Mercer Oaks Golf Course - West Course

I’m a big fane of MO West. It’s a good test of golf with most everything right in front of you. Overall conditions are VG. We played the blue tees which are in good shape. The white tees are a bit beat up. This course gets a lot of play. Typically wall to wall times books up all day everyday. Fairways are consistently good. The rough is mostly good but there are some bare spots. Probably as a result of lack of sprinkler coverage. The greens are very healthy with ample turf. They are a bit slow. Probably running in the 8-9 range on the stimp. The bunkers are mostly in good shape, however some could use additional sand. They’re a little thin. There are also some areas on the course that could use trimming. Bushes have grown up to where you can’t see the hole. The par 5 fourth and par 5 16th are two examples. All in all, a great layout that’s in good shape and worth a visit a few times a year.

Outside of a few fairway bunkers, both the West and East are in excellent shape compared to most other public courses in NJ. It is an unbeatable value for Mercer County residents.

I would give a perfect 5/5 rating if water coolers were brought back. It is a pain to pack a lot of water for a round, especially when walking. We now know Covid is very unlikely to be transmitted through surfaces, it’s time to bring the water back (please)!

This course is good but somebody is literally going to die because the county got cheap as does not put water stations out on the course. It’s horrible, more concerned about the money than golfer safety in the summer.

The course is fun to play moves pretty good !

I have played the east course many times and wanted to see the west course. It was in perfect condition.

Any ball 1 foot out of play is lost, so keep it in the middle.

very well maintained. Very fair greens , A beautiful course with water views on the back nine. Highly recommend

West course at Mercer Oaks is well maintained and groups well spaced. The course is difficult but not ridiculous. Just enough water to intimidate occasionally and traps that are well placed to catch slightly errant approach shots.

Good test every time I play it

First time on the West this season. Course in great condition. The weather was brilliant.The staff in the golf shop and on the course are always personable and helpful. All in all a fun day..

I love the lay out of this course. It’s in great shape and is walkable- pretty flat but some distance between holes. The only negative was the greens. They were ungodly slow. I’ve played this course a few times and have never seen them that long. Very disappointed considering I have to drive an hour to get there. I’ll chalk it up as a one off but, it costs me 6 strokes easily.

Mercer Oaks is always a pleasure to play, with each course well run, well maintained, and well designed. Our day at the west course was no exception. The hardest decision one must make when booking is whether to play east or west - a nice dilemma to face!

Course was in great shape and has some interesting holes. Weather could not have been better.

Course was in great shape and has a pretty good layout

Everything was great, would appreciate knowing that it was aerate recently.

I loved the layout, especially the challenge on driving. Unfortunately, the course was very soggy from recent rains and the greens were recently aerated (though there's no notice of that on their website). If you're playing in mid April 2022, call the pro shop for conditions before booking. I look forward to playing again in mid-summer conditions.