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