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4.1
634 Reviews (634)
5 Stars
226
4 Stars
264
3 Stars
86
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
22
Conditions
4.0
Value
3.9
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
88.2%
Recommend this course
541 out of 634 reviews
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4.2
5 Reviews (5)
5 Stars
1
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.4
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.2
100.0%
Recommend this course
5 out of 5 reviews
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4.2
53 Reviews (53)
5 Stars
22
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
4
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.8
Amenities
3.4
StaffFriendliness
4.3
92.5%
Recommend this course
49 out of 53 reviews
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Course Highlights
Sunset Valley's greens are consistently praised as being in outstanding shape, rewarding precise shot-making on a well-designed layout. Friendly staff and solid value for money make this course a welcoming destination for golfers of all skill levels.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Par 70
Length 6338 yards
Slope 130
Rating 71.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts No
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

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Reviews

4.1
634 Reviews (634)

What Golfers Are Saying

Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 17
Undulating Greens 14
Bunkers 10
This course/club is great for:
Locals 16
Advanced Golfers 9
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 9
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 14
Convenient to the City 7
Worth the Drive 7

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I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens

Tour style greens. Frustrating and terrible for hackers. Beware, you will lose 4-5 strokes on your handicap.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Hot deal

When I booked it did not include a cart, I thought it did so we got charged another &20 each!

Where is the hot deal?

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course!

First time playing and loved it! Great scenery all over the course. The holes were challenging and greens were tough! Definitely a great course to put your skills to the test!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Good course

The course is a well-designed course with challenging layout. I am speaking as a novice golfer with under 2 years of experience. I enjoyed the course and for being early in the season I did not see any big issues with the conditions. One thing that does annoy me is how courses charge each rider of a cart the cart fee. I feel this is an extra charge that courses place on players that is really not necessary. But overall, it is a good course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 67
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Walked

Great course

The course was in surprisingly good condition for March. Fairly dry, greens were in good condition. Very windy but many holes were protected by the mountains. We started 30 mins late due to a frost delay. Nothing you can do about that.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Extremely Rude Starters

I got to the course at 11:40am for a 11:50am tee time. I understand that's not ideal timing but things happens and I got there before my tee time. The starter walked out to the parking lot to hurry me up and then was extremely rude to me. He felt the need to explain to me that I should have already been on the 1st tee box and that I should have arrived 20 mins early. As the last person of staff that you see before you start your round, I don't think there is any harm in being kind and friendly before you send someone off. This is not the only starter that is extremely rude, there is another woman and she has a TERRIBLE attitude. On top of all of this, the green slopes are insane, most of the fairways are dirt and the tee boxes are the worst!! This course used to be great and friendly but now they are overcharging for the customer service and overall play.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Challenging muni course

If you live in Morris County, do yourself a favor and pick a county card. The normal 90+ they charge here exceeds the quality of the course. The woman inside the pro shop who checks you in is always very friendly. I’ve had some weird experiences with the starters here. (If you’ve been here, you know the guy). Overall though, it is a solid local option with an interesting layout and some tough greens. You can’t really hack your way around this one. My one real complaint is that the pace can be very slow at times. Not sure if it’s overbooking or just people not playing ready golf. But, I’ve had a few 5 hour rounds here.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 178
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 178
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Enjoyable experience

One of those courses - after playing the first tone, you want to go back out and play it again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 73
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

Friendly and challenging course.

Course was unfortunately very brown due to lack of rain. The surface was very hard creating unusual bounces.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Overpriced course for what you get

Rocks everywhere, and I mean everywhere. A great place to destroy a nice set of clubs.

Tee boxes were mix and match some good others not so great. Greens were the worst I have seen around north jersey. Zero divet fixes, odd pin placement and greens are either super fast or super slow.

Sand traps dont have enough rakes as mentioned by other reviewers. The one thing that makes me not want to return is the other golfers on this course. Other players will steal your ball constantly causing you to have to drop balls or lose them, pick up your ball and walk off with it. Just not a great experience overall. I wont be returning to this course. There are soooooo many other better options for the 80$

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Perfect

+ Birdied third hole

- $15 for cart 9 holes

Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sunset Valley - Summer 2025

A great course that allows you to use every club in your bag.

Meadow, Mountain, Open and Narrow, never fails to give an unexpected challenge along the way!

Best 3 finishing holes on any course I've ever played.

Tee Boxes in rough shape, several areas of grass damage and for some unknown reason NEVER ENOUGH RAKES for the bunkers!!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
First Time Playing

Me and my buddy went to go play there for the first time. As soon as we get there the starter immediately asks us how old we are. We are both 18. When I say my age he does not believe us that does not allow us to get a cart (we both have our licenses). After that he asks what tees we are playing from and he says we have to play from one tee up. I am a 8 handicap who drives it about 270. When we get to the first tee box the started drives up to us accusing us of having the wrong time when I had proof on my phone of having the correct time. The course layout was tough to walk with many hills since we were not able to get a cart. But the course was overall in decent condition. The starter making us not feel welcome makes us not want to come back.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/09/2025

Guess you should have brought your birth certificate and your tee time confirmation!

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