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1 Stars
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Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
48.2%
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2.4
31 Reviews (31)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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4
1 Stars
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Conditions
1.9
Value
2.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
29.0%
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2.2
203 Reviews (203)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
1.7
Value
2.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.7
27.6%
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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
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Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
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I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

The course is fun and challenging

It's a fun track with all the different slopes and hight difference. But the greens are in rough shop.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 69
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course but burnt out fairways

Maybe I should have played here a month ago. Course in Fl are turning brown. Had a nice day anyway

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Hello, Ron6059655. Thank you for visiting us at TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
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Previously Played

Hidden Hills

There is no grass on the fairway’s. I hadn’t been to the course for a while and was shocked by how poor the grass conditions were.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Hello, kathleenkoutnik. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dry golf

Course was very dry. Sand and dirt on a few of the greens and the fairways were EXTREMELY dry. The rate was not bad but the greens were not in as good of shape as usual. Still a good play, but early morning may be better due to rising heat.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/17/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u000004992872. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Stay away

Noticed Golf now has this as a top pick. Had to give my two cents when I saw that! Just played about 3 weeks ago. Had a friend from out of town and I was embarrassed to bring him here. This course should close until they get it under control. Tee boxes, fairways, greens, awful condition.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/17/2024

We are truly sorry to hear about your recent experience and the condition of our course during your visit. Thank you for sharing your feedback, and please know we are committed to addressing these issues promptly.

Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Poor conditions

Course is in terrible shape for the price. Fairways are basically dirt. Greens were torn up.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Hi, Calicea26,

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. We are going to pass on your feedback to the teams in charge so they can work to make changes.

Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.

Thank you for visiting TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A quick afternoon round

I signed up for a 1:30 tee time but when I arrived it wasn’t in the course system. It had been a busy morning with a tournament. They asked me to start on the back nine. I was almost alone on the course and got around in 3 hours without rushing. Some of the tee boxes are starting to improve. The fairways are seasonally very brown. The greens are ok and improving - bumpy spots on some. Overall the course needs some water. I enjoyed the round!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/08/2024

Hello, tspackman. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Won a free round and over paid

I won a free round for 4 players here and played it for the last time. The layout’s incredible but the course quality is just garbage. Bunker tee boxes everywhere, greens you have no idea what you’ll see maybe a bunker on the green maybe it’s go aeration’s on it. The fairways same thing. If this course was actually taken care of it would be one of the best spots to play.

Queens harbor right down the road and in 50x the shape this *** box is.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

No, just no

What is going on with Jacksonville courses. Second one in three weeks that is in horrible condition.

Played Hidden Hills on Thursday the 2nd. The greens were in decent shape, a little slow and bumpy but at least they were green. But the fairways were a disaster. Most of the fairways were brown and dead and hard as a rock because there was just dead grass. There were occasional spots of green areas It’s like they’ve never watered them. I don’t get how these courses are falling apart and still charging full price. It’s too bad because the course layout is challenging and would be fun if it was in good shape, buttttt, it’s not .

One less course to play

Oh and the guy in the pro-shop came across rude and unfriendly

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 05/17/2024

Hello, golfingdog. Thank you for taking the time to review and leave your feedback on your recent round with us. It is always our utmost goal to provide our golfers with a fun and enjoyable time and we apologize if we missed the mark. Please feel free to reach out to our staff in the pro shop with any additional concerns. Thanks for choosing TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 54
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gorgeous

Awesome course, can’t wait to go back and play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 05/08/2024

Thank you so much for the great review. We are glad you had an incredible time, and we hope to see you again soon! Thanks for choosing TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions are Abysmal

This course went from incredible conditions in December to being in the worst condition I've ever seen it in a matter of 4 months time. What happened??

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 05/17/2024

We apologize for the decline in conditions you've experienced; significant weather challenges and operational hurdles have unfortunately impacted us. Thank you for sharing your concerns, and we are actively working to restore the course to its high standard.

Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value

Fairways and tee boxes have seen better days. Greens are progressively getting better as the year goes on. Challenging course & great value for $

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 05/17/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u412913326. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
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