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3.6
1344 Reviews (1344)
5 Stars
280
4 Stars
573
3 Stars
303
2 Stars
104
1 Stars
84
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.8
71.6%
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1052 out of 1344 reviews
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3.8
41 Reviews (41)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
15
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
73.2%
Recommend this course
30 out of 41 reviews
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3.5
106 Reviews (106)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
8
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.6
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.3
67.0%
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71 out of 106 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
1344 Reviews (1344)
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Reviews 3
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4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/19/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun course

This links course has some very interesting holes and a lot of false fronts on the greens. The greens were fast and in great shape. I’m an old guy but played from the tips with three very nice younger guys and did pretty good but enjoyed the round immensely. I would definitely play there again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/17/2022

Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Links of Sandpiper. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good Greens

The greens were in great condition. Holes 6 through 9 are back par 3's followed by back to back par 4's, all of which have a lot of elevation changes. They are among the best holes on the course. The back 9 has some funky holes, but overall a good value

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 01/17/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Links of Sandpiper, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 84
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Hard as a Rock

The course was very firm and fast. The greens were hard and fast, as were the fairways. I have a number of complaints about this course. First of all, they overcharged me on my Golf Now tee time by not giving credit for the 5% already paid to Golf Now. The person behind the counter seemed unaware of how Golf Now works. Secondly, I didn’t like how they shaved down all of the aprons. A number of balls that hit on the aprons rolled off and ended up 20 yards from the green. Lastly, we had 3 different GPS’s in our group, and none of worked with their crazy layout. I’m not anxious to go back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/19/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback of your recent round with us. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience you experienced at the course with us. Your feedback is extremely important to us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and apologize if we missed the mark. For further resolution in this matter, please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop. We hope to hear from you soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 01/17/2022

We're glad you enjoyed your 5-star experience with us. Please comment or reach out to our team in the golf shop to let us know more about your round at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

i hate fast, rolled greens.

What a gorgious course. Love it/hate it every time I play it. Layout is excellect and challageing, which I don't mind and is fair. What I don't like is the double mowed, doubled rolled greens. They are like putting on linolium. I three putted every green because I could not stop the ball. If it didn't go in the hol on the first putt it rolled off the green and I was starting over. I don't like shooting 109 with 50+ putts! Very frustrating. I'm just not that good. Ahhhhh!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Commented on 01/17/2022

Thank you for taking the time to review us. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate your business. Links of Sandpiper thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 123
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Slow play

Waited almost 10 minutes on every hole because of a husband-wife foursome that shouldn't have been on a golf course until later in the day. Long boring round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/17/2022

Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Links of Sandpiper.

Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Disappointed

I had read that there had been recent upgrades to the course. It didn't look or play that way. The rough was weeds and bare spots and the tees were more sand than grass on many of them. Fairways were bumpy and patchy with weeds. Maybe my expectations were too high, but I won't be going back any time soon.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 01/13/2022

Hello! Thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 34
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/13/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/13/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Links of Sandpiper, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
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Commented on 01/13/2022

Hello,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star!

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in great shape.

Greens were really good, tee boxes good and fairways in good shape. Course looked like it was just getting better and better. Can't wait to play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 01/13/2022

Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Links of Sandpiper. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 01/13/2022

Thank you for reviewing us. We see you rated the course 3-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve before your next round. Feel free to comment on this review or reach out to the team in the golf shop. We always appreciate the feedback. Thank you for playing Links of Sandpiper, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Interesting Layout - Great Staff!

WE played this course a few years ago by accident. At that time they were clearly in the process of making improvement. The layout is really fun. But at the time it was all potential. Well they are much closer to reaching that potential. The tee-boxes are much better, the sand traps are in good condition, the fairways well maintained and the greens run really true. They were a bit slow but this likely due to rain the previous day. The staff is awesome! Very friendly and welcoming! Would recommend this course to anyone.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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Commented on 01/13/2022

Hello. Thank you for visiting us at Links of Sandpiper. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 74
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Pace Average
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Commented on 01/13/2022

Hello. We appreciate the review. You rated us 3-stars which means there is room to improve on your recent experience at Links of Sandpiper. 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 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

GPS

My GPS had different settings than what the course had.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/27/2021

Hi, thank you so much for leaving us with your feedback. We value our customer experience, so your review is important to us. We will make note and we hope to see you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tight in spots

Overall a very enjoyable course, about 5500 yards from the white tees. The greens were about as perfect as you could expect. They were fairly firm, felt like they stimped out at about 11, so not too fast, nor too slow. Fairways were average, but not bad. Front nine was fairly easy, back nine with water hazards was a bit more challenging, but not overly difficult. Some holes require you to manage your approach carefully, especially on the back nine. The front nine was a bit tight with the 5th green, 6th tee, and 9th green in fairly close proximity to each other. Again, overall, a nice course at a bargain. I hope to play this one again sometime.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 12/27/2021

Hello, thank you for visiting us at Links of Sandpiper. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 101
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 12/27/2021

Hi, we would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good course!

The staff are excellent. Friendly and helpful. Although no beverage cart. The greens are running fast and breaking true. They are firm so judge your shots well or go off the back.The bunkers were fluffy and well maintained. I was only in two. The lay out of the course is a little "different". Six par threes. Several holes were shortened to allow houses to be crammed in. Your GPS may or may not have the new yardages. Best to bring a laser. No driving range. The warm up hitting net is the best I've seen in the area. Lots of elevation changes on the course. I played with 10 ugly, smelly, degenerate friends and we all had a good time.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 12/13/2021

Hi, thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper.

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