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Links of Sandpiper
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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 |
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| 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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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
Disappointing course alterations
We had a fun day and a pleasant experience at Links of Sandpiper, but we cannot recommend the course. The greens were good, and the first ten holes were perfectly fine, but the back nine is a mess. It’s okay and even fun to have a couple quirky holes on a course, but par fours where you have to hit 7-iron off the tee, and par fives where you can’t hit driver off the tee and your second shot isn’t a 9-iron are just silly. They,re trying to squeeze in moreover new homes, and they have chopped the back nine to pieces as a result. Plus there are a half dozen little ponds stuck in odd places to make landing spaces very small, narrow, and awkward. More than half the holes on the back, especially from #14 on, are just stupid. Not a good course at all, and a very sad way to finish the layout.
High five to the ground keepers also the players need to fix there ball marks and use the sand on the cart it’s there for a reason not nuclear science.
Thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper.
Not sure…
I’m not entirely sure how to feel about this course. The course sits in what appears to be an older golf community, but there is also a significant amount of new home construction ongoing that does impact play a bit.
The staff is friendly and helpful. Carts are newer, and were clean. Driving range is a net set up next to the first tee. There was a small putting green also at 1.
The whole course is a bit narrow, and the greens were generally very small. The greens and tee boxes were all in VERY good conditions. You need to be careful on the fairways as those teeing on the next hole could be coming at you if they are are not straight. Happened on many holes with balls landing near me from the next tee box.
Here is the strange part for me. The first 9 were bone dry…no water. The back 9 had water on almost all holes. They make it look nice with fountains and water creek features, but it plays into most holes.
Not a bad experience, but I left asking myself if I would come back..even at the great rate they charge.
Your mileage may vary
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Nicely Manicured
For a windy day not bad play. Always have a good day
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Rained out
We were rained out after two holes but the two holes we played were great
Hello. 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.
Good Course
So many improvements to the course over the last 3 yrs everything looks great definitely a course I will play more often greens rolling true even the clubhouse looks good the food and atmosphere inside is great and a nice place to hangout after your round only negative is the last 2 holes r to close together could be an issue with safety when teeing off on hole 17 also a weird moment happened on hole 14 a guy on hole 16 came over the my tee box wanting to know why I didn’t have a sticker on my cart said singles r given that he wasn’t a ranger or a starter and I was playing with another guy that they paired me with but we were in separate carts if that’s the rule then I knew nothing about it no one in clubhouse mention it so not sure why he was policing the course and besides he was in a group of 5 and that’s not suppose to happen either he might have been a member and felt like saying something not sure
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.
Hello. We are so pleased that you enjoyed your time at Links of Sandpiper. We look forward to seeing you on the course soon for another 5-star experience!
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!
Hello. 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!
Hello. 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!
Hello. We would love to hear more about your 4-star experience on our course. Please tell us what we can do to earn that last star, and thanks for golfing at Links of Sandpiper!
Hello and thank you for your 5-star rating! We're delighted you enjoyed your round. Please book another round with us soon, and thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper!
Looking good
After all of their work, this course looks great!
Thank you for your kind words! The team has worked very hard to get where we are, and we appreciate golfers like you taking notice. We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper
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.
The course was ours...
It was pretty odd that there was no one in front or in back of us, but we did start at 130. The fairways were great and the greeds were fast... too fast for me :)
It's good to see them always working on it!
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Links of Sandpiper.
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Average course. Slow play
No starter or anyone managing pace of play. They let a group of 5 go out that ruined it for everyone all day. Course very narrow. Holes on top of each other. Almost hit several times
We apologize for the pace of play issue you experienced. We always try to keep a great pace when having our golfers on the course. Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback as we will use your review to better the experience going forward. We hope you give us another try in the near future!
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!
Hello, I am disappointed to learn that your experience did not merit a 5-star rating. If there is anything that did not meet your expectations, please feel free to reach out to us at {{business_email}}. Thank you.
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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.