Bill McBride,
If one indifferent hole would exclude a course from serious consideration, CPC would be out (#10 in my opinion, not #18), Pebble Beach (several holes could be cited), Valley Club, Pasatiempo, Cuscowilla, TOC, and many, many others.
And if memorability of all the holes after a single play is the criteria, I could not come up with a list. Certainly Sand Hills which I've played twice and Pacific Dunes (4X) are highly memorable courses, but there are holes on both that I don't readily remember.
Sunset is a significant course in my opinion. I think that it has a very nice, varied mix of holes, interesting topography, excellent greens and surrounds, superb conditioning, and natural beauty. The routing is not my favorite, and there are a couple of holes that didn't fit my eye. The course can be set up for every level of play. It is a course that if I had the chance to play it again, I would do so without hesitation.
In fact, the only JN course that I've played and had to scratch my head was Turtle Point. And I am not sure if my lousy game that day and having played Ocean that morning didn't cloud my view. Also, Nicklaus probably had no control on how the owners chose to develop the rather dense, close-in residential real estate component.
JN may be a little repetitive in his work. However, he designs for the memebers who may or may not care if Sunset and Sunrise are similar to courses at Desert Mountain as long as their two courses are outstanding and contrasting enough between them.