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4.1
298 Reviews (298)
5 Stars
91
4 Stars
130
3 Stars
45
2 Stars
18
1 Stars
14
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
86.0%
Recommend this course
245 out of 298 reviews
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4.4
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
4
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
85.7%
Recommend this course
6 out of 7 reviews
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4.2
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
19
4 Stars
27
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.4
88.5%
Recommend this course
46 out of 52 reviews
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Course Highlights
This former private course impresses with a well-regarded layout featuring narrow fairways, sloped greens, and challenging pin placements. Welcoming staff and strong value for money make it a consistently rewarding experience.

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Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6612 yards
Slope 127
Rating 71.5
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Course Details

Year Built 1927
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Tom Winton

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper golf attire required.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Tennis
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4.1
298 Reviews (298)
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Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 20
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hopewell Valley Golf Club

Great course with a well-designed layout that offers a fun but challenging round for players of all skill levels. The course was in good condition, and you can tell it’s well maintained. The staff really stood out—very friendly, welcoming, and accommodating throughout the entire visit. On top of that, it’s an excellent value for the quality of the experience. Definitely a course worth playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/06/2026:
Thanks for the wonderful feedback! Hearing this makes our day, and we can’t wait to have you back again soon.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 227
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor

Opening day

Excellent conditions for early march. Course was surprisingly dry and playable. Greens were slow and bouncy but that’s to be expected. Walked 18 in 4 hours

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 77
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

41 degrees but no wind and soft greens

Course was in shockingly good condition. Please note the tee boxes are all temporary so that is 1 drawback. That said all and all it was a blast to play this once private but now public course

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Beautiful Course

Loved the track. It was in great shape especially for being this late in the year. A level of difficulty to it with narrow and sloped greens, tough pin placements, and turning fairways.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/19/2025:
We’re thrilled you had such a great experience! Thanks for the support — we’ll be here ready to welcome you back for another great round.
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Previously Played

Over priced and not impressed

Course was in decent shape but not worth the money especially when the starter did not make people keep moving. People in front of us were hitting a few balls each. It was not wet but the lazy greens keeper made it cart path only. So, last time for me at this county course

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Looks great, but tee boxes need work

The course is in great shape the greens ,the fairways ,everything looked fabulous!! The only thing that I feel that this place needs to work on is the tee boxes. Some are just straight sand. Otherwise nice work.!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Bones

The greens are in terrific shape & the fairways are nice as well. A number of tees are a little barren but you can see the effort and money that Mercer county has been putting into the course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

Good price - but you get what you pay for...

I played here a few times last year - but this was the first time this year. It is in very poor condition, tee boxes as baked out - rough is ... just matted down - crabgrass abundant. The only thick lush areas were where you generally are not playing from. Fairways - pretty rough, poorly maintained and in many placed damaged by improper cutting and operations (tire marks).

Normally this would be how a course looks when you have a very bad summer weather for grass - but none of the other courses around are near this bad.

Greens were OK - but too many disrespectful golfers - to just tear them up. (Also a low price issue?)

This is a very walkable course - but no water on the course anywhere. The refreshment cart was just parked by the 8th green, just snacks. The food shack at the turn - both bathrooms closed, the shack seemed open, the hot-dog roller was running with no dogs, window open, lights on, no one in site. (?)

I would prefer to pay $15 more ( ~$60) and have better conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/05/2025:
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We understand this visit didn’t meet expectations and will use your comments to make improvements. We hope your next visit is more enjoyable.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

I'll be back

Good pace of play, albeit it was on a midday Thursday. Open fairways with just a few trees makes it hard to lose your drive. The greens were super fast and always at an angle so 3 putts are quite possible. Some buildings are worn down. The rest room is embarrassing. Anything to do with the people though was excellent, from the pro shop, starter, restaurant and 'beer cart' were all friendly and on the ball. I'll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap Don't know
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Nice Course.

Hopewell Valley has a variety of holes. Not many have the same look. Course was in very good shape. Played here a half dozen times in the past 4 years.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 52
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Good Condition

Overall the course was in really good condition, except for the tee boxes. Most of the tee boxes had no grass, and were extremely hard. Needed a hammer to get a tee on the 18th tee box. Others in the group broke tees trying to get them in the ground.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Decent Little Course

A round of golf for Dad and Son. First time playing Hopewell. It’s not a particularly challenging course. We played the blues, and I shot mid 80s. That about what I would shoot from the whites at Makefield, for reference. The course is tighter on some fairways, and almost every green is small. This does of course add some welcome challenge to the course.

Cart was $17 per person. That was one gripe. No Jr rate.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money.

Some of the tea boxes need work. Greens were extremely slow.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Brutal Tee Boxes

Tee boxes were void of grass and rock solid. 18 you couldn’t get a tee in the ground.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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