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2.8
1732 Reviews (1732)
Hidden Hills Golf Course

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2.8
1732 Reviews (1732)
5 Stars
432
4 Stars
687
3 Stars
294
2 Stars
161
1 Stars
158
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.8
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.3
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46.0%
Recommend this course
1271 out of 1732 reviews
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2.5
52 Reviews (52)
5 Stars
3
4 Stars
11
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
8
1 Stars
17
Conditions
2.1
Value
2.6
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.2
StaffFriendliness
3.9
38.5%
Recommend this course
20 out of 52 reviews
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2.3
189 Reviews (189)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
24
3 Stars
50
2 Stars
44
1 Stars
63
Conditions
1.8
Value
2.4
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.7
30.2%
Recommend this course
57 out of 189 reviews
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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 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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Tees
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
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Scorecard for Hidden Hills Golf Club
Metrics:
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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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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Reviews

2.8
1732 Reviews (1732)

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Hiker2665
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

What a change

We played this course 2 years ago and it was in great shape and the rates were reasonable for the conditions. This year the course looked like a cow pasture. The greens were lumpy, bare and sandy. The fairways and rough had many bare patches. No way worth $80. We will not be back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
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ddsmith65
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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dallaskemp
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u828690397
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Waste of money

Course is in terrible shape. It's not worth your time

Greens are trash and need a lot of work

Fairways have bare dirt in a lot of places.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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CDawg
Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Getting better

Haven't played Hidden Hills in several months. It is getting better but still not where it should be. You can see they are trying to get it back in shape. Good value on hot deals.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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u314164731041
Played On
Reviews 21
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good course

All these rains we have has improved the course condition. Greens need a little work but better. Just need to keep working on those greens

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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u314162290250
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Greens need work

the only complaint is the Green and some of the tee boxes... but for the money we paid it was ok.. you get what you pay for.. still had a great time

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Ben8666591
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in bad shape

To charge full price for those greens is ridiculous. Temporary green on 6. I will not be back anytime soon

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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u314161535425
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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xPu6bAwBt98GaZl25vC2
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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JamesATubre1
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

After work 18

Haven't played Hidden Hills in over a yea,r, played solo. Pro shop let me play 20 minutes early due to impending storm , didn't materialize. So round was no rain and had a three golfers a head of me. The coures was in good condition , remember it's narrow in many areas so becareful of your shot off the tee. Because of the houses are close around the whole coures. Enjoy and be patient around the golf course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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philipps0303
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
First Time Playing

Hidden Hills

Uninspired layout, tees range from Ok to bad, fairways are the best feature, tees ranged from ok to bad.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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bZwuATUwV8vXoJMZX0Rw
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing

Needs a lot of work

Course is in absolutely terrible condition. Greens are basically sand traps. I would not recommend this until there is some change.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
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spaceman52
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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u314161275384
Played On
Reviews 55
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still a nice course to play but greens still needs lots of work.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Anonymous
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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fcg212
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Previously Played

Terrible

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. Terrible pace of play, greens are terrible. Overpriced.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Kh3Ms3ewGlvkGoLwWvOX
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
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ronnietillman17
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Passco
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Breaks my heart

Worse condition of any course I have played in my life. It breaks my heart; was a member 22 years ago. Need I say more. 😢

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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