Merrimack Valley GC
A sunset view of a tee at Merrimack Valley Golf Club.
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4.4
361 Reviews (361)
5 Stars
178
4 Stars
125
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
11
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
91.9%
Recommend this course
323 out of 361 reviews
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3.4
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.9
Value
3.4
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.9
57.1%
Recommend this course
4 out of 7 reviews
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4.4
63 Reviews (63)
5 Stars
40
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
3
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
93.7%
Recommend this course
59 out of 63 reviews
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Course Highlights
Elevation changes, varied par layouts, and challenging greens reward repeat visits at this well-conditioned course with outstanding panoramic views. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and an on-site grill make this one of the area's top values.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 70
Length 6016 yards
Slope 128
Rating 70.0
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Course Details

Year Built 1906
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/30
Architect Donald Ross (1906) George F. Sargent (2008)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $22
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities
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4.4
361 Reviews (361)
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Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Funky Track

With five Par 5's and 7 Par 3's it's a quirky course with much of the front nine being target golf. It's a short track but can be challenging if you miss your target at times. If you are using a HOT DEAL be sure not to pay when you get to the pro shop as they tried to charge me and I had to show receipt of payment already. It's a friendly staff but they put out a scramble when we played and we waited two groups back at the turn before it picked up again a few holes in. We also had to tee off 15 minutes early because the group in front of us no-showed so a bit rushed at the first tee. Course can dry out fast.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 153
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
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Boston Advisor
First Time Playing

Merrimack

Few rough spots on fairway and tee boxes. Overall a fun day. Staff is super accommodating

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome track!

First time playing Merrimack Valley, and it did not disappoint at all, the course was clean, well kept, pace of play was perfect, the staff was extremely friendly and approachable, will certainly be back!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course

Beautiful design course in north Massachusetts. Definitely come back soon

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Pat

I played 18 holes here and had a great round, starting with the staff friendliness, the guys I was paired up with to play, and the overall beauty and challenge of the course. I will most definitely be back!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful Course

This is a short course at a par 70. Has more par 3’s than normal but it’s a great course nonetheless. It is always a great course when it’s dry conditions. I recommend it for all beginners.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great pace of play

For an 830 tee time and be done 4h30m later a lot faster then what I was expecting course looked great just need some work on some fairways and couple of greens I really very pleased and I will definitely comeback

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great layout

The pace of play and layout was perfect. Worth the money.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Too Crowded...........

Management seems committed to packing as many golfers onto the course as possible. Because of groups going off as soon as the previous one was out of range, it was a 5 1/2 hour round on what is not a long golf course.

Everyone in the clubhouse is nice, but that did little to undo the underlying economics of the place and it prioritizing profits over the customer experience. Not sure if we will come back.

All that being said, the employees are all nice and helpful and the course is well laid out and in good shape.

However I can't recommend until the course backup problem is handled properly.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course with a great layout

Honestly I had a great 1st round of the year here . unfortunately most if not all of the tee boxes weren’t being used and they just had a tiny area off to the Side were the tees had no grass. Other then that I had a great experience the house staff and the marshals were great they made sure I had a good time.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great track

Front 9 was a little wet. Overall, the course was in great shape. Very happy I took the ride up from Boston. Will definitely be coming back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing

loved all the water, even with the condo buildup

First time here. I was surprised by the amount of wetlands, with the great water views, for Methuen (although I do prefer a bit less development right to the edge of many of the fairways). Everyone (staff and players) was extremely friendly, and welcomed us to the club. We will return, as the season progresses, to see the course conditions improve with the New England weather (little tough sticking to the cart path all the time - given my playing abilty).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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