GolfPass Icon
Rating Index Rating
Tooltip Information Icon
2.6
1794 Reviews (1794)
5 Stars
434
4 Stars
690
3 Stars
309
2 Stars
180
1 Stars
181
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.7
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
41.9%
Recommend this course
1285 out of 1794 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.3
103 Reviews (103)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
24
2 Stars
26
1 Stars
36
Conditions
1.7
Value
2.3
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
4.1
31.1%
Recommend this course
32 out of 103 reviews
Read Reviews
Average Rating
Avg Rating
2.3
140 Reviews (140)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
18
3 Stars
34
2 Stars
31
1 Stars
50
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
4.1
31.4%
Recommend this course
44 out of 140 reviews
Read Reviews
frame.svg
AI summaries based on real golfer reviews
circle-star.svg
Course Highlights
Hidden Hills features one of the area's most distinctive layouts, with rare elevation changes and challenging water holes that reward strategic play. Friendly staff and smooth pace of play consistently enhance the overall experience here.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 6892 yards
Slope 136
Rating 74.0

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.

Book a Tee Time at
Hidden Hills Golf Club
Powered by GolfNow.com

Course Details

Year Built 1966
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Arnold Palmer (1986) Ed Seay (1986) Robert Walker (1986)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed Yes, with permission only
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt req, no tanktops or cutoffs

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness
The Best Way To Book Is With GolfPass+ Annual
golf ball.svg
$120 in monthly tee time promo codes
waivedfees
12 rounds of waived fees
redeemtrophy
GolfPass Member Pricing
teetime protection.svg
Tee Time Protection

Reviews

2.6
1794 Reviews (1794)
Advanced Filters
Overall Rating
Recommended
Handicap
Age
Type of Golfer
Gender
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting, unusual layout but suffering from poor conditions

As the name implies, this course is unlike most in Florida because it features hills that make it more interesting. I've played this course before but I've never seen it in such poor condition. Most tees, fairways and greens were pretty bare. There were quite a few workers present so maybe they are in the process of bringing it back. Some tees had recently been rebuilt and the bunkers were in pretty good shape. I will give it a few months and try it again to see if they are making progress.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Dead grass

While it was a nice layout and great clubhouse the entire course was dead fairways and dead unputtable greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

Fairways were ok, but greens were TERRIBLE. Felt like I was putting on pebbles

The practice putting green has also been closed for several weeks.

Not worth the money until conditions improve!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course, horrible greens, crappy tee boxes.

If you are okay with not putting half of the holes, Hidden Hills golf course would be great for you.

For over a year, the managements have been saying that they are working on getting the greens up to par. I do see some improvements but 50% of the course still consist of moon surfaced green that bounces the ball in all direction when putting.

And I usually tee-off off the tee zone because they are so beat up and ground is uneven.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
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 19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Play

Unacceptable!!! Confirmed 8:50 tee time. Arrived at the course approx 1hr in advance for warmup and range. At check-in, I was paired with 3 unknown players. At 8:50 the unknown players did not show. Tee time was moved to 9:22 am and I had the opportunity to meet the twosome. At 9:20 the twosome I was assigned to was paired to another twosome. My tee time was now pushed to after 10 am with no guarantee that this time would not be pushed out to a later time slot.

Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Previously Played

Unbelievable

It was unbelievable how bad the course looked. For $71 it should be expected to see nice greens, tee boxes and fairways. I was extremely disappointed and won’t be donating my money to a course that doesn’t put the money back into the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dear Lord Help us!

Since going public this course has been fairly good. Kept up well and normally plays clean for a public course. Not currently….the greens are in worse conditions than the cart path. Someone needs to give this place some love or it’s going to be a long summer for $80 a round to play this place. Please help….the tee boxes are basically bunkers and the water is still wet so not bad there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 49
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were in terrible shape

Greens were excessively bumpy. Inconsistent and patchy. It needs a lot of water and work around the greens that awards consistent good shot making. Fairways are also in need of water.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Fair but on the way down.

