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
Gone down hill badly
Played a five hour round today. Foursome in front of us was sharing clubs and clearly first time players for one couple. Each person would putt six or seven times and then when three of them were done, the fourth would borrow a putter and take her five or six putts. And there were seven people playing on the hole ahead of them. The course management really needs to do something about this. And there’s no grass in the fairways, tee boxes are all sand and the greens look like someone did donuts on them. I can’t imagine going back unless there’s absolutely no place else to play. Sad because it used to be a great course!
Fun course
Fun course - greens were a little slow/furry but overall great experience
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u169355225! We look forward to seeing you again soon at TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course.
Needs TLC
Tee boxes - Mediocre
Fairways - Concrete dirt with little grass
Greens - Crabgrass obstacles
Pace - Sucked and the ranger knew it. Even told us the group two holes ahead were the cause but did not do anything about it. Nearly a five hour round!
We apologize for the conditions you described and the pace issue you experienced; thank you for bringing this to our attention. We're committed to improvement and hope you'll give us another chance to provide a better experience.
Still needs work
This could be a great course but needs some work. Most tee boxes were mostly sand. Greens are getting better than the last time I played. Fairways appear to be scalped and in need of water & grass. Will continue to play especially with hot deals.
We're sorry to hear that aspects of the course need improvement, but we're glad you've noticed the greens getting better. Thank you for your feedback and your continued support.
Skow play!!
Need a ranger! Fairways were OK.. lots of hard snad and grass. Greens were bumpy and fast.
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314162969016. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Hidden Hills Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Interesting layout
Nice layout. Course not in great shape, but good for a starter round if get a hot deal. Greens fast. Tee boxes dry.
Thanks so much for the great review, PrincessXena. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing TOP PICK
Hidden Hills Golf Course.
Good Stuff
Great day on the course only held up in the last 9 after lunch. The greens were very fast and the whole course could use some love and attention and watering still good
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, marcwinant! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Hidden Hills Golf Course.
Nice course
Great course. Very pretty. Play was slow. I’d fire Richard that works at the counter though. I’ve been twice and both times he was a Richard. (Names not Richard but you get the drift)
We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314164938912. 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.
Walrus
Greens need a little work but overall a great layout and fun track.
Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, CS6543! We look forward to seeing you again soon at Hidden Hills Golf Course.
Good course, could be great
1st time playing this course and had high expectations based on prior reviews and for the most part the course lived up to them. Challenging layout with several forces carries over water. One of the only negatives is the tee boxes which definitely need some work. Several of them were basically just sand, no grass to be found. Pace of play was also very slow, 18 holes took a bit over 5 hours. Granted we played on Sunday and it was extremely windy but still pretty slow.
Overall I would say this is a course worth playing.
Hello, ZMarreLPDc2jgXBPFv5B. Thank you for visiting us at Hidden Hills Golf Course. We appreciate your 4-star rating and review. We hope you join us for another round soon.
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We apologize for the less than ideal experience you had on our course, and acknowledge the issues with pace of play and course conditions you mentioned. Thank you for bringing these concerns to our attention, and we are committed to addressing them to improve the experience for all our guests.