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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 SamJen on 05/04/2026
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A Day in Sunset Valley
3 of us really enjoyed Sunset Valley. The course layout was pretty challenging. The green complexes were in excellent shape and generous in size. Excellent value for your money. I would definitely play it again!!
Beautifully Maintained
Course was in great shape. Greens were very challenging and well cared for, I shall return to try and conquer the greens!
Course was way over priced
Over priced for condition
Tee boxes awful.
Greens were ok
Very slow play. No Rangers to move things along. 5+ hours to play 18 holes. No drinking water on the course. We saw the Beverage Cart on the 17th hole. Never again for me!
Just OK
TBox, fairways and greens were good, the rest needs work. Cart paths, and rough were exactly that, rough. Lots of brown patches, grass was basically backyard grass with lots of weeds. Try to look elsewhere unless you get a good deal on this.
Double charged for cart?
Booked as a double. My partner and I were both charged the full price for a cart, $23 each. Why? $46 for a cart is wild.
Poor condition
This course is not in good shape. This used to be pretty decent course few years ago. Course conditions don't justify the price. Carts were in poor shape, dirty with previously used napkins stuck in the cup holder, not much power in them and they charge $ 23 per person. It is the highest cart price I have ever seen. Tee boxes were in pretty bad shape. Ball washers had no water and they were filthy. There was no drinking water on the course, one just has to buy it from the cart lady. I will not play this course ever again unless they make lot of improvements.
One of my favorite public courses in NJ
Excellent course that is both challenging and very fun to play. The picturesque backdrop doesn’t just either.
Avoid course at all cost
Before we even started the round, the woman who was starter was beyond miserable and holding up people at start. We played almost a 5 hour because pace of play was so bad. We were last group off course the staff told us to finish then got mad at us for not finishing “quick enough” even though we all parred out. The greens will ruin your round as well very fast and bad slopes. Overall from the staff to the course it was a terrible experience . My friend and I who were riding together were charged 20 a person for cart even if you ride together.
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