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'''Shifting Sands''' is a desert in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' and ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]''. It is very similar to [[Shifting Sand Land]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' and [[Dry Dry Desert]] from ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
{{distinguish|Shifting Sands Stage|Shifting Sand Land}}
{{golf course infobox
|image=[[File:MGTT Shifting Sands.png|220px]]
|unlock=Win the [[Cheep Cheep Falls|Cheep Cheep Tournament]]
|holes=18
|par=72
|appears_in=''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
|tournament=Sands Classic
|scorecard=
|}}
'''Shifting Sands''' is the third course in ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''. It is a desert course that features a combination of expansive sand seas and rocky valleys. Ruins and cacti are found throughout the course, and its fairways are often bumpy or segmented. It has the fewest water hazards of any course in the game, only having one on the second hole in the form of an oasis. The course's name may be a reference to the "Shifting Sands", the enchanted deserts in {{wp|L. Frank Baum}}'s {{wp|List of Oz books|''Oz'' books}}. It also bears superficial resemblance to [[Shifting Sand Land]] from ''[[Super Mario 64]]'', being a desert area with ruins and [[Klepto]]s.


==History==
==Holes==
===''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''===
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[[Image:Shifting_Sands.jpg|right|thumb|'''Shifting Sands''' in ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''.]]
!Hole
The Shifting Sands course is filled with many sand dunes and sand traps, along with some cracked ground that does not make the ball go far at all. Throughout the course, the player is taken through ruins, pyramids, cliffs, sphinxes, and a small water hole at hole fourteen, while [[Klepto]]s fly around once in a while. In the last few holes in the course, it becomes evening, at which time the winner is announced when everyone's done.
!Image
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!Par
!width=80px|Front Tee
!width=80px|Back Tee
!Description
|-
|1
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 1.png|220px]]
|4
|410 yards
|438 yards
|Two rows of columns are lined up horizontally near the green, with one of the columns standing right on this hole's bumpy fairway. The fallen head of a statue can be seen near the tee boxes.
|-
|2
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 2.png|220px]]
|5
|537 yards
|562 yards
|This hole features a heavily segmented fairway with an oasis in the middle.
|-
|3
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 3.png|220px]]
|4
|371 yards
|411 yards
|This hole curves to the right around a large cliff. Multiple large bunkers are found by the fairway where it bends.
|-
|4
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 4.png|220px]]
|3
|152 yards
|190 yards
|The green is on top of some ruins in an area resembling [[Stonehenge]]. The green and the rough form a donut shape with sand in the middle.
|-
|5
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 5.png|220px]]
|4
|418 yards
|447 yards
|This hole features a wide, bumpy fairway with a large bunker in the middle. Two smaller bunkers can be found near the green.
|-
|6
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 6.png|220px]]
|3
|171 yards
|194 yards
|This hole takes place on some small clifftops. Three bunkers surround the green.
|-
|7
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 7.png|220px]]
|5
|543 yards
|576 yards
|The fairway has many bunkers on it and curves to the left around a small cliff. Sufficiently powerful characters can reach a smaller segment of fairway on the left side of the cliff to get closer to the green.
|-
|8
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 8.png|220px]]
|4
|384 yards
|406 yards
|This is a straight hole with a narrow, heavily sloped fairway with a bunker parting it horizontally through the middle. There is a large bunker and a cliffside behind the green, as well as a smaller bunker near its bottom right edge.
|-
|9
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 9.png|220px]]
|4
|393 yards
|429 yards
|This hole has a segmented fairway that curves around a pyramid.
|-
|10
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 10.png|220px]]
|4
|407 yards
|443 yards
|This hole has a bumpy, slightly winding fairway with some bunkers and columns in it. The green is on a mound with bunkers on its left and right sides.
|-
|11
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 11.png|220px]]
|4
|412 yards
|434 yards
|The bumpy, segmented fairway curves to the left around a cliff toward the end.
|-
|12
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 12.png|220px]]
|4
|405 yards
|425 yards
|This is a dogleg right hole taking place in a canyon. There is a large bunker and some cacti near the bend and some smaller bunkers on the left and right sides of the green.
|-
|13
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 13.png|220px]]
|3
|166 yards
|186 yards
|This hole is surrounded by ruins. The green is surrounded by bunkers.
|-
|14
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 14.png|220px]]
|5
|563 yards
|593 yards
|This hole curves twice around the right side of a canyon. Small, circular bunkers dot the fairway, which becomes segmented when it starts to bend. There is a break in the canyon wall near where the fairway begins to part that can be used to reach the green more quickly. It is also possible to hit the ball over the canyon and land on the green in one stroke.
|-
|15
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 15.png|220px]]
|4
|389 yards
|420 yards
|This hole has a bumpy fairway that curves to the left. Two bunkers and a cactus are in the middle of the fairway. A narrow break in the canyon wall on the left can be used to reach the green after a short drive.
|-
|16
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 16.png|220px]]
|4
|396 yards
|432 yards
|This hole is mostly sand and ruins. Its fairway is short and parted by waste near the middle.
|-
|17
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 17.png|220px]]
|3
|180 yards
|213 yards
|This hole involves a downward descent into a narrow canyon. The green is bordered on the right by bunkers.
|-
|18
|[[File:Shifting Sands Hole 18.png|220px]]
|5
|549 yards
|605 yards
|Ruins appear prominently on this double dogleg hole, with the fairway bending around two structures. The fairway is dotted with bunkers.
|}
==Tournament leaderboards==
When playing in the Sands Classic, 29 other competitors will appear in the leaderboard at the end of each hole. The names consist of other playable characters, ''Mario'' characters, or generic nicknames. When playing in the Sands Star Classic, more names will be from ''Mario'' characters, and characters from other ''Mario'' series such as ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' will appear, as well as characters from other Nintendo franchises such as ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda (Series)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.


