Sandpiper Bay G&CC — Piper To Bay

Sunset Beach, NC

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,685

Shortest tees

3,040

Slope range

86–137

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	6,685	72	72.5	137
White	6,282	72	70.4	129
Silver Hybrid	5,871	72	68.4	124
Gold	5,629	72	67.8	114
Red	4,805	72	63.6	105
Yellow	3,682	70	60.1	97
Gray	3,040	63	57.4	86

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 — 4,805 yds (63.6/105)
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 — 6,282 yds (70.4/129)
Expect 86–92

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,685 yds (72.5/137)
Expect 81–87

You can break 90 here on a decent day.