardening project by a bad gardener. " Gee I think a pond will look good here, maybe a fountain there" forget that it's a stupid place for a pond on a golf course. One tee box is 90 yards from the pin which you can't even see the green or landing area!!!!

The GPS is off by 100's of yards, the cards don't match the yardage on the posts they have. Can't ever figure out how how far you are. It's a cow pasture, the greens are garbage, you'd be better off playing on astroturf. There's Tee boxes in the middle of other holes. They tried to squeeze 4 holes where 2 should be. Just a hack of a course, Get a real designer not your 12 year old to do it. If I ever got hit by a golf ball while on one of their asinine Tee boxes in mid fairway, I would sue, no nets no protection from incoming balls from behind while you Tee off. They basically got rid of 3-4 holes then squeezed them into the area where 14 holes used to be. Can you say kiddie golf!!!! Brutal conditions, brutal course nice staff. Waste of money. I have never seen such a brutally designed course

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/21/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. We hope you'll give us another try.

Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Golf is hard enough...

I played this course before that back 9 construction. Overambitious is all that came to mind. I wouldn't suggest this course unless you have a single-digit handicap or live there. The slopes on some of the greens are such that if you have any backspin on the approach, your ball ends up 20-25 yds of the green. Gr8 weather, just not my cup...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
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Commented on 04/07/2022

We appreciate your honest feedback, and we hope you'll give us another try again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 60
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/21/2022

Thanks for taking the time to leave us a great rating!

Played On
Reviews 3
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/07/2022

We appreciate the honest rating.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thanks for the great rating!

Played On
Reviews 72
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Slowest round ever

Extremely slow. Maybe just a bad day but the pace of play was horrendous. Five hours on a fairly short course is unacceptable. Not going back.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thanks for the feedback, and we hope to see you back soon.

Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not our cup of tea

The layout for this course is so bizarre hard to describe. It seems like it was crammed in to housing development. It was SO crowded, along with weird course design we wouldn't go back.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Thanks for the honest feedback and we hope you'll give us another try.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 03/07/2022

We're glad you had such a great 5 star experience!

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/07/2022

Please let us know if you have any other suggestions or feedback.

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