Unfortunately the greens and tee boxes are not being cared for at this time. I’m afraid of what the summer season will do to the overall course quality.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 33
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Course is in terrible shape

This is the worst I have ever seen this course and the audacity to still be charging the insane rates is mind boggling. I will not be returning to the course ever again. It was slammed busy so they are making money. The course should not be in this bad of shapes. The greens weren’t even work attempting to putt on. Had a 10:26 tee time but it was so backed up we didn’t tee off til 10:50.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Set up to be fun, but needs help

This course really could be a gem, and according to the guys we were paired up with the course used to be excellent. Challenging holes, great elevation changes, and enough water to make you order more balls on Amazon during your round. Fairways were decent, sand traps were hit or miss, but the greens were ROUGH. It didn’t look like they were recently punched, but it did look like a snowcat drove over them trying to groom a ski trail. They were unbelievably bumpy, and some greens just had huge patches of turf sitting loosely on the ground. That round was the first time I’ve considered using a wedge on the green. It honestly looked like something may have happened that ruined the greens. A storm of some sort. I say that because the practice greens were all closed due to maintenance. And finally, the first guy we met working in the pro shop couldn’t have been more unfriendly.

I think this course could be great, but it needs some time to heal.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

ROUGH

This used to be a beautiful course but it has been horribly neglected. I'm giving them some credit, because they're resodding and respraying, but that credit only goes so far. Most of the greens are nothing more than dirt and seed. They have signs that the sprinklers are supposed to come on every hours but I never saw them come on, and the ground was rock hard. On top of that, instead of limiting tee times to reduce wear while the course recovers, they're overbooking tee times (I heard the guy behind the counter explaining to a customer that they overbooked their tee time). IMO this course will never recover and they're putting a band aid on top of a festering bullet wound. It's going to be at least until next spring before i play there again unless tee times drop to $20, because that's all it's worth

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Stay away

What a disappointment.. We like Arnold Palmer courses, but this is a stinker because the ground sure just awful. The greens are unplayable inmost cases. A real shame as the layout is ok. Pro shop staff was not cordial in any way. Bag boys were just fine.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting fun layout

Really fun layout. Lots of elevation changes, and an island green. There were some ground under repair areas, and some of the greens were pretty rough. In fairness every course I played this week had green issues to some extent. At least you could see they were working on it. Nice clubhouse, proshop, locker rooms. Still a good deal for a round in the $45 range. Pace of play was awesome, only had to wait at all on the last few holes. I'd play it again.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Request A Vacation Quote From Florida's First Coast of Golf
Please provide your information below and a staff member at Florida's First Coast of Golf will be in contact to help you start planning your travel.
Nearby Courses
Jacksonville, Florida
Public
1.3990112994
237
Jacksonville, Florida
Semi-Private
4.1866470218
1654
Mayport, Florida
Military
4.3260781826
794
Atlantic Beach, Florida
Private
5.0
2
Jacksonville, Florida
Public
3.7957569996
243
Jacksonville, Florida
Private
5.0
3
Jacksonville, Florida
Public
3.5846702317
36
Jacksonville, Florida
Semi-Private
4.6188449848
471
Jacksonville, Florida
Private
4.0
1
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Public/Municipal
3.3699421965
346
Jacksonville, Florida
Private
0.0
0
Jacksonville, Florida
Semi-Private
3.811147085
461
Golf Packages

Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort Stay & Play Package

FROM $357 (USD)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of TPC Sawgrass - PLAYERS Stadium Course, TPC Sawgrass – Dye's Valley Course, South Hampton Golf Course, and St. John’s Golf Course.

Omni Amelia Island Resort Stay & Play Package

FROM $427 (USD)
FERNANDINA BEACH, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Omni Amelia Island Resort and up to 4 rounds of golf at OMNI Amelia Island - Oak Marsh Course.

Mission Resort + Club Stay & Play Package

FROM $167 (USD)
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at Mission Resort + Club and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Mission Resort - El Campeón Course, Mission Resort - Las Colinas Course, Orange County National - Crooked Cat Course, and Orange County National - Panther Lake Course.

Rosen Inn At Pointe Orlando Stay & Play Package

FROM $117 (USD)
ORLANDO, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at The Rosen Inn at Pointe Orlando and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Orange County National - Crooked Cat Course, Orange County National - Panther Lake Course, Shingle Creek Golf Course, Celebration Golf Course, Disney's Magnolia Golf Course, Disney's Palm Golf Course, and Disney's Lake Buena Vista Golf Course.

Melia Orlando Celebration Stay & Play Package

FROM $187 (USD)
CELEBRATION, FL | Enjoy up to 5 nights’ accommodations at the Melia Orlando Hotel at Celebration and up to 4 rounds of golf at your choice of Celebration Golf Course, Eagle Creek Golf Club, Mystic Dunes Golf Club, and Shingle Creek Golf Course.
Now Reading
  • Home

  • Memberships

  • Library

  • Account