The championship golf course at Sandpiper has been rated by Golf Digest in the top twenty-five public golf courses in the country. It was designed by William F. Bell and opened in 1972 featuring beautiful rolling fairways and challenging greens in a seaside links style layout.
Mr. Ty WarnerSandpiper Golf Club was purchased by Mr. Ty Warner.
Businessman Ty Warner28--Businessman Ty Warner of Beanie Babies fame and owner of two exclusive local hotels is in escrow to buy the Sandpiper Golf Course.
owner Burt SperberCourse owner Burt Sperber insisted that the only way to save it was for Goleta to annex and rezone the land to residential status from agriculture, allow him to build as many as 185 houses, and shrink the field of play to an executive course.
For over twenty five years, Sandpiper Bay has been greeting visitors and Members with an exceptional course and a time-honored tradition of Southern Hospitality. Our goal is to give every guest a fulfilling experience they can take with them. It may be that you can never play Sandpiper Bay just once; you’ll always come back.
Recently awarded four stars by Golf Digest, Sandpiper Bay has always provided service with Southern Charm for our guests, whether they be Members, locals or visitors from afar. Along the Grand Strand, we are known for our welcoming and professional staff.
Sandpiper Bay’s social activities revolve around the comfortable Clubhouse that features a wrap-around porch and plenty of gathering spaces. Aside from hosting many activities for our 200 plus Members, regular golfers and visitors, the Clubhouse is also home to several charity events throughout the year.
800 N. Sandpiper Club Drive Sunset Beach, North Carolina 28468 Just a twenty minute drive from downtown Myrtle Beach.
The thrilling 27-hole layout of Sandpiper Bay is one of many appealing golf courses of the Grand Strand’s northern end, located just across the North Carolina border. Keeping in mind the aspect of fun, Dan Maples created this course for golfers to be able to pair two of three 9-hole courses together to mix-and-match an unforgettable round of golf. It epitomizes Maples’ known credo: "From the beginning, one of our goals had been to build courses that players could remember.”
Sandpiper Bay resides in a lovely natural setting that features sizable lakes, winding creeks, and plentiful wetlands in lieu of more traditional water hazards. Whichever course combination you choose to play, golfers are bound to engage in cautious yet polite exchanges with wildlife. It is not uncommon to see gators silently creeping along the banks of ponds, on a course that prides itself on maximizing the effect of its natural surroundings.
Beyond these notable accolades, golfer reviews of Sandpiper Bay are consistent in their approval of their golfing experience. Indeed, Sandpiper Bay displays all the hallmarks of a quality golf course and a memorable golfing experience.
After recently undergoing a major renovation project to install MiniVerde Bermuda greens on all 27 holes, Sandpiper Bay offers top-flight golf in a lovely coastal setting, with lakes, creeks, and wetlands serving as natural water hazards.
Sandpiper Bay rates high for course maintenance, pace of play and overall experience – just a few of the factors that make this place so popular among golfers of all handicaps.
Located in beautiful Sunset Beach, N.C., about 25 miles north of Myrtle Beach, Sandpiper Bay was awarded 4 stars by Golf Digest, which also named it on the “Places to Play” list.