===''Mario Pinball Land''===
 
[[Image:MPL_Shifting_Sands.jpg|left|thumb|Mario unearthing the pyramid of Shifting Sands in ''Mario Pinball Land''.]]
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[[Image:MPL_King_Tut.jpg|thumb|right|Mario fighting the mysterious King Tut.]]
! Sands Classic leaderboard !! Sands Star Classic leaderboard
In ''[[Mario Pinball Land]]'', Shifting Sands was one of the worlds [[Mario]] went to. Here, Mario fought [[Pokey]]s, [[Lakitu]] and his [[Spiny|Spinies]], and Kleptos. He also found [[King Tut]]'s pyramid. In there, he went up against many [[Cobrat]]s and [[Shy Guy]]s (there were also two of [[Toad's Tent]]s here, on the left and right sides). When Mario finally made it to the inner sanctum, he awakened King Tut himself and fought him. Using his magic against him, Mario defeated Tut and took his [[Star Key]] to move on.
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| [[Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] || [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
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| [[Diddy Kong|Diddy]] || Yoshi
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| Waluigi || Koopa
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| [[Birdo]] || Diddy
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| [[Shy Guy]] || [[Wario]]
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| [[Bob-omb]] || [[Waluigi]]
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| [[Monty Mole]] || [[Birdo]]
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| [[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]] || [[Bowser]]
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| [[Chain Chomplet|Chomplet]] || [[Wiggler]]
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| [[Smolderin' Stu]] || [[Piranha Plant]]
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| [[Bloopad]] || [[Goomba]]
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| [[Poink]] || [[Bony Beetle]]
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| [[Plungelo]] || [[Buzzy Beetle|Buzzy]]
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| [[zeldawiki:Koume|Koume]] || [[Blooper]]
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| Toadster|| [[Snifit]]
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| Mad Duck || [[Whomp]]
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| Noonan || [[Whomp King]]
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| Kiddo || [[Klepto|Kelpto]]{{sic}}
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| Slackshaug || [[Ukiki]]
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| Elbo || [[Pokey Head|Pokey Pod]]
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| Shizuka || [[Snooza Koopa|Snooza]]
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| Jimmy Ho || [[Goombario]]
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| Sachiko || [[Bombette]]
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| Eb || [[Moustafa]]
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| Mr. T. || [[Professor E. Gadd|E. Gadd]]
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| Popomi || [[nookipedia:Tom Nook|Tom Nook]]
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| Mahafro{{footnote|main|1}} || [[zeldawiki:Zunari|Zunari]]{{footnote|main|1}}
|}
{{footnote|note|1|Is replaced by the player's character if they are not in this list.}}
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap={{nw|ジャンゴバレー}}
|JapR=Jango Barē
|JapM=Klepto Valley
|Fre=Désert de Sable
|FreM=Sandy Desert
|Ger=Oasia
|Ita=Terra dei Faraoni
|ItaM=Pharaohs' Land
|Spa=Desierto de las Arenas
|SpaM=Sandy Desert
}}
 
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Latest revision as of 00:49, September 20, 2024

Not to be confused with Shifting Sands Stage or Shifting Sand Land.
Shifting Sands
Hole 3 from Shifting Sands.
How to unlock Win the Cheep Cheep Tournament
Number of holes 18
Par 72
Appears in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Tournament Sands Classic

Shifting Sands is the third course in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. It is a desert course that features a combination of expansive sand seas and rocky valleys. Ruins and cacti are found throughout the course, and its fairways are often bumpy or segmented. It has the fewest water hazards of any course in the game, only having one on the second hole in the form of an oasis. The course's name may be a reference to the "Shifting Sands", the enchanted deserts in L. Frank Baum's Oz books. It also bears superficial resemblance to Shifting Sand Land from Super Mario 64, being a desert area with ruins and Kleptos.

