Mercer Oaks Golf Course - East Course

Very disappointed. I play this course every year and its historically been great. They expect you to play a 4 hour round. We were 6 minutes behind (on a weekday afternoon) and the ranger came out to us twice to say the people behind us called the pro shop because we're playing slow. 6 minutes behind is not worth the ranger coming out and getting into an argument with, but it happened. All the while the bunkers had weeds and rocks, and the fairways had brown spots and random holes with water. Course was in terrible shape and all the ranger cared about was us playing 6 minutes slow.

For this time of the year the course was in pretty good shape. A couple of tee boxes were pushed up and 1 fairway go killed by the rain/heat combination. They are aerating on 8/18 so keep that in my. A special thanks to the marshal for speaking to the group in front of us as they had a 2 hole opening in front of them. It helped a little.

Conditions were absolutely horrendous… played here many times in the past ….never seen it like this!!!!

Hard fairways, fast greens, tee boxes ok. Super hot day, but some cloud cover made this round bearable. Wide open fairways , sand bunkers just rocky, need more sand. Heat starting to take its toll.

Played the east course and found it to be very enjoyable. Course was in good shape but the greens were a little bumpy. Pace of play was great and the price was reasonable. Definitely would come back and try the west course

I played the West and East a few days apart from each other and I'm having a hard time deciding which I liked better. The West course is a little more challenging with tee placement and a little tighter of a course while the East you can get a away some big misses off the tee if you strategically choose the widest part of the fairway. Since the East fairways are more open, they increase difficulty by making a lot of the greens have 2 tiers so your approach shot needs to be accurate for the proper tier that the pin is placed on. If you hit the wrong part of the green, you can easily 3 putt on the trickier greens. If you struggle with your tee shots, I would suggest playing the East course with most holes giving you plenty of room for a miss without punishing you too bad.

Mercer Oaks is a favorite, worth-a-drive destination, which probably made the conditions even more surprising. The rough features considerable crabgrass, the bunkers need tending (some are rock and stone-strewn), and the ball washers were mostly dry. The staff was great, as always, and the course layout engaging, as always. I am sure the wet weather has been a problem, so hopefully when (if) conditions improve, so will the course.

Mercer Oaks East & West are a true delight.

With many of the area courses closing or going private in high tax NJ , it is a breath of fresh air that this facility operated by Mercer County offers a top notch facility top to bottom for all golfers. Course conditions are always good and facilities are good and priced fairly.

The layout is fun. The greens are challenging and well guarded. Tee boxes, fairways and greens all in good shape. Rough has some thin areas. People are really bad at fixing their ball marks on the greens.