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3.6
1328 Reviews (1328)
5 Stars
280
4 Stars
567
3 Stars
297
2 Stars
101
1 Stars
83
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.8
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
73.6%
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1044 out of 1328 reviews
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4.1
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.3%
Recommend this course
28 out of 31 reviews
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3.6
115 Reviews (115)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
43
3 Stars
30
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
7
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.7
Layout
3.9
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.4
69.6%
Recommend this course
80 out of 115 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
1328 Reviews (1328)
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5.0
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Previously Played

Sandpiper

Lots of variety, course in good shape, well worth the price of admission.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 03/21/2025:
Appreciate the top marks! It means a lot to us that you had such a positive experience. We’ll continue doing our best to make every visit exceptional.
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Reviews 14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
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Previously Played

Slow round again

Third time playing here in 2025. 2 x 5 hour rounds and 1 x 5 1/2 hours. No Marshall/ ranger when we playe

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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Sparse grass on entire course

Greens were really sparse and so were fairways. Had to move the ball just to find a patch of grass.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This course has plenty of variety

Overall the course was in decent shape, some greens were better than others, lots of variety, had to choose clubs carefully, some hidden water trouble. Well worth the price of admission.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 36
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Inconsistent

The course layout is a little bit quirky. It almost as if they had only so much land to squeeze in 18 holes and did the best they could with what they had. A couple of the holes put you in some peril of being hit by another group's golf ball because of the course layout. The greens were also very inconsistent. Some had a lot of growth on them and were slow while other greens were sparse and quick. This made putting a real challenge. I play this course once a year and after I'm finished I always ask myself why I play a round of golf here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 35
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Ranger needed

Pace of play was horrible. Tees and greens were in good condition. Fairways were dry and hard.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 41
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

You Get What You Pay For!

Extremely overbooked then witnessed a group of guys come in without a tee time and they cramped them in! Started out with four groups on hole one. Took 2 hours to play 7 holes and three of them are Par 3's! I quit after the 7th. The greens are horrible. Need to shut it down and put some money into the greens. Tee boxes and fairways were decent enough. Not worth even the GN rate of 28 bucks.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 88
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

To crowded

Very crowded took 5 hours to play it was brutal having to wait 5 min or longer to hit course looked ok some greens had issues with bare spots and inconsistent with the speeds with the front being slower than the back I wouldn’t pay no more than $25 if u can get a deal

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Short but fun

We always play this one as the back end on a double header. Put the driver away and play irons on every hole. Great wildlife.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pace slow

Nice score pretty good condition, but the pace is slow no Rangers to prolong slow golfers

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good deal

This is my home course, been playing here for years. The new management is doing great things with the course and the promotion for playing. Unfortunately this is drawing a lot of people and it makes play slower. Still, the. course is in great condition and love playing there. Hope that by summer play will be better .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 7
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad

Greens very shaggy not consistent and fairways in poor condition and ponds were full of dead fish not a pleasant smell sorry I have played this course before last year in was fine not this year

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rough course

For the amount of money to play this course would never play again. Greens were small and needed a ton of work. Fairways were more like a rough yard. No plush grass to be found. Had a line up of tee times no starter. We had 10:45 am and started our tee after 11 am.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 185
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
First Time Playing

Not worth the drive

Local shorter course, was very underwhelming on the front 9. The back was more interesting, but too many groups kept pace slow. Greens were quite slow and fairways weedy. Not worth the painful drive on I-4 from Orlando. Won’t be back.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 14
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
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