Mercer Oak east golf course, New Jersey! 上集

上集開始。

趁著美國memorial連假安排一場球，因為是假期，所以打算開遠一點去紐澤西的球場。因為上次打Cream ridge球場，球場難度OK但很有意思，很多細節讓我打起來感覺有味道。現在我對球場的評估，不在於它的難度、挑戰和狀態，而是打下來是否讓你覺得，喔，原來是這樣啊....。比賽型的球場設計大致都差不多，距離長，球道和果嶺的地形、坡度設計等。

說實在的，這些比賽型球場打多了就是那樣，不會讓我有太多的記憶或回味。但一些球場的細節設計，同時利用地形或天氣，把挑戰和問題放在裡面，等你到了，才會恍然大悟。這才是可以品嚐回味的地方，而不是把你搞得接不上氣的才是好球場。所以我不太追大比賽型球場，就是打一些有特色和好玩的場子，才能讓我充電。

Mercer Oask也是和我上次打Cream ridge球場附近，所以開車從法拉盛要快2個小時，約70多英里距離。開球是11點，這個球場有東、西2個球場，西場比較火，但也比較難訂。我只訂到東場，也是每天刷訂場看看有沒有空位？通常每天都會有一些位置會放出來，我老婆就順手幫我訂下來。連假的第一天是天氣最好，氣溫在20度左右，有熱但舒服的打球天。

紐澤西的球場多是平地球場，在球道上做一些起伏和坡度設計，來增加挑戰和樂趣。Mercer Oak是比較典型的比賽型球場設計，距離比較長，西場有7000多碼，東場有6700多碼。但我今天是打白tee 6300多碼，也是OK。今天打球人多，我就沒有去衝藍tee，加上同組另外兩個球友也是自己推車打，這樣我壓力也比較輕，不需要趕。但他們都跟得上，我們3個打的都在線上，反而都等前組。

另外2位一起打的都是在地的白人球友，年紀應該都在60歲上下。但一個很高，應該超過180公分了。有身材優勢，距離就妥妥的，只是他的開球不是很穩。如果他打到甜蜜點會比我遠個10碼，沒有打到點就是我遠他20碼。另一位的身材和我差不多，最大的特色就是他開球是大slice，瞄左邊，球就是會落在球道上，我都說他的球有GPS，會導回球道上，但距離就約210～220碼範圍。

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Mercer Oak east golf course, New Jersey! 下集
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After I played Cream ridge golf course in New Jersey, I decide to book another outing during the memorial holiday long weekend. This time I pick Mercer Oak in Allentown, it's about 2 hours driving from Flushing, NY. I book 11am Tee time for east course, I can get back around 5pm. It's so hard to book Mercer Oak but people give better comments on West. I am going to try next time.

I am not the tournament style course fan. Mercer Oak is typical tournament course with long distance, bunkers and slops. I'm not really into those big tournament-style courses. I prefer the ones with character, the ones that are just plain fun and recharge my golfing batteries. The east course is over 6300 yards in white tee and I pretty much use 7i and pitching wedge for the second shot in most of par 4s.

i pair with other two senior golfers and the one with big slice driver shot can make the tee shot on the fairway, the other gentleman with over 6" tall can get the distance of the clubs without problem. However his driver wasn't always consistent. We all walk through 18 holes without rush and have great time. I hardly ever need to use fairway woods or long irons unless it's a par 5 over 500 yards.

The fairways were wide enough, not too tricky, but they still had their challenges. Distance is key to play this course. Finding your ball in there was no picnic. And even if you did find it, getting it back onto the fairway was a whole other story, like those thick roughs you find on links-style courses. One ball I lose is on 13th hole with tee shot directly to the thick roughs.

Another thing about this course, there were a lot of bunkers. They were everywhere, on the fairways, around the greens, you name it. And let me tell you, I found myself in quite a few of them today. Four times, to be exact – twice on the fairways and twice near the greens. Getting out of them wasn't too tough, but it definitely added some spice to the game.

Mercer Oak east golf course, New Jersey! Part II
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