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2.8
1702 Reviews (1702)
5 Stars
429
4 Stars
679
3 Stars
288
2 Stars
157
1 Stars
149
Conditions
2.3
Value
2.9
Layout
4.1
Friendliness
3.9
Pace
3.5
Amenities
3.4
48.0%
Recommend this course
1256 out of 1702 reviews
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2.3
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
2
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
12
Conditions
1.9
Value
2.3
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.4
Amenities
3.3
StaffFriendliness
3.9
28.1%
Recommend this course
9 out of 32 reviews
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2.2
204 Reviews (204)
5 Stars
6
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
59
2 Stars
49
1 Stars
70
Conditions
1.7
Value
2.3
Layout
3.9
Pace
3.3
Amenities
3.1
StaffFriendliness
3.7
27.5%
Recommend this course
56 out of 204 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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2.8
1702 Reviews (1702)
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Reviews 8
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Patrick

Great course. Staff was very friendly. Would revisit without question. 🙋🏻‍♂️

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
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Previously Played

Course decline

Played this course multiple times in the past and it was a premier track. I was back to Jacksonville for a visit after 5 years away and gave it a try. What a disappointment, the pro and superintendent should be ashamed of the condition the course is in. And they are still charging premium rate.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great potential

While my experience was not the greatest, this golf course has a lot of potential of being a great place to golf. Unfortunately for this round, I would not recommend it. The place was overrun with new golfers with very little etiquette and no starter or Marshall to maintain the pace of play. Additionally, there was no beverage cart to be seen the entire round. The course itself seems to be under some repair which is promising but for the price, the greens are horrendous. A very disappointing experience to say the least.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Things are coming along

Played here quite a few times and I love the layout. It’s a tough course that’s fun to play. Some tee boxes, fairways and greens are still in pretty rough shape, but they’re making an effort to fix them. All in all for the price I paid it was worth it on a day off.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Dont.plat this course

Dint play here. The greens are diseased and they should have warned us before we started. Pace of play was ridiculous also.to the point where it was a joke. I am kicking my self.because I travel to JAX about 4 times.a.year .and played this course before but I had forgot to mark in my notes not to play because of the bad experiences. I've played this course before but I prepaid with Golfnow before I realized that I had played already with bad experiences. This course sucks. Don't waste your money.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not worth it

Nice layout. After that it’s all garbage - conditions and the greens. Went out first and had to wait a bunch because the grass cutters were late and slow. I’d rather pay more for a nicer course.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

2 putt rule

The course is settled in a nice neighborhood with plenty of challenging holes. Out of 18 greens only 3 or 4 are in good enough condition to be playable as the other greens are rough and the ball will not roll straight. Thus the 2 putt rule.

Note there is a lot of course work being performed attempting to clean up this course. Fingers crossed

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

Fun course but $80 is a little high for the condition the greens were in .

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 56
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still in decline

It appears they are trying to address some of their issues. They are resodding/seeding some of the tee boxes. Greens are starting to come in. Fairways are very sparse as well as the rough. You have to move your ball to try to find suitable grass to hit from. Will wait to the end of summer before I play again to see if it gets better.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 51
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Going down hill

Course is lacking grass and this is coming into prime season. It's almost as if they are not watering. It's sad, great layout and great clubhouse. Maybe pay 20 to play.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Would not recommend

I booked tee time and checked in on golf now. I went inside to get range balls and confirmed tee time with the pro shop. It would have been nice for the pro to let me know I was following a group of junior golfers playing a tournament. I asked to tee off on hole 10 but was denied. Eventually, skipped ahead of the junior golfers then got behind a very slow threesome. Stopped play after 9 holes. The fairways and greens were also in rough shape.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible from start to finish

The starter was a jerk. We were putting at the practice green 7 minutes before our tee time. About to pack up and head to the first tee, which is about 100 feet from the practice green. Got real mouthy and smart with us about being late.

Conditions are atrocious. AWFUL fairways, even worse greens.

Do not waste your time or money.

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