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This golf course is in horrible shape. From tee boxes to fairways to greens. All bad. Could not even putt on the greens without the ball jumping up and down and going off line. Also the guy at the desk said that if we wanted to ride separately the price for the cart went from $15 to $24 per person. We walked. Good for hackers only.

It doesn't get any better than Sunday River. The layout and views are amazing. Everything was in very good shape except for a few brown spots on a couple of fairways. Expected seeing it hasn't rained in quite a while. Just cause you get on the green in regulation doesn't mean a automatic par. You must really use your head and read the greens right. Staff was super friendly from the cart guy, front desk, and bar. If you live in the east or are here on vacation, you must play this course if you get a chance. I've played many courses including the best there is and this ranks right up there.

Played Naples on a beautiful Sat morning over Memorial Day weekend with a golf now deal. I have played this course a few times over the years but the conditions this time were better than I've seen them for a while. The fairways and greens were in very good condition. The front nine has a old Maine golf feel to it and is easy to score on from the back tees. The new back nine is a different animal all together. Any missed shots off the fairway or the tee were gone into woods and/or gullies. Very tight with good shot making required. A good score can be ruined quickly as mine was on a few holes. Many holes were uphill after the tee shot and require you to use more club to reach the greens. Fun course and friendly staff and I would recommend you give it a try when in the area.

Had fun playing in January. 40 degrees and sunny. The ball semed to go a little further than when it's warm so I had to play short of the greens and let it roll to the hole. If you hit the green with a high shot it bounced of the green. But the course was in very good shape, greens were good, staff were friendly and I played in under 3 hours. A couple of walkers out there on my latter holes but that did not slow me down.

This is my favorite Somerset County course. For Nov. the fairways and greens were in great shape. Staff were very friendly. Teed off at 12:30 on a Monday and flew through the front but then caught up with the morning crowd on the back and had to wait for every shot. Very interesting holes and played in less than 4 hours. I'll be back as much as possible.

Got a great deal on golfNow. Overall condition of the course was very good. The greens were excellent. They were just as good as a private county club. A liitle tricky though. It helps to hit it long and straight but is wide open for any wayward shots.
The staff were very friendly.
Very nice day of golf.

I'll be back very soon.

The West course has excellent conditions from the tee boxes to the fairways and greens. It was much better than the East which has fairways that are not grown in yet and lousey greens that have some sort of fungis growing, is all spotty, and do not roll true. Maybe in a month it will inprove. Dif play the west. Cart girl was nice and made several rounds. Front desk very nice along with the starter. My group had a guy that had never been on a golf course before that did slow us down quite a bit and knocked my timing off but was a nice guy and picked up his ball and moved on after hitting mostly bad shots.
Public golf does not get any better than Mercer Oaks West.

I played Middletown for the second time and just knowing the course I played better.
Add 5-10 strokes onto your normal score due to difficulty.
I used a hot time Golfnow deal and got a great price, although the price at the course for a senior is very reasonable anyway.
The good:
Very welcoming and friendly staff including the golfshop, starter, rangers, refreshment stand, bartender, and cook.
Greens were in great shape. Very fast.
The not so good:
No sand in the bunkers. Was like hitting off concrete.
Many tee boxes were beat up.
Some barespots in fairways.
No even lies on the fairways.
Plays very long.
If you are above the hole it's very easy to 3 putt due to the slopes and speed. Very hard to read.
I missed the first 6 short putts 3-5 footers for par. There are no straight putts

All in all, had a great day and enjoyed the course and kept wondering how they played this course 100 years ago with the clubs and balls they had back then.

I booked a time at a great rate for a course of this caliper and found it to be a lot of fun and had very nice large greens that rolled true. The fairways and tee boxes were in good shape The course was wet due to a lot of rain so I did not get any roll in the fairways. How far you carry the ball is the distance you got with the driver. The only really hard hole was the par 5 12th which took me 3 good hits with woods to reach the green. All in all it's a very nice fun course with great conditions that I would love to play again when it's not so wet.