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4.4
454 Reviews (454)
5 Stars
195
4 Stars
214
3 Stars
32
2 Stars
7
1 Stars
6
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.2
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
92.0%
Recommend this course
429 out of 454 reviews
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4.6
8 Reviews (8)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
Recommend this course
8 out of 8 reviews
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4.4
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
27
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
91.7%
Recommend this course
44 out of 48 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Municipal
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7182 yards
Slope 131
Rating 74.0
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Mercer Oaks East Golf Course
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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

Accolades

Reviews

4.4
454 Reviews (454)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Patio Dining 9
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 32
Thick Rough 20
Undulating Greens 20
This course/club is great for:
Locals 24
Advanced Golfers 20
Walkers 18
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 28
In the 'Burbs 20
Convenient to the City 8

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Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Nice staff, painful round

Stuck behind an etiquette-less K-pop 4-ball. Took 4.5 hours to walk. Loud and rude - did not fix ball marks, did not let faster groups play thru, slow as molasses in Antarctica. Lousy golfers to boot - were lasering pitch shots from right in front of the green. Never again...

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 26
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in Great Condition!

Loved everything about the course - was in perfect condition. Slow at times, could use rangers to speed up play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Mercer Oaks East

The west course had an outing scheduled and that seemed cause the east side to be backed up. Pace of play was a bit challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Great course

Always enjoyed playing here. Would recommend to others. Course was in great shape

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Top Notch East Course

Having played this course many times since it opened in the 90's, and also having moved to Raleigh, NC and experienced entirely different course layouts, turf and fast greens, I was pleasantly surprised at many of the improvements and course conditions.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Quick round

Started at 4pm...finished at 7:30pm...walked course in this time...very fun

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Golf was great. Staff was great. We finished at 6 pm and the kitchen was closed. Seen a great menu. Would have been nice to have it open until the golfers finish

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 195
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Windy weather
Used cart

Plugged fairways

Many of the fairways were recently plugged / aerated. The few that were not were excellent .
Pace of play was a bit slow

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Traveled over one hour for a golf now hot deal. The golf now site had no mention that the greens and fairways were aerated.Stay away for now!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 60
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Walked
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 40
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A boast for The Oaks

Oaks East In fantastic shape after the soaking rains it received in early Summer putting everything lush and green, which is always tough to get that mid summer around here. Greens not lightning fast, but not too slow and the rolls are true, plus well hit approaches don’t roll off every back which is all you can ask for. Best public course in Central Jersey, in my opinion.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Slow play.

I walked the east course. Played with another gentlemen that was very nice who had a cart. Had a foursome in front of us with carts. Waited on every hole with every shot. 5 hour round. Started at 1:30 and didn't see cart girl until 3.5 hours into round. Does she cover both east and west? Not sure. But 90 plus degrees out. No water to drink on course. I was dying. If it wasn't for Bob, the nice gentlemen I played with, I would have left after 9 holes. Course in great shape though. Knuckleheads need to fix ball marks on greens. Tons of them.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 35
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 19
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Mercer Oaks East

Brilliant early morning, staff that makes you feel as if you are old friends, and excellent course conditions all came together for an enjoyable round. I’ll be back…

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 195
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 50 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Water

As we prepared to tee off we were told to grab the cart girl when we see her - she was working both the East and West course and that there was no where to refill a water bottle on the course.
It was the hottest day of the year,
Mercer Oaks has the 2 quality courses, played West last week and East for the first time in a few years,
Good conditions - no complaints but they really should provide water stations on the courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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