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2.8
1702 Reviews (1702)
5 Stars
429
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
157
1 Stars
149
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
48.2%
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1256 out of 1702 reviews
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2.3
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
12
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
28.1%
Recommend this course
9 out of 32 reviews
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2.2
204 Reviews (204)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
49
1 Stars
70
Conditions
1.7
Value
2.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.7
27.5%
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56 out of 204 reviews
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About

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

Tucked away in the beautiful Ft. Caroline area near Jacksonville, Hidden Hills Country 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 private 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 Country Club's greens are well bunkered.

Hidden Hills has a rating of 74.0 from the championship tees, and the slope rating is 136.

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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

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2.8
1702 Reviews (1702)
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Handicap 20-24
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Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun Times

Course looked really good. Fun round and a bit challenging.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
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4.0
Previously Played

Needed more than 6 hours to play 18

Beautiful course and staff was friendly. Our group of 4 - average skill golfers arrived about 30 minutes early for our 9:22 tee time. We were informed as we were all paying that a tournament was ahead of us but they seemed to be on time. As it turned out the last group of the tournament was about 15 minutes behind their tee time which pushed us back about the same. This tournament had a wide range of skill levels and despite the last group having obvious low skill level they were using hold tee boxes. We asked the starter if it would be possible to start on hole 10 to avoid likely slow play and were told no. As the play finally began we soon saw the slowest play we have ever seen and on several occasion's were on our green tee box when that same group would come back from the fairway and re tee again from the gold tee forcing us to clear the area. These guys were hitting like 150 yard drives on average. We left after 15 long frustrating holes when a player once again came back to re tee again from the gold tee box. It took us well over 5 hours to play 15 holes. The group behind us was very frustrated and left early also.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 15
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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First Time Playing

Timely Hills

Good design and challenges with something for everyone. While some tee boxes and greens are still works in progress, it’s clear improvements are being actively made.

Not much warm and fuzzy for first timers from

The staff, but polite nonetheless.

Despite a nearly 5 hour round, we would play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee boxes need moving and please have a marshal speeding up play

We enjoy Hidden Hills for the variety of holes and wildlife but pace of play was terrible today and the tee boxes need moving or repairing as they were terrible on most of the holes played.

Food was ordered for halfway but given the slow play was cold and a waste of money also

Management needs to get on this in 2025 please

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
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3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are great and most tee boxes aren’t

Course is in solid shape for fall golf in northeast Florida. Greens were nice and consistent speed wise. Tee boxes are rough but course played well. We were stuck up behind some large groups who didn’t care to mindfully play quick so we skipped 16 and 18 to get done in 4 hrs probably would have been 5 had we not. Otherwise play huh!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Getting better

Course still needs work but getting better each time I play. Good deal if you can book as a hot deal.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 57
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

So want to love this place....

Let me preface everything I am about to say by saying this is by far my favorite golf course layout in the Jacksonville area. This course has "great bones" as there are many memorable holes, nothing is boring about it and it is relatively hilly, especially for this area.

Now, the conditions.....

The tee boxes are very slanted, more so than they need to be, and quite chewed up in many places. The fairways and rough are reasonably bare, although it looks like they have been doing work on their irrigation system, which could help. The greens were pretty shaggy and not in great shape. So, it is very hard to get a true sense of how you are playing and how you are putting because nothing rolls true.

I really wish they could find a way to bring this course back to it's former glory. It has absolutely amazing potential. If you don't really care about course conditions, then it is a nice place to get out and play. Pace of play was great, carts were new and were propane powered, and again, the layout is absolutely fantastic.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Greens extremely slow

Greens very very slow . The layout is bery gpod. With additional maintenance the course could be top notch.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

Course is coming back

Greens are almost there

Still need work on tee boxes

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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