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3.1
1679 Reviews (1679)
5 Stars
429
4 Stars
675
3 Stars
281
2 Stars
153
1 Stars
141
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.1
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.5
57.0%
Recommend this course
1250 out of 1679 reviews
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2.2
136 Reviews (136)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
46
Conditions
1.7
Value
2.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.7
26.5%
Recommend this course
36 out of 136 reviews
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2.7
266 Reviews (266)
5 Stars
20
4 Stars
58
3 Stars
69
2 Stars
52
1 Stars
67
Conditions
2.2
Value
2.8
Layout
4.0
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.8
44.0%
Recommend this course
117 out of 266 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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3.1
1679 Reviews (1679)
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

White sands bomb site

The greens were so bad that you literally couldn’t putt. Between the mold kill and the fringe height putting surface all you could do is hope to get your first putt within 5 feet then take a gimmie. Fairways were only slightly better than the greens. Not what I expected for the price

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Just Bad!

Course is in pretty bad shape. Greens and tee boxes are horrible and the fairways are just as bad. Definitely not worth what they are charging for green fees.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Course needs help

Horrible horrible course conditions. The reviews on here aren’t lying. The greens have more hills than the course itself. Fairway isn’t even a fairway.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting, unusual layout but suffering from poor conditions

As the name implies, this course is unlike most in Florida because it features hills that make it more interesting. I've played this course before but I've never seen it in such poor condition. Most tees, fairways and greens were pretty bare. There were quite a few workers present so maybe they are in the process of bringing it back. Some tees had recently been rebuilt and the bunkers were in pretty good shape. I will give it a few months and try it again to see if they are making progress.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Dead grass

While it was a nice layout and great clubhouse the entire course was dead fairways and dead unputtable greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course condition

Fairways were ok, but greens were TERRIBLE. Felt like I was putting on pebbles

The practice putting green has also been closed for several weeks.

Not worth the money until conditions improve!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Great course, horrible greens, crappy tee boxes.

If you are okay with not putting half of the holes, Hidden Hills golf course would be great for you.

For over a year, the managements have been saying that they are working on getting the greens up to par. I do see some improvements but 50% of the course still consist of moon surfaced green that bounces the ball in all direction when putting.

And I usually tee-off off the tee zone because they are so beat up and ground is uneven.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Hidden Play

Unacceptable!!! Confirmed 8:50 tee time. Arrived at the course approx 1hr in advance for warmup and range. At check-in, I was paired with 3 unknown players. At 8:50 the unknown players did not show. Tee time was moved to 9:22 am and I had the opportunity to meet the twosome. At 9:20 the twosome I was assigned to was paired to another twosome. My tee time was now pushed to after 10 am with no guarantee that this time would not be pushed out to a later time slot.

Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Previously Played

Unbelievable

It was unbelievable how bad the course looked. For $71 it should be expected to see nice greens, tee boxes and fairways. I was extremely disappointed and won’t be donating my money to a course that doesn’t put the money back into the course.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Dear Lord Help us!

Since going public this course has been fairly good. Kept up well and normally plays clean for a public course. Not currently….the greens are in worse conditions than the cart path. Someone needs to give this place some love or it’s going to be a long summer for $80 a round to play this place. Please help….the tee boxes are basically bunkers and the water is still wet so not bad there.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were in terrible shape

Greens were excessively bumpy. Inconsistent and patchy. It needs a lot of water and work around the greens that awards consistent good shot making. Fairways are also in need of water.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Previously Played

Fair but on the way down.

Unfortunately the greens and tee boxes are not being cared for at this time. I’m afraid of what the summer season will do to the overall course quality.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
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