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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
62 Reviews (62)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.7
Layout
3.5
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
74.2%
Recommend this course
46 out of 62 reviews
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3.5
93 Reviews (93)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
42
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
75.3%
Recommend this course
70 out of 93 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 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This could easily be one's home course.

1. The course is in pretty good shape.

2. Whether it's a single or a foursome, I really appreciate golfers who understand what a regular pace of play is. With the exception of one or two, the golfers who play here know it and appreciate it.

3. The snack bar at the turn is well above average. I highly recommend the chicken salad sandwich with the kettle chips. And the staff is cordial as well.

4. Overall, a great day of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Hi u000004639567. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 55
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

much improved from last time here.

new owner really put some money into course, much improved will return.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Hi randy12466. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 61
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day

Great day to play. Enjoyed the pace. Another nice day at this great course!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Thank you for your review, u2858899. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Links of Sandpiper. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Always a great value

We are Sandpiper redidents. We play the course severa; times a month if not more. It is always in very good shape. Probably the best value for the money in Central Florida.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/10/2020

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 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Course

Sandpiper is a very fun yet challenging course. The back nine is relatively new but is coming along just fine. Staff is friendly and helpful. The only thing I would recommend is they use color coded flag sticks as it is very difficult to tell where the pin is on 4, 7,8,9 and 14. This is one of my favorite courses!

Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Your feedback is important to us, raymfl10. Thank you for sharing your 5-star experience. We look forward to seeing you again at the course soon! Thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Two possible upgrades

Alway enjoyable. Two things would be helpful. First yardage poles for 200,150,100 would be easier to see than the medallions. Second some greens are difficult to see if the flag is up or back. Using colored flags or posting the positions in the cart would be helpful. Like the new ball washers and appreciate all of the improvements that have been made!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/02/2020

Thank you for your review, u943679983. We will pass along your positive experience to our team at Links of Sandpiper. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GOLF

First of all Dave the owner had quite a vision when he took this place on. He has accomplished what many courses have failed to do! The Course is Golf Friendly. Good players can work on their game, handicappers can have fun without being beat to death by excessive length. It’s a lot of fun playing here! The staff is great. The pro shop is always accommodating and friendly especially Ron. The restaurant staff is at the ready to serve you. Good food and beverage. Bathrooms are always very clean. Very impressed with the place. Golf with friends have a good meal a small libation. Life is good. Oh did I forget to mention you can play golf there as well! Thanks Sandpiper this is our go to place.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Hi William9938985. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Links of Sandpiper

Good value for the money. Course was in good shape with the exception of 1 or 2 holes on the back nine, but this was related to recent enhancements.

Excellent food in the club house restaurant.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us raymfl10. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Links of Sandpiper thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 59
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Saturday outing

Pace of play was ok. The course was in great condition I thought. The greens were in good shape. The course was a lot of fun. It is real challenging. A great time was had by all.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Hi vance72. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Conditions

This golf course is in greta condition, especially the greens and tee boxes. Super friendly staff and have good bar with plenty of TVs with live sports. The back nine uave been changed because of houses development and the GPS will not give you correct measurements. Because of tjosr changes on the back nine the Par 5s are short but I couldn’t hit the driver because of the layouts. Great value in overall.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/02/2020

We love hearing about our golfers' experiences, u943679983. Please tell us more about what you enjoyed during your round. Thanks for choosing Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 101
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Restaurant no food service no cook until 3:00PM this is not good I was hunger.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 10/13/2020

Thank you for the feedback! During off-season on Mondays only, our clubhouse kitchen doesn't open until 3p. However, during in-season, we open earlier on Mondays. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/19/2020

Hi u314159876301. 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.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 10/19/2020

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

Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bob C 10 11 20

Course was in very good shape. Nice work Dave, Ron and team!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Hi BobCornelius. We appreciate you leaving a review and rating us. We will inform the entire team, so they know their hard work is paying off. We look forward to having you back at Links of Sandpiper!

Played On
Reviews 74
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens Fairways manicured well

Great round greens fairways smooth thanks Sandpiper!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 10/02/2020

u775634668, 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.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Fun with friends

Had a good time, greens looked nice and pace of play after teeing off was smooth.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 11/10/2020

u160933792, 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.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 10/02/2020

Hi gators2be7we. 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.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Enjoyable Golf

Enjoyable GolfMuch progress and the course was in great condition. I’m worried about all the houses they’re putting in,

It appears it’ll be very tight when the houses are finished

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/10/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us dennis9444. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Links of Sandpiper thanks you!

Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Excellent condition

This course was in excellent condition from tee to green. Fun to play and enjoyed. Price was a good value, have played other courses in not as good condition and paid more. Highly recommend.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 09/25/2020

Thank you for taking the time to review us ronandarla. Your feedback is valuable, and we look forward to delivering you excellent service again soon. Links of Sandpiper thanks you!

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