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Easily accessed. Nice, almost private course. People were friendly. Nice views especially on the hillsides and the water during the Fall. Reasonably good condition. Greens are challenging.

I thought the course was terrific! It was fun to find such a gem in the Williamsburg area. Now having said that, this course is challenging with a capital C. This is not for beginners. Unfortunately that's what was in front of us in a foursome of 2 golfers and 2 beginners and they were playing form the black tees. They were way over their heads and consequently it turned into a five hour round. The staff was no help, in fact the few guys I talked to, checking in etc, were on the gruff side. The greens were in excellent shape and very fast. Watch out for the 3 putts!

I appreciated the management of the course and how I was treated from the front desk to the getting the cart to chatting with the guy at the first tee. The sand traps were very good! But the greens were so fast not just for me but everyone mentioned it, that it was very difficult to avoid three putting.

Friendly and casual just the way I like it. Nice course, challenging enough!

for a course that reportedly gets 50k rounds a year (!) it was in excellent condition.

Course was in good shape and the people and facilities were very good. Pace of play was OK. I just found myself wanting holes that were more interesting. I rode with a local guy and I told him about my home course, Makefield Highlands, and I was trying to compare the two courses in my head. I think MH is just a more interesting course.

I played this course back in May and it was hard and fast. Much better this time. I enjoyed the round. My only complaint is all the construction going right in the middle of the course. It'll be nicer when that's all over.

I have played here many times over the years. The course was in fine shape from the tee boxes to the bunkers to the greens. Good job!

I tried to use my credits on Golf Now to book a tee time where you pay Golf Now and not Bear Trap. I tried this twice and Bear Trap simply would not confirm the tee time. But when I reserved a tee time whereby I paid Bear Trap the tee time was confirmed. Annoying.

However, I had a fine round the following day.

I would play this course more often but it’s a 75 minute drive and then when you get there- no driving range. Other than that I like the layout of this course a lot. And it was in good condition. The greens are a little confounding as they tend to be slow and bring the ball to a screeching halt. Hard to get used to

Except the golf. But no restaurant or bar was open all day. The course was ok but the greens were rock hard. Lot of short par 4s.

Course was in great shape from the tee box to the greens including the sand traps. New carts. Great practice area. I got around in 3:45 which was unusual but enjoyable.

Very early in the season. The greens were not pretty. I understand they will be aerated soon which is a good thing because they need it. Also, the bunkers were all under repair, big project. Other than that I always like the layout of this course. It is challenging to put up a good score.
I think the course will be fine in a few weeks.

This course will challenge all aspects of your game. No two holes alike. Several blind shots. Tremendous panoramic views. The course looks like it had maintained pretty well. Several of the bunkers had been re-sanded. A few more to go, but generally in very good shape. The greens look fast but they aren't. I could not get the speed figured out. The new tee box on 13 is very nice, and they made it a par five. Good decision. Now you need to make 16 a par five. I am a fairly long hitter and I can't reach that green in two. If you made 16 a par five then you would have a par 72 course.

The greens were in relatively good shape except they had been recently punched, sanded and rolled. This make it quite difficult to judge the speed. Maybe in a few weeks that will get sorted out.
The fairways and rough were in good shape.
Some of the tee boxes were the worst I think I have ever seen. Not that big a deal and probably a victim or priorities.
Starter was friendly. Let's see, we went out behind a man and his grand-daughter and several foursomes of high school players. Fortunately, the HS'ers only played nine. Still we got around in decent time.

I played this course 6-8 years ago. I like it. I got a great rate on golf now. Met some good people. Had a drink after the round on the outside patio. It was a good round and a good outing.

It was a mix of mostly open and hilly holes, challenging but fair greens. Lots of elevation change. No two holes alike. With the rain we have had it was looking very healthy. The people running the course were friendly enough. The facilities were basic.

I have played these three nines many times over the years and I have to say course conditions were very good. The folks managing the courses accommodated several semi-large groups including a 12 some wanting a nine hole replay without disturbing the rest of the players out on the course. It took us a little over 4 hours to complete the round There was some waiting but not bad. 19th hole is great. Lots of TVs inside for watching sports and outside the patio has a beautiful view. Check GOlf Now for special prices, they change often. And beware the Oceanview PD speedtraps. Recently I was over the speed limit for all of ten seconds and they pulled me over like I was John Dillinger. Way over-reacted and wrote me a whopping ticket. Very unhappy about this. I think twice about going through Oceanview anymore.

I hadn't played in three weeks and was looking to get out for a practice round. People are friendly and approachable, not aloof like some courses. The course had been ravaged by a storm the night before, but they did there best to get things cleaned up and ready for play. It was a good round.

I’ve played this course for over 20 years. Current conditions are very good. Greens are fast and very challenging.

Some people might think this course is relatively easy but you still have to go out and do it. We played from the blues and it was a challenge. Mercer Oaks is friendly and relatively easy to do business with. There's no attitude like you find at some courses. Just straightforward, enjoy the sport.