Sunset Valley Golf Course
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About
Sunset Valley Golf Course is consistently ranked as one of the best public courses in New Jersey. It is one of four golf courses in the Morris County Parks system and it's considered the toughest. Located in Pompton Plains, the course is nestled in a wooded valley. It has a dramatic topography that provides plenty of ups and downs throughout the golf course. Golfers can expect a variety of elevation changes as well as a few blind shots and forced carries. Strategically placed bunkers come into play along the fast, undulating greens and mature trees line the rolling fairways. Water hazards come into play on a few holes too. Sunset Valley Golf Course's final three holes present one of the area's toughest finishes. The trio begins with the uphill par-5 16th and then finishes with two long par 4s.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6338 yards | 71.8 | 130 |
| White | 70 | 5990 yards | 69.5 | 128 |
| White (W) | 70 | 5990 yards | 75.2 | 131 |
| Gold | 70 | 5679 yards | 69.5 | 128 |
| Gold (W) | 70 | 5679 yards | 73.3 | 128 |
| Red (W) | 70 | 5157 yards | 70.6 | 124 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.2/134 | 370 | 537 | 201 | 408 | 402 | 185 | 355 | 352 | 378 | 3188 | 384 | 329 | 203 | 342 | 396 | 147 | 542 | 433 | 404 | 3180 | 6368 |
| White M: 69.0/130 W: 75.1/138 | 345 | 500 | 176 | 384 | 374 | 166 | 335 | 325 | 356 | 2961 | 368 | 299 | 194 | 323 | 380 | 134 | 516 | 421 | 394 | 3029 | 5990 |
| Gold M: 67.6/126 W: 73.4/134 | 320 | 481 | 166 | 370 | 346 | 139 | 318 | 315 | 340 | 2795 | 345 | 295 | 188 | 303 | 360 | 130 | 477 | 409 | 377 | 2884 | 5679 |
| Red W: 70.4/128 | 285 | 392 | 149 | 314 | 334 | 114 | 289 | 291 | 317 | 2485 | 326 | 267 | 170 | 288 | 337 | 119 | 433 | 373 | 359 | 2672 | 5157 |
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
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Photo submitted by mikegiuntas on 10/28/2023
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Photo submitted by bling11 on 05/13/2023
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Hill top tees Photo submitted by ahsan28 on 02/14/2023
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Photo submitted by ahsan28 on 01/20/2023
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Photo submitted by ahsan28 on 01/20/2023
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Photo submitted by Smac2far on 09/24/2020
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Photo submitted by jamall1 on 10/09/2019
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Photo submitted by kimhankun on 05/27/2019
5.5 hours
Ridiculous pace of play.
No ranger in sight.
Why can’t people just keep up with the group in front ?
not worth it for non-county players
A beautiful day but over priced carts ($23 per golfer) and 2 temporary tee boxes cast a bit of gloom on this course. Difficult, fast greens made downhill putts impossible. Decent golfers, my friend and I each 4 putted a hole.I'll pass next time
Great Setting
Some tee boxes are terrible on the Par 3 backnine
holes. This course needs a few more dollars pumped into it with new teeboxes and specimen trees.
Challenging greens
Had a great time walking the course. Excellent value for the course. Greens are challenging, at least to me. #12 and #15 were having their tee boxes reworked but holes were still playable. Always have a great time coming here. Will be back soon.
Amazing Muni
Imagine complaining about temporary tees while a golf course tries to improve itself from getting destroyed by 55,000 rounds a year. People are amazing. Great place! Improves EVERYDAY!
Continues to go downhill
Thought it would be nicer from the last time I played two months ago. Still $90 without a County card and pound for pound the worst value in north Jersey. Rough hasn’t been maintained at all, can’t hit off of dirt. On par with Meadows at this point. I wonder what they do with the $90 because it’s not going back into the course.
Over priced two par 3s under construction which I didn’t know about before I played. The pat 3s where almost un playable and I had to pay 29 dollars for a cart there was not cart girl stop serving drinks at 5
Solid go to course.
A little out of the way but I will always say yes to this course. It’s good for all handicaps (played with the lady and she enjoyed it). Recommend playing here. They didn’t have the bev cart or halfway house tent going which was weird but still good.
Highly recommended!!
Great course! Needs cart service and better food setup. Greens are brutal tough!!
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lol.. charging $92 with temp tees and no grass in the rough. Greens that roll like pavement. Imagine that huh..