Sandpiper Bay G&CC — Bay To Sand

Sunset Beach, NC

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,458

Shortest tees

3,019

Slope range

89–137

The course, hole by hole

Drawn from the scorecard — every bar is a hole, height is yardage, color is par.

USGA ratings per set. Slope is how much harder it gets when you're not scratch — 113 is neutral.

Tee	Yards	Par	Rating	Slope
Black	6,458	71	71.2	137
White	6,103	71	69.3	130
Silver Hybrid	5,768	71	67.9	123
Gold	5,485	71	66.9	115
Red	4,680	71	63.1	106
Yellow	3,468	68	59.1	96
Gray	3,019	63	57.2	89

Three honest reads, computed from this course's tee data — the same math the quiz uses. Fame is not fit.

The new golfer

still learning · ~190 off the tee

Play the Reds — 4,680 yds (63.1/106)
Expect 93–99

You can break 100 here. Pick the right tees and stay patient.

The weekend mid

mid-80s to 90s · ~245 off the tee

Play the Whites — 6,103 yds (69.3/130)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,458 yds (71.2/137)
Expect 80–86

You can break 90 here on a decent day.