Holes[edit]

Hole Image Par Front Tee Back Tee Description
1 Hole 1 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 410 yards 438 yards Two rows of columns are lined up horizontally near the green, with one of the columns standing right on this hole's bumpy fairway. The fallen head of a statue can be seen near the tee boxes.
2 Hole 2 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 5 537 yards 562 yards This hole features a heavily segmented fairway with an oasis in the middle.
3 Hole 3 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 371 yards 411 yards This hole curves to the right around a large cliff. Multiple large bunkers are found by the fairway where it bends.
4 Hole 4 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 3 152 yards 190 yards The green is on top of some ruins in an area resembling Stonehenge. The green and the rough form a donut shape with sand in the middle.
5 Hole 5 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 418 yards 447 yards This hole features a wide, bumpy fairway with a large bunker in the middle. Two smaller bunkers can be found near the green.
6 Hole 6 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 3 171 yards 194 yards This hole takes place on some small clifftops. Three bunkers surround the green.
7 Hole 7 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 5 543 yards 576 yards The fairway has many bunkers on it and curves to the left around a small cliff. Sufficiently powerful characters can reach a smaller segment of fairway on the left side of the cliff to get closer to the green.
8 Hole 8 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 384 yards 406 yards This is a straight hole with a narrow, heavily sloped fairway with a bunker parting it horizontally through the middle. There is a large bunker and a cliffside behind the green, as well as a smaller bunker near its bottom right edge.
9 Hole 9 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 393 yards 429 yards This hole has a segmented fairway that curves around a pyramid.
10 Hole 10 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 407 yards 443 yards This hole has a bumpy, slightly winding fairway with some bunkers and columns in it. The green is on a mound with bunkers on its left and right sides.
11 Hole 11 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 412 yards 434 yards The bumpy, segmented fairway curves to the left around a cliff toward the end.
12 Hole 12 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 405 yards 425 yards This is a dogleg right hole taking place in a canyon. There is a large bunker and some cacti near the bend and some smaller bunkers on the left and right sides of the green.
13 Hole 13 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 3 166 yards 186 yards This hole is surrounded by ruins. The green is surrounded by bunkers.
14 Hole 14 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 5 563 yards 593 yards This hole curves twice around the right side of a canyon. Small, circular bunkers dot the fairway, which becomes segmented when it starts to bend. There is a break in the canyon wall near where the fairway begins to part that can be used to reach the green more quickly. It is also possible to hit the ball over the canyon and land on the green in one stroke.
15 Hole 15 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 389 yards 420 yards This hole has a bumpy fairway that curves to the left. Two bunkers and a cactus are in the middle of the fairway. A narrow break in the canyon wall on the left can be used to reach the green after a short drive.
16 Hole 16 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 4 396 yards 432 yards This hole is mostly sand and ruins. Its fairway is short and parted by waste near the middle.
17 Hole 17 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 3 180 yards 213 yards This hole involves a downward descent into a narrow canyon. The green is bordered on the right by bunkers.
18 Hole 18 of Shifting Sands from Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 5 549 yards 605 yards Ruins appear prominently on this double dogleg hole, with the fairway bending around two structures. The fairway is dotted with bunkers.

Tournament leaderboards[edit]

When playing in the Sands Classic, 29 other competitors will appear in the leaderboard at the end of each hole. The names consist of other playable characters, Mario characters, or generic nicknames. When playing in the Sands Star Classic, more names will be from Mario characters, and characters from other Mario series such as Paper Mario will appear, as well as characters from other Nintendo franchises such as The Legend of Zelda.


Sands Classic leaderboard Sands Star Classic leaderboard
Luigi Mario
Peach Luigi
Yoshi Peach
Koopa Daisy
Diddy Yoshi
Waluigi Koopa
Birdo Diddy
Shy Guy Wario
Bob-omb Waluigi
Monty Mole Birdo
Paratroopa Bowser
Chomplet Wiggler
Smolderin' Stu Piranha Plant
Bloopad Goomba
Poink Bony Beetle
Plungelo Buzzy
Koume Blooper
Toadster Snifit
Mad Duck Whomp
Noonan Whomp King
Kiddo Kelpto[sic]
Slackshaug Ukiki
Elbo Pokey Pod
Shizuka Snooza
Jimmy Ho Goombario
Sachiko Bombette
Eb Moustafa
Mr. T. E. Gadd
Popomi Tom Nook
Mahafro1 Zunari1

1 - Is replaced by the player's character if they are not in this list.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ジャンゴバレー[?]
Jango Barē 		Klepto Valley
French Désert de Sable[?] Sandy Desert
German Oasia[?] -
Italian Terra dei Faraoni[?] Pharaohs' Land
Spanish Desierto de las Arenas[?] Sandy Desert
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