Sandpines a jewel on the Oregon Coast

Sandpines opened with a lot of fanfare, not only because of the Rees Jones name but also because of the location and the vast layout. It won awards from regional and national publications when it first opened and for good reason. There are dunes, there are bunkers and there is water.
The course can play as long as 7,190 yards and when the wind blows along the Oregon Coast, Sandpines plays even longer.

Sandpines uses a lot of land for its golf course. Over 175 acres is used for the course which has a Scottish-style theme throughout its 18 holes.
The 9,000 square foot clubhouse is majestic and sits on a bluff overlooking the 18th holes and much of the course.

Sandpines was recently purchased by SPG Properties LLC and they brought in OB Sports to manage the facility. OB Sports has a long history in the Pacific Northwest as founder Orrin Vincent grew up in the Northwest. OB Sports manages 56 golf courses across the country and has four others in the state of Oregon. Rick Reed is the General Manager and knows what kind of treat Sandpines is for golfers.

Sandpines Golf Links of Florence was recently awarded Trip Advisor’s Certificate of Excellence for 2014, receiving four-and-a-half out of five possible points.

The award ranks Sandpines as the number-two overall golf destination on the Oregon Coast, just behind the Bandon Dunes golf complex. TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel website.

According to TripAdvisor, the public course also ranks eighth out of 190-plus sports-related attractions on the Oregon Coast. Upon opening, Sandpines won recognition as the “Best New Public Course in America.” As one of the premier courses in the Northwest, Sandpines has also received a four-and-a-half star rating from Golf Digest’s list of “Places to Play in the USA.” In 2002, Travel & Leisure magazine name it one of America’s 100 Best Courses for $100 or Less.