Mercer Oaks Golf Course - East Course

Previous day and morning rain softened the course but it was obvious that the fairways and greens were well tended and conditioned. Too much crabgrass in the rough however. Like the golf course but don't live close enough to play it that often.

Considering we had a tropical storm 2 days ago, and thunderstorms this morning, the course was in very good condition. Tee Boxes, very good, Fairways, almost excellent, Greens a little slow, but as I said we've had rain and they probably didn't cut them .

I was a single and got right out with a threesome , before my tee time. Pace of play was great, as they space tee times 12 minutes apart. We never waited, and the group behind us never had to wait! Trouble finding a few balls, as the rough was pretty deep!

Weather was perfect with partly sunny, a little overcast at times, about 80 degrees, with a light breeze. Couldn't ask for anything more, other than a few of the birdie putts to fall!

The worst experience I have had playing golf anywhere in 10 years:

1) Course displays a prominent sign at its entry that reads, "Do no touch other people's equipment". Booked tee time for single. Arrived 30 min early to chip and putt on the practice green right next to the starter. I was the ONLY person on the green. When chipping, I left my putter on the fringe like everyone else in the world does that plays golf. When I went to grab my putter, it was gone. Eventually went to the two starters and told them my putter had vanished. They looked at each other, and then told me that a ranger had picked it up and went into the course looking for a player with a missing putter (smh - anyone missing a putter would realize on the 1st green). So one of the starters had to go look for the ranger. Before that, both starters asked why I had not kept tabs on my putter? (smh) Huh? I said players don't expect someone else (an employee no less) to handle and leave with their putter. I also asked, "Am I invisible? I am chipping next to the green, and I had already checked in with you." (smh)

2) The starter returns after 10 min. The ranger apparently had gone all the way to the 4th hole! (smh) When the starter goes to hand me my putter, he pulls it away from me at the last second (wow) and asks incredibly, "You're not even going to say THANK YOU?" I was so confused by that, I asked, "What was that?" He looks at me, says, "I went all the way out there to get your putter. I didn't have to do that." Huh? Did you want me to hunt the ranger down? He then drops my club on the cart path in dramatic fashion, and drives 10 feet to his starter's booth. I pick it up, and ask myself, "What the heck is going on here?"

3) The ranger then arrives, and still without any acknowledgment of their fairly innocent mistake, begins barking at me about their "lost club" policy. I repeated, "I was chipping next to the green. You can see me right? I was right there! That club was not lost." He kept creeping closer to me during this. I eventually said, "Stay away". That apparently offended them so much that they immediately said, "What did you say? Don't let him out. Call Bob." I want to maintain social distance from these guys, but their delicate sensitivities thought I said something so outrageous that warranted a call to "Bob". I asked myself again, "WHAT IS GOING ON HERE??"

4) Ranger drives to clubhouse, and I soon follow. I meet Bob. I was glad to have the chance to explain where I was coming from. Instead, Bob starts talking to, and pointing at, me like a child about the lost club policy. I am a mid career attorney, and much more importantly, a patron of the course. He was also telling me that yelling will not be tolerated, even though he is yelling, interrupting, and pointing at me while I am trying to calmly tell my side of the story. I finally said, "What is this? I did nothing wrong!" I was going to leave, but he wouldn't refund my round. So, at his direction, I went back to the tee to begin the round. Not once did Bob acknowledge the Covid rules, and how his employees flouted them when dealing with me.

5) Here is the kicker. I thought it was over, and I just said, "wow, OK, just forget it.". I tee off and intend to play as a single since the others had already started. When I putt out on #1, I look up, and there stands Bob. So even after the situation ended, this clown felt compelled to drive from the clubhouse to #1 green just to tell me, "The guys in front of you don't want to play with you cause they think you are mentally unstable." A head pro being immature and passive aggressively casting insults towards customers? Never witnessed that in all my days. He needs lessons in how to behave like a professional and a grown man. I just walked away.

I suggest you go to Mercer if you a) want employees handling your clubs without warning, b) be expected to thank everyone under any and all circumstances, c) get verbally accosted by a ranger and the head professional, d) get scolded and insulted by a total of four employees, and e) be potentially exposed to Covid, all while trying to mind your own business.

If that is not your idea of an enjoyable, safe, and health-conscious round, I might try elsewhere.

This course is always up the par. Everything keeps moving smoothly.

Pretty much all good

Second time playing the course this summer

Conditions of the bunkers were a bit improved

Greens were slow

Always good to play Mercer Oaks

Great course! Nice open layout. Just an FYI, Cart fee was not included! Had to pay an extra 16 dollars per person for carts. The course overall was in great shape

Played the course today in 4 hours the conditions were excellent! Greens were fast and true and the fairways were perfect. I would recommend the East course the layout is exceptional.

The only complaint is that there A few sand traps that were concrete hard..

This is a course which we play when we can . It never disappoints

We played in the afternoon, as a threesome, and the group in front of us didn’t show, so the starter sent us off and we played in 3:15 - we passed a walking threesome on the front 9 and got held up by a foursome on 17 & 18. Great day ! Only issue was the greens were a little slow - played here before and never this slow ? Will be back to play the West course ASAP !

First time playing East this year. The course was in excellent shape except for a free bunkers which had too many peoples and rocks.

The bunker to the right of the fairway was awful, for example.

Pace of play was so-so.

We had a three some, and were behind a walking 4 some.

We had to wait on the par 3 8th, and from there to the end of the round we had to wait quite a bit.