Sandpiper Bay G&CC — Sand To Piper

Sunset Beach, NC

Holes

Par

Longest tees

6,465

Shortest tees

3,029

Slope range

87–131

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	6,465	71	70.9	131
White	6,221	71	69.7	127
Silver Hybrid	5,849	71	67.9	122
Gold	5,626	71	67.1	116
Red	4,651	71	62.9	103
Yellow	3,646	70	59.6	98
Gray	3,029	64	57.2	87

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 — 4,651 yds (62.9/103)
Expect 92–98

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 — 6,221 yds (69.7/127)
Expect 85–91

You can break 90 here on a decent day.

The stick

single digits · ~280 off the tee

Play the Blacks — 6,465 yds (70.9/131)
Expect 79–85

You can break 90 here on a decent day.