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Sunset Valley Golf Course
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About Sunset Valley Golf Course
Sunset Valley Golf Course is a public course in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, laid out by architect Hal C. Purdy. The 18-hole design plays to a par of 70 over roughly 6,483 yards, with fast greens and a demanding routing.
The closing stretch is the course's best-known sequence. The 16th is a 555-yard par 5 that climbs uphill, and it is followed by two par 4s of about 420 to 430 yards at the 17th and 18th.
A clubhouse on site serves golfers before and after their rounds.
At a glance
- Access
- Public
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,368 yards
- Tees
- 3 tee boxes
- Course rating
- 71.2 / 134 slope
- Opened
- 1974
- Difficulty
- Average
Scorecard
| Tee | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Out | In | Total | Par | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 35 | 70 | ||
| Handicap | 13 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| Blue | 370 | 537 | 201 | 408 | 402 | 185 | 355 | 352 | 378 | 384 | 329 | 203 | 342 | 396 | 147 | 542 | 433 | 404 | 3188 | 3180 | 6,368 | 70 | 71.2/134 |
| White | 345 | 500 | 176 | 384 | 374 | 166 | 335 | 325 | 356 | 368 | 299 | 194 | 323 | 380 | 134 | 516 | 421 | 394 | 2961 | 3029 | 5,990 | 70 | 69.0/130 |
| Gold | 320 | 481 | 166 | 370 | 346 | 139 | 318 | 315 | 340 | 345 | 295 | 188 | 303 | 360 | 130 | 477 | 409 | 394 | 2795 | 2901 | 5,696 | 70 | 67.6/126 |
Tee and scorecard data retrieved from the USGA GHIN course database
Course handicap at Sunset Valley Golf Course
How many strokes you get from each tee, by handicap index.
| Tee | Rating | Slope | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71.2 | 134 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 37 | 44 |
| White | 69.0 | 130 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 |
| Gold | 67.6 | 126 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
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