Number six is the #1 handicap hole on the course, a dogleg right measuring 435 yards. The yardage is deceiving with an uphill tee shot, which typically will be played into the prevailing wind creating a hole which can play considerably longer. This hole usually is the hardest hole during the Amateur and has been designated by the USGA Golf Journal as one of America's great holes.

Sunnehanna is truly a great golf course that has withstood the test of time. The club has recently begun the reconstruction of the fairway and greenside bunkers to return them to their originally intended design. Greens, which had also shrunk, have been brought back to their original size. These subtle changes have resulted in a more aesthetically interesting and demanding course. It is a layout that members and the best players in amateur golf recognize as a terrific test of golf, which is fair and challenging at the same time.

With these relatively minor changes performed on the course, the scoring average for the Amateur field has changed very little in the 47-year history of the Sunnehanna Amateur.

The average score over all the years has been 74.09 for 18 holes. A round of golf played on the beautiful course can rarely be described as a "good walk spoiled".