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Thunderhart Golf Course
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Located in the Great Northern Catskills, Thunderhart Golf Course at Sunny Hill is settled within the Catskill basin. The course offers both scenic views and a challenging design. The front nine is a traditional layout with some holes that long hitters will enjoy. There are three that measure over 500 yards. On the slightly tougher, parkland-style back nine each hole was carefully carved from the mature forests that sprinkle the rolling hills. Eleven ponds come into play throughout and the bunkering is minimal, but memorable. Though there are only 15 of them, they are strategically placed to provide a challenging test. In addition to the golf course, there is also a large 250-yard driving range available. Thunderhart is part of Sunny Hill Resort, which offers another 18-hole championship golf course that has a more resort-style feel.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6482 yards | 71.7 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 6040 yards | 69.5 | 117 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5253 yards | 64.6 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5033 yards | 68.4 | 108 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.7/125 | 344 | 462 | 345 | 180 | 415 | 490 | 415 | 212 | 468 | 3331 | 177 | 451 | 198 | 402 | 385 | 174 | 507 | 364 | 493 | 3151 | 6482 |
| White M: 69.6/120 | 324 | 442 | 325 | 170 | 370 | 460 | 375 | 202 | 422 | 3090 | 161 | 403 | 186 | 367 | 371 | 161 | 489 | 335 | 477 | 2950 | 6040 |
| Gold M: 65.8/108 | 300 | 393 | 275 | 155 | 310 | 390 | 365 | 185 | 360 | 2733 | 145 | 340 | 175 | 345 | 275 | 140 | 410 | 280 | 390 | 2500 | 5233 |
| Red W: 69.5/114 | 290 | 383 | 265 | 145 | 300 | 370 | 355 | 175 | 350 | 2633 | 135 | 320 | 165 | 335 | 265 | 130 | 400 | 270 | 360 | 2380 | 5013 |
| Handicap | 17 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 15 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 10 |
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A happy camper Photo submitted by Steve5989729 on 05/07/2026
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Photo submitted by gc922303155 on 10/22/2021
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Photo submitted by Hammertimenow on 09/14/2021
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View from 5th Tee - opens wide after trees on right Photo submitted by derrickbj on 07/19/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159540244 on 05/16/2021
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Photo submitted by u314159540244 on 05/16/2021
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5th Fairway at Thunderhart Photo submitted by u988085167 on 11/26/2019
Absolutely love this course!
This was my second time playing this course (the first was during the COVID lockdowns). I was expecting a little bit of "sophmore-itus" from this course with me, but they did not disappoint. The GolfNow app made things so much easier. I showed up, they gave a key to my cart and said "go on out!" You can't make this process any more seamless, in my opinion.
As for the course conditions, I was expecting with the drought that occurred in the area during the summer that the course would suffer. Absolutely not. They either maintained themselves through it, or rebounded quickly but the greens were unblemished, the fairways didn't contain a spot of brown and the tee boxes were great! At one point, somebody who I can only guess either works on the grounds or manages the grounds asked me if the leaves were a problem (we played in October). Yes, leaves do fall. Yes, the course blows the leaves off the greens and fairways, but it's expected to have leaves on the course during October. Personally I believe they did an excellent job keeping up with it all, and I wasn't inconvenienced in any way.
I will most certainly be back to this course next season!
C'mon folks let's Play ready golf
A threesome in a cart held us up all day
They teed off at 11 and we're still on the 18th at 430....
I gave up on the 17th
Jumped ahead to the 18th
They ruined what would have been a lovely day
C'mon folks!!!!
Catskills golf
Great layout. First 9 around mountain with great views, back 9 tight through trees. Only problem was no mowed fairway. Grass was same depth entire width of hole. Maybe they let it grow so it wouldn’t burn up from lack of rain during summer🤷🏼♂️ Enjoyed the round. Course was challenging and fun!
Great course for the price
Course was in rough shape but I’m not going to hold that against them because of the dry weather the area has had recently. Greens were nice, fairways were rough. Challenging layout, very narrow on most holes. If you don’t hit the ball straight, be ready to spend a lot of time in the woods on the back 9, front 9 is a bit more forgiving.
Challenging but fun
I really like this course, although it's a little closed in with trees and the greens are very challenging, hard to read. On this outing, the course was very dry with little fairway grass.
Still a good deal.
Very Scenic
Beautiful scenery with mountain views. Every hole is different. The greens were a bit slow, but in excellent condition. The fairways were hard and dry, but it's mid July and most courses in the area are quite dry. We took a cart, but the course is certainly walker friendly.
