Hidden Hills Golf Course
About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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
Solid North Florida Course
Facilities of the course were well above par for a municipal golf course. Course staff was incredibly welcoming and accommodating. Fun layout that is playable for all skill levels. I played in November so the condition wasn’t perfect, but for the weekday price it was fair. Recommend playing for a fun round with some friends,
Hidden is very nice
HH is in good shape and the greens are nice. Off course amenities very comfortable and food, drink, and service is good.
Getting better
Haven’t played here since early summer, when it was a bit burned out. While there were a few thin spots on fairway and tee boxes, the course was in pretty good shape. Tee boxes need some overseeing, but were flat. Greens were in good shape and consistent.
Management ?
Great layout…….fairways are bare…. Grass out of fairways are not good to hit out of…… greens are a little better since last played but still not good….with all the nice homes on course you would think the owners would try to do something about maintenance of it
Slow greens
Nice layout and nice views. Green played very slow. It seams as though they are letting greens fill in. Overall a good day
Poor Green Conditions
The greens looked great but were incredibly slow, possibly the slowest greens in the city.
The layout of the golf course has incredible potential, but the course conditions would prevent me from paying the course again.
Great value
Booked this as a hit deal, course had a junior tournament going off after our tee time. We had no one behind us all day and because of the tournament got a great deal. Course was in great shape with the exception the range was irons only. We were allowed to tee off about 20 mins ahead of time which was great.
Great experience
This is a great course, especially for the money. Sure, the greens are a little hairy but the outlay is good and the staff is terrific. I’ll be back!
Much improved
Haven’t played here in close to a year based on reviews this year from others. After watching my son play in his district tournament I noticed some improvements. I will say that the greens have improved greatly. They’re a little hairy/slow and could use a closer cut and maybe a roll but def much improved and rolled ok. There are a few with new sod spots but not much. Tee boxes were so so - still some that were very thin. Fairways were still a bit thin - which is a surprise to me since we’ve had tons of rain and hot weather this year. Overall I’d say compared to some closer courses HH is def taking steps to improve and I’d play here again. The only thing in our round which I didn’t like - as I’m assuming they were giving par 3 tee boxes a rest, was that all four par 3s had all tees moved up to like 80-90yds which didn’t make them very challenging - especially since 5 & 7 are fairly challenging holes from the blue tees and tips. All in all I enjoyed my round … especially a one hop and dunk for eagle from 100yds out on #8!
Meh
The tee boxes were pretty chopped up. The fairways just needed grass to be perfect. The greens were noticeably slow even to the locals who play it regularly. The price was solid for the money.
Great layout and pace
We booked an hour and a half before our tee time. It was quiet so we were allowed to go off ahead of the time we had booked. We played as a twosome. We finished the front nine in one hour and 20 minutes. The back was somewhat slower as we caught up to a foursome but we were done The last nine holes in two hours. This course has a great layout.. If the fairways we’re better and the greens improved as well it would be an outstanding course. It is relatively inexpensive. So all things considered we enjoy playing it.
It's the little things that prevent this course from being better than just average. Pace of play was terrible the other day, with no ranger to be found during the entire round. The sprinklers came on multiple times on the back, disrupting tee shots and putting. The range was closed with no mention of said closure during the tee time booking process. Course conditions are getting better, slowly.
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