Sunset Valley Golf Course

The greens were recently airated and in very poor condition. The fairways were in average condition at best. Any ball slightly off the fairway was a disaster with no first cut.

Have played here couple of times and this course never fails to bring out the best (or worst) of my game.
Very nice layout with few challenging holes. The uphill and downhill greens coupled with some tight pin placements makes it somewhat challenging.
The greens are undulated but fair ( please note last week the greens were aerated) . It is important to stay on the fairways as the roughs can be a little unforgiving.
Overall a solid course to play and challenges you every time you play there. Would be my go to course.

Greens were horrible and bumpy the balls while putting were bouncing every which way... nice course... not worth the 61 for the way those greens played.. unless i missed it there should have been some sort of warning the greens were aerated... pace of play was also slow.. it was a nice looking course.. just wish the greens were not aerated and pace of play was faster ... id like to give this course another try but im not to sure

Played this course two weeks ago and it was in pretty good shape. Played yesterday and the greens had recently been aerated, with no information regarding that on Golfnow which was disappointing. I realize all courses must aerate, but they should also let people know before booking. It has been really dry so it is understandable that a lot of the rough and fairways are burnt out. Having played the course in good conditions I would go back, but I wouldn't advise playing there in the next week or two.

Fun and challenging course with no houses surrounding it. The rough is not overly long but the ball does sink down into it. The rough is what makes this course challenging. It also slows down the pace of play because it's difficult to find the ball even though you know exactly where it is. Not a knock on the course because courses that have challenging rough also have difficulty in finding stray balls. Also, the course is out in front of you with no blind shots. The finishing holes are very challenging but very fair. Lots of people walking but in the heat and humidity of the summer, this would be very physically challenging.

I played twice in one week, both times the grass on the roughs were a bit high,not easy to find your ball.
The second time we were paired with a very old man,who played very slow. On the back nine he was walking .It slowed us down to much. Could not play like that.

I was looking to get in afternoon 18 in was beyond surprised by this hidden gem. Hidden away behind a residential neighborhood surrounded by picturesque hills that blocked out the entire afternoon's sun. (which was 100% needed since it was in the mid 80's). I am 100% playing this course again.

Played as a group of 14 today. $67 seemed way too much for most of the greens being in such a poor condition. But biggest issue was a disrespectful ranger. We started at 1pm and a group in fron started at 12:30. this young punk ranger guy came to us on 6th green and `told us to close the gap with the group in front of us since there's a hole open. I tried to explain that they went out 30 minutes earlier and group behind us were a hole behind, he didn't give me a chance to talk. He said "I'm gonna stop you right there. It's your responsibility to close the gap with a group in front". He said that in very rude tone like a gangster trying to bully I said O.K. and didn't argue cuz didn't want it to be a fist fight and sure didn't want him to ruin my game any more than he already did. I went to proshop after finishing 9 hole in under 2 hours and seriously complained. I belong to 2 different group of 16 golfers each that play every week. I'm not coming back here. My groups will not come back here. And I will advise anyone even considering this place not to come here. I'm sure the words will spread much farther. Unless you get some kinda kick out of paying your money to be bullied, DON'T play at Sunset Valley!!!!

Ranger told us it's like this every Monday. It was cart path only which also slowed play down. Course played tough due to the wetness and thick rough.

1st, the staff was extremely helpful and a pleasure to deal with. The course was in great shape and the greens very consistent. The only negative was the pace of play. If a golfer has trouble walking, they should be required to take a cart.

This course has the biggest greens you will find around. A hilly course but the fairways give you a good lie. Very challenging with some blind shots. It helps to play with someone you has played the course before.
Will play again for sure.

cant say enough good things about this course. Unique layout, some challenging greens. Great for walking if you want to get some exercise. Tough finishing holes 16-18. Nice staff. Looking forward to playing there again soon.

Had a great time but I wish someone had told us that it's a lot of up and down walking , would have preferred to take a cart.

Nice layout, challenging course with tough greens. Tee ground could be in a better shape. Paid $67 with cart on a Sat which seemed a bit on the pricey side but would like to come back here again.

Course overall was in good shape although some of the greens were in rough condition and the fairways were a little thin, but overall in good shape.

My biggest objection was after reserving it turned out that carts were not included. I think this should have been made clearer from the start. They charged us an extra $18 per person for the two of us.

Course not terribly too long although back 9 a little challenging for walkers.

Frustrated by slow poor; it would appear that the ranger had no effect on the pace but he's a nice guy.

I was so happy that I played this course twice on consecutive days. Both tee off times around 9:40 am on Saturday and Sunday.
First day - played from the middle tees and found my target golf skills need work. Firm fairways and many narrow with small landing areas. Wide and well placed bunkers. Still too many hackers not racking or fixing ball marks. Courses which get a lot of play must have players that take care of their track.
Greens were hard to read and lightening fast. Some pin placements are down right illegal. The toughness of greens slows down the play considerably.

Second day. Played from the back tees. World of difference for me- much more fun and scored significantly better. If you like to walk which I do, a strenuous but enjoy hike. Last three holes are the best in NJ public courses.

The course is in a nice setting nestled up against a ridge in the valley. There is not a driving range so the only warm up you can do is on the practice green, however chipping is allowed. The course is a little tight in places so accuracy off the tee is a key. Water comes into play on a few holes and there are some large elevations drops from tee to fairway. The course was full but the pace of play moved along fairly well with minimal waiting. The greens were aerated and quite bumpy, would like to play this course again when the greens are rolling true. The greens are also quite large with some undulations.

A Very nice course but greens were airated. We were not notified and still paid full price for an extremely annoying putting round.

Fun course with great layout and crazy undulating massive greens....only issue was greens were aerated on Monday 8/18. Tough course to walk but well worth the effort to enjoy the course and surrounding scenery.