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4.2
533 Reviews (533)
5 Stars
230
4 Stars
247
3 Stars
39
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
92.8%
Recommend this course
502 out of 533 reviews
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4.2
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
3
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
100.0%
Recommend this course
6 out of 6 reviews
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4.2
45 Reviews (45)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.1
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.2
93.3%
Recommend this course
42 out of 45 reviews
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Course Highlights
Mercer Oaks East impresses with its sensational links-style layout, offering 16 open holes that deliver a challenging and scenic round. Friendly marshals, solid course conditions, and strong value make this one of the top public courses in the region.

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Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7182 yards
Slope 131
Rating 74.0
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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Schlegel (2003) Brian Ault (2003) Brian Ault (2015)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "Mercer County Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Banquet Facilities, Showers, Locker Rooms

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Reviews

4.2
533 Reviews (533)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 22
Patio Dining 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 33
Thick Rough 21
Undulating Greens 21
This course/club is great for:
Locals 25
Advanced Golfers 20
Walkers 19
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 29
In the 'Burbs 21
Convenient to the City 8

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Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

East course Links style, nice design conditions for this early in the spring were ok

Wasn’t notified the greens were recently airated and sanded until after I booked and paid thru golf now... The only other issue was the whole place was covered with with dried goose droppings. I guess that’s better than fresh goose waste. I definitely will be back to play the west course in several weeks

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Pleasant surprise

Pleasantly surprised with good shot values on number of holes in this links layout. Can’t give true review of conditions as greens and some tees were recently aerated however fairways were relatively firm despite time of year. Amount of sand used to fill in greens would seem to indicate greeens will be firm when they heal. Played with locals who play there a lot and they said greens are generally medium speed. Would play again.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 01/02/2019

Thank you for leaving us five stars!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great links set up

great set up conditions were excellent for Dec in New Jersey greens a little slow but great shape

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/03/2018

Thank you for the kind words and four stars! We hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

MercerOaksEast

Considering the rain we had the night before. Was in good condition. Last good day of the year at 55°. The East course has a great layout and is fun to play from all tees.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 12/03/2018

We're so pleased that you had a great time! Please come and see us again next season!

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/04/2018

Thank you for taking the time to leave us five stars!

Played On
Reviews 23
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 12/04/2018

Thank you for leaving us four stars!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unhappy players!!!

Teetime was for Saturday, October 27 at 9:10 AM . Unable to play . Torrential downpours & high wind at teetime and continued for the entire day. Not eligible for a refund because Course did not close !!!! Not happy with that!!!!

Pace Poor
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Commented on 11/08/2018

Hello, thank you for reviewing our course, Mercer Oaks Golf Course East. We're very sorry to hear that you may have had a poor customer experience with us recently, and we appreciate your feedback so we may work on improvements for your future experience with us. We apologize for any miscommunication or misunderstanding in regards to your reservation and hope we can better clarify in the future if necessary. Our golfers overall experience is extremely valuable to us and we hope that you get another chance to play our course! Thank you for choosing our course in the Princeton Junction area, and we hope to see you again soon.

Played On
Reviews 162
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

One of the best county courses in the state

I have played this course many times but the east is my favor the west is very nice but to ease is a links course. Played this course yesterday it was an excellent shape from Teebox to greens. Superintend it and grounds crew should get a big raise for keeping this course in such good shape with all the rain. I recommend this course to all types of golfers to play this course because of the different tea boxes. Make sure you practice on the greens before going out they are super fast but trail

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Will be back.

My first time at the East Course. The Course was in very good shape. I was hoping for a little bit faster greens. Only three holes were a little soggy on back. The pace was not bad. I liked the layout, greens are little on the small size

with interesting undulations. Very nice will be back hopefully it will be a little faster.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for leaving us a great five-star review after your first round with us! We hope it's the first of many!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course!

Course well kept, friendly staff and great pace of play! Could spend some effort on the ladies tee boxes. Look forward to coming back!!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for the four-star review and great feedback! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Where’s the advisory?

I play this course a few times each year. It’s normally in great shape, however the greens were recently aerated and were so slow they were at times unputtable. There should have been an advisory notification.

Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for providing helpful feedback! There were aeration icons on our website and GolfNow booking engines. We apologize if those weren't apparent enough.
Played On
Reviews 41
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

In spite of all the rain course was in very good shape

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/16/2018:
Thank you for leaving us five stars!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

1st time played-great pace of play management

It is a link style course. First time I have played there, I'm an 11 hcp. The thing I like the most was the pace of play management. Rangers are on the course making sure you are following the guided pace on the score card. The fairways and greens were in good shape despite the time of year and amount of play. Greens were, not slow and but not lightening fast. The layout was nice, course management is a must, lots of fairway bunkers.

I played the East course, I will play this West side next time. Also they have putting and chipping greens next to the 1st, nice while you wait for your tee time. They also have nice driving range, I don't like not having a range where I play. Hope this review helped out. Also looks like they have a nice bar as well.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/18/2018:
Thank you for the very kind words and four stars! We're so pleased that you enjoyed our conditions and layout. Please come and see us again soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

mercer oaks east

is a muni course and is always well maintained. good pace of play. will go back

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 10/18/2018:
Thank you for the very nice five-star review! We look forward to your next round with us.
Played On
Reviews 250
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played

Excellent course

Everything was exceptional

A truly quality experience from tee to green

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 10/18/2018:
That's terrific to hear! We always strive to provide a great experience for our golfers and we're so pleased that we could succeed with you. We hope to see you again soon.
Played On
Reviews 61
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Great as always

Played the East course. Was in great condition as always. The only negative was the grass driving range was mostly sand, hard to find a spot with grass to hit off of.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mercer oaks 8/4/18

Second time playing this course..well maintained for a county course..a few tee boxes needed to be cut down but other then that it was good..greens and fairways in great condition...

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/18/2018:
We're very pleased that you had a nice time with us, Nick! We hope you'll return for another great round soon!
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 10/18/2018:
Thank you for leaving us five stars!
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