Hidden Hills Golf Club
About
Tucked away in the beautiful Ft. Caroline area near Jacksonville, Hidden Hills Golf Club stands on a historic battleground that witnessed the fierce struggles between France and Spain and continued into golf history with searing competition during the heyday of the Greater Jacksonville Open.
The 6,892-yard public golf course, built in 1966 on an ancient sand dune, was redesigned by Arnold Palmer in 1986. Palmer's creativity helped create a championship-caliber golf course unmatched in natural beauty that makes excellent use of rare hilly terrain to create a unique Florida golf challenge. The fairways are lined with majestic pines and stately oaks, and the unpredictable greens have helped Hidden Hills gain the reputation of being one of the most challenging courses in North Florida.
Sharp doglegs, strategic placement of water hazards and putting surfaces that are mostly elevated serve up a mighty test for the low handicapper. Approaches are narrow and many of Hidden Hills Golf Club's greens are well bunkered.
Hidden Hills has a rating of 74.0 from the championship tees, and the slope rating is 136.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Championship/Gold | 72 | 6892 yards | 74.0 | 136 |
| Back/Blue | 72 | 6653 yards | 72.7 | 130 |
| Middle/White | 72 | 6237 yards | 70.6 | 124 |
| Member/Green | 72 | 5745 yards | 69.5 | 121 |
| Forward/Red (W) | 72 | 5016 yards | 70.5 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.1/133 | 378 | 415 | 429 | 543 | 185 | 490 | 185 | 344 | 385 | 3354 | 399 | 607 | 175 | 378 | 424 | 536 | 174 | 400 | 406 | 3499 | 6853 |
| Blue M: 72.2/131 W: 78.2/141 | 367 | 407 | 404 | 529 | 178 | 462 | 178 | 323 | 370 | 3218 | 390 | 595 | 170 | 371 | 411 | 531 | 163 | 376 | 398 | 3405 | 6623 |
| White M: 70.1/128 W: 75.9/136 | 350 | 377 | 365 | 509 | 157 | 452 | 151 | 315 | 357 | 3033 | 369 | 549 | 155 | 351 | 401 | 513 | 127 | 339 | 365 | 3169 | 6202 |
| Green M: 67.8/119 W: 72.9/129 | 325 | 317 | 353 | 462 | 140 | 420 | 139 | 283 | 334 | 2773 | 345 | 457 | 136 | 321 | 351 | 482 | 99 | 327 | 355 | 2873 | 5646 |
| Red M: 64.9/114 W: 69.4/118 | 303 | 314 | 312 | 397 | 104 | 411 | 99 | 252 | 289 | 2481 | 324 | 411 | 111 | 269 | 311 | 430 | 85 | 291 | 308 | 2540 | 5021 |
| Handicap | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
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🤮 Photo submitted by EddieBuckner on 07/06/2026
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Photo submitted by EddieBuckner on 06/25/2026
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Photo submitted by EddieBuckner on 06/25/2026
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Photo submitted by EddieBuckner on 06/25/2026
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Photo submitted by u881114954 on 06/06/2026
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Photo submitted by jimlevern on 10/02/2025
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Photo submitted by dSSSG7beDNmkuhojjWls on 05/27/2025
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Most greens Photo submitted by Jeremy8173625 on 05/13/2025
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The “best” green Photo submitted by Jeremy8173625 on 05/13/2025
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Dry Photo submitted by mCMYrJzX1RO3jdHtBBf8 on 03/14/2025
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Chopped up tee boxes Photo submitted by mCMYrJzX1RO3jdHtBBf8 on 03/14/2025
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Photo submitted by docmigs on 03/13/2025
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Photo submitted by docmigs on 03/13/2025
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Photo submitted by docmigs on 03/13/2025
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Photo submitted by JPing430 on 01/03/2025
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Photo submitted by aricker6 on 06/16/2024
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Photo submitted by rauschjt on 08/25/2023
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Photo submitted by rauschjt on 08/25/2023
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Photo submitted by jimlevern on 07/12/2023
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Photo submitted by jimlevern on 07/12/2023
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Tee Boxes Photo submitted by Bouie1608 on 05/20/2023
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Fairways Photo submitted by Bouie1608 on 05/20/2023
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Photo submitted by Tappestry on 02/11/2023
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Photo submitted by gc1900314807 on 04/16/2022
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Typical green. Photo submitted by scrudle99 on 06/28/2021
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Photo submitted by Tappestry on 11/18/2020
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Photo submitted by gharper77 on 07/23/2020
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Photo submitted by u6846721 on 12/04/2019
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Photo submitted by jimlevern on 05/24/2018
Horrible course!!
