Sunset Valley Golf Course
Pompton Plains, New Jersey · 18 holes · par 70 · Public/Municipal. Designed by Hal C. Purdy, opened 1974.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 250 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 16, where the green sits 49 ft above the tee and plays about 16 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 11, where the green sits 73 ft below the tee and plays about 24 yards shorter.
- 16 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Blue | White | Gold | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 370 | 345 | 320 | 285 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 537 | 500 | 481 | 392 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | 201 | 176 | 166 | 149 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 408 | 384 | 370 | 314 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 402 | 374 | 346 | 334 |
| 6 | 3 | 17 | 185 | 166 | 139 | 114 |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | 355 | 335 | 318 | 289 |
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 352 | 325 | 315 | 291 |
| 9 | 4 | 11 | 378 | 356 | 340 | 317 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 384 | 368 | 345 | 326 |
| 11 | 4 | 14 | 329 | 299 | 295 | 267 |
| 12 | 3 | 16 | 203 | 194 | 188 | 170 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 342 | 323 | 303 | 288 |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | 396 | 380 | 360 | 337 |
| 15 | 3 | 18 | 147 | 134 | 130 | 119 |
| 16 | 5 | 2 | 542 | 516 | 477 | 433 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | 433 | 421 | 409 | 373 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 404 | 394 | 377 | 359 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Male | 6338 | 71.8 | 130 |
| White | Male | 5990 | 69.5 | 128 |
| White | Female | 5990 | 75.2 | 131 |
| Gold | Male | 5679 | 69.5 | 128 |
| Gold | Female | 5679 | 73.3 | 128 |
| Red | Female | 5157 | 70.6 | 124 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 367-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 355 · 370 · 384front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 30yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 24 ydswide at 236
- Green slope
- 7.5%falls to the front-left
In play
- Bunker left: 221 to reach, 242 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the left: 221 to reach, 242 to carry. Drives that finish short of 221 stay clear; otherwise the right side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 24 yards wide at 236.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from back-right to front-left, about 7.5%. Finish on the front-left side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 534-8 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 528 · 537 · 545front · middle · back
- Green size
- 17 × 37yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 33 ydswide at 241
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front
In play
- Water across the hole: 86 to reach, 117 to carry
- Bunker right: 247 to reach, 282 to carry
- Bunker left: 392 to reach, 406 to carry
- Bunker left: 437 to reach, 452 to carry
- Bunker across the hole in front of the green: 522 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 3 yards shorter: the green sits 8 ft below the tee.
- Water crosses the hole: 86 to reach, 117 to carry.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 247 to reach, 282 to carry. Drives that finish short of 247 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 33 yards wide at 241 and narrows to 27 at 271.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back to front, about 3%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- Shallow green, 17 yards deep and 37 wide: distance control matters more than line.
Hole 3 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 190-32 ft
- Green · Blue tee
- 184 · 201 · 219front · middle · back
- Green size
- 36 × 26yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 2%falls to the back
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 11 yards shorter: the green sits 32 ft below the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from front to back, about 2%. Finish on the back side of the hole for an uphill putt.
- The green is 36 yards deep: a back pin can play about 3 clubs more than a front pin.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 46 · Par 37 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 313 · Par 414 · Par 415 · Par 316 · Par 517 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 49 hazards with reach and carry
- 14 green slope reads
- 1 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].