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Sunset Landing Course

Sunset Landing Golf Course

Huntsville, AL, USA
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Public: #2887

#4133USA

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Public: #44

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About this course

Sunset Landing Golf Course in Huntsville, Alabama represents a collaboration between Bob E. Baldock, Robert L. Baldock, and Nathan Crace. The Baldocks, a father-son architectural team based in California, were active in golf course design from the mid-twentieth century through the 1980s, with projects primarily in the western United States but occasional ventures into other regions. Their work typically emphasized playability for a range of skill levels while working within the natural terrain available. The course sits in northern Alabama's Tennessee Valley region, where the landscape generally features rolling terrain with elevation changes and wooded corridors. Huntsville's position near the Tennessee border places it in an area where courses often incorporate hardwood forests and creek corridors into their routing. The involvement of Nathan Crace, a regional designer, suggests local knowledge informed the layout's integration with the site's specific topography and vegetation patterns. As a daily-fee facility, Sunset Landing serves the Huntsville golf market, which includes both recreational players and those connected to the area's aerospace and technology industries centered around Redstone Arsenal. The course provides a straightforward test of golf within a setting characteristic of northern Alabama's wooded, rolling landscape. Details of specific hole designs and routing choices reflect the practical approach typical of the Baldock portfolio, emphasizing strategic options without excessive length or artificial difficulty.

Quick facts

Location
Huntsville, AL, USA
Access
Public
Year built
1968
Holes
18
Par
72
Length
6,803 yards
Difficulty
70.2/119
Course Vaults score
4.0

Getting there

The journey to Sunset Landing Golf Course begins at Huntsville International Airport (HSV), a straightforward gateway situated just fifteen minutes north of the course, or alternatively via Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International (BHM), roughly ninety minutes south through the rolling terrain of central Alabama. From HSV, the drive descends quickly into the Tennessee Valley, where the landscape transitions from interstate corridors into the quieter roads that wind toward the course's perch above the Tennessee River. Private aviation finds its home at nearby Huntsville Executive Airport, offering a discrete arrival for those seeking to bypass commercial terminals entirely. The final miles unfold through the verdant foothills of North Alabama, culminating at Sunset Landing's elevated setting - a vantage point that rewards the brief journey with commanding views across the water and the promise of a course designed to honor its commanding natural stage.

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Common questions about Sunset Landing

Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.

Sunset Landing has a Course Vaults score of 4.0 out of 10 based on 11 logged golfers.

Sunset Landing was designed by Bob E. Baldock, Robert L. Baldock, and Nathan Crace.

Yes. Sunset Landing is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.

Par at Sunset Landing is 72.

Sunset Landing plays 6,803 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.

The slope rating at Sunset Landing is 119.

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