The fairways were dirt and weeds. Every green was damaged and diseased. I would like to have gotten a refund. This is barely a 1 star course.
This course was horrible!
This course was not properly rated. It is barely a 1 star course. All of the greens were damaged. Fairways were bare and dirt. Should have gotten a refund. I will never play this course again and would tell everyone to never play this course.
Course was in horrible condition.
The last 4 times I’ve played this course it was it horrible condition. Every single green was fuzzy, loaded with sand, hardly and grass on most and the tee boxes were so unlevel it was difficult finding a spot to comfortably stand.
I hope this course makes a comeback.
Not worth even $5
Absolute joke of a course. Don’t even bother trying to putt, half grass/weeds other half dirt on greens. Fairways are all dirt or sand. Tee boxes are dirt. Just an absolute no.
Still bad
No putting no chipping area temp green, fairways dirt 17 bad greens, now it has been run completely in ground by the owner
Don’t play this course
I’ve played Hidden Hills at least 50 times. I tell you this as a reference as I’ve never seen this course in such bad shape. The fairways were dirt and sand in a lot of areas. Sometimes you couldn’t tell where the fairway ended and the greens started. There where some greens that were unputtable to the point where my golf buddy and I decided to have a two put rule which is to say if we were on the green we didn’t take more than two strokes. It will be a long time before I play this course again. The worst part was that we were still charge full price.
Going downhill again.
They started to come around a bit earlier in the year, but are sliding fast now. Uneven tee boxes with sporadic grass, fairways so bare you have to look for sprigs of grass to put your ball on, and greens that look like mine fields. But hey, the bunkers are in great condition! It’s a shame too, because the staff is awesome and the clubhouse is still nice.
Back downhill again
They started improving earlier this year, but it is back to being an absolute goat track. Uneven tee boxes with spotty grass, having to find a patch of grass the size of your ball in the fairways and rough, and greens that have more sand than grass. It’s a shame too, because the layout is fantastic, the clubhouse is nice, and the staff is always awesome.
Course needs work
I understand the staff is working to improve the play but it was not good. Greens were not good and even the fairway was patchy and inconsistent.
Need Overhaul
This used to be very nice course. Sad to see it run down like this. Green is almost non existence. Fairway mostly sand and no grass. Makes it hard to hit.
Horrible
Still the worst run worst conditioned course in Jacksonville, no chipping area, no putting area both are shut down for second year
Course in dire need of a grounds crew
The design here is genuinely good with challenging holes, smart risk/reward decisions, and an interesting layout that keeps you engaged. That’s where the compliments end.
The fairways are hard-packed sand and dirt with weeds galore. Actual grass is a rare sighting. Somehow the bunkers and rough offer better lies than the short stuff, which tells you everything you need to know.
The greens are a disaster. And I mean that literally. My ball bounced on multiple putts. Our group gave up on honest scoring and adopted house rules: gimme within a club length, 1-putt inside 25 feet, 2-putt beyond that. It was the only way to survive the round.
Ground crew provides zero maintenance. If you spend the $60 to play this course expect to leave frustrated and wishing you would’ve just tested out an indoor simulator.
Course Needs Complete Renovation
Need to find investors to Completely renovate this 5 star layout golf course. I don’t think the best maintenance director can ever bring this course back to just average conditions. Greens, Fairways, tee boxes are in horrendous condition. I remember the days when I’d pay $$$ to play this course but now it’s even tough to use it as a practice round. I was trying to hit my ball in the weeds, rough, to get a better shot than fairways!
Atrocious Conditions
Play this course once a month. This is the worst I’ve seen it. Sandy tee box’s and greens are all sand. Worst condition ever. Going to wait till September to come back. Hopefully they get their stuff together.
No green on the greens
The website stated the course had been aerated about 10 days prior to our round. When we get up to the first green we discovered very little grass a lot of dirt and a lot of brown spots. Unfortunately the remaining greens were in the same condition. The fringe was in great shape making us think the greens had intentionally been killed or over fertilized. Really sad that this
beautiful course is in such bad shape.
Embarrassing
This course is in absolute shambles. The tee boxes suck, the fairways suck, and the greens are 100% unplayable. One of the holes is just a hole in the middle of the fairway- no “green”. Its a shame because the course is a really awesome layout and would be super fun if it was in good condition. Charging $50 to play this course in the condition that it is in is borderline a scam. That explains why there were only 3 tee times booked all day. Unreal.
Great course, terrible grounds crew
Awesome course. Fairways and tee boxes were in pretty good shape. The greens were awful. Almost all had more dirt than grass. This is such a great layout. Could be amazing again if the grounds crew could get it in better shape. Still worth playing here but just know the conditions aren’t good.