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Sunset Valley Golf Course
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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 jbdearing on 08/14/2025
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Photo submitted by Frank3762793 on 05/12/2025
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Photo submitted by Frank3762793 on 05/12/2025
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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
Fun course
Great course. Challenging without being unfair. Greens were great, overall conditions were great. Will come back.
Keep up
In my group there was a slow player. Somebody call the office. We were lagging. The Ranger came. So we did better after that. Good catch.
People may feel uncomfortable telling someone “stop hitting so many balls” but the Ranger can. You don’t get better hitting another ball.🤪
Unforgiving, punishing........
......with sloping fairways with (way too many) hazards that penalize non-perfect shots. Out of bounds balls are gone for good and chipping, putting on the greens are an exasperating 'adventure'.
About half (or more) of the holes are just plain punishing. Not an enjoyable course if you're expecting your usual score.
Worst Shape I’ve Ever Seen It Here
Yes, there hasn’t been much rain. At the same time, I’ve never seen Sunset in such bad shape. The greens are in good shape, but the bunkers, tee boxes, and the fairways are all awful. So many patchy (bare spots) areas.
Not going to return for now.
5.5 hours
Ridiculous pace of play.
No ranger in sight.
Why can’t people just keep up with the group in front ?
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.
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
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.
Expensive for 2 tee boxes under repair
Course was in solid condition besides 2 tee boxes on par 3s where we had to hit off dirt as the boxes were under repair. This would be fine but charging me $90 for a county course and having repair work being done is a joke. Guess it’s a good deal for county residents but I wouldn’t play here again unless it was like $75 including cart
Seaview Stay & Play Golf Package
What an uneducated comment. I played here on June 13 and was impressed with the conditioning. All greens, tees, and fairways were playable. Quite honestly don't recall any "bare spots".