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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 7080 yards
Slope 144
Rating 75.0

The Golf Club at North Hampton offers a traditional Scottish links-style course right in northeast Florida. Designed by Arnold Palmer, the layout meanders through dramatic elevation changes of over 40 feet and ten spring-fed lakes lined with coquina boulders. Sprawled across rolling hills and wild grasses, the golf course is sculpted from beautiful Florida woodlands, offering a round that is as scenic as it is challenging. The Golf Club at North Hampton's hard-to-read greens are massive and move very quickly. There are also tight fairways, many of which feature blind approaches. To make it even trickier, strong winds often sweep through the course, some even reaching a speed of 30 miles an hour.

Course Details

Year Built 2001
Fairways 419 Bermudagrass
Greens Tif-Eagle Grass
Architect Arnold Palmer (2001) Ed Seay (2001) MacCurrach Golf

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes - "The Hampton Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes. For members only.

Available Facilities

Banquet Facilities

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4.4
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Reviews 71
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

Hardest Course in the area.

i play this course regularly because is very challenging. You should have your A or B game.
If you like a challenge, this is the course in this area.
This time greens were a little slow but usually are very fast. I recommend this course.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Challenging course with undulating greens

Very picturesque, lots of water, very fast greens.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

Course is in HORRIBLE SHAPE

So I decided to take the long ride out to this course as i have read the reviews and heard from other people that this course is a hidden gem. This is also one of the sites holding a us open regional and as I am getting ready for that I figured some time on this course would be a good idea as I had never played it before. Got to the course and it looked like a interesting layout. Headed to the range and warmed up- range was ok nothing exciting but did the job. Hit a few putts on the practice green and realized that I should of stayed at my home course instead of driving all the way up here. It was bumpy slow and extremely shaggy. I was kind of hoping that there practice green was just in rough shape as my home course is really bad too. Got to the first tee box and it was slow. REALLY but I took it as a chance to learn the good/dead areas of were to hit the tee shot and so forth. Tee boxes were average for what I have played, they were flat too. Got to the fairway and it was dried out dormant still, lots of divots not sanded. Then hit my approach shot into the green. This is were I almost just walked off the course. The greens are worse then the putting green. They are so bad I didn't hit a single putt. I used wedge to putt with. They were shaggy bumpy slow and had limited greens in areas. I was in shock that everybody said this course was in amazing shape. Needless to say the group infront of me let me play through them on 2. I caught a 4 some playing lesson with the pro that wouldn't let me get thru them so at the 6th hole thor guard went off and I got to leave with a 9 hole refund. Anybody want it? You guys have a lot of work to do for your qualifier in less then a month.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing

Great course.

Great layout, in very good shape! Will play again when in the area.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great for a change of pace

I'm a member at Marsh Landing CC in Ponte Vedra Beach and I love taking a day trip to North Hampton for a change of pace. The course has soemthing for everyone - it's similar to a links course, has rolling terrain and elevations that are similar to northern courses, and some areas are similar to the typical Florida courses. I put together a traveling foursome every other month.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great value

Got a great rate through GolfNow so it was like play for free. Course was pretty difficult, need to make tee selection carefully.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

tough course

very excellent course would have to play multiple times to learn the course . most difficult course I have ever played

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Outstanding round of golf!! Will absolutely play here again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

affordable golf

My wife and I played North Hampton yesterday and enjoyed the design. The condition was what I expected from a public course with very little grass on the fairways and the greens running pretty slow. I am sure that once spring and summer arrive that the conditions will improve. The nice thing was it was easy to get a tee time and the staff was very friendly.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Entertaining

This course is nice. Takes a while to figure out approach shots, the greens are large and the course needs a few weeks for the grasses to get green but don't let this stop you. It's a nice playing course

Conditions Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fast greens

The fast greens made the course challenging, but the course was in great condition with a lot of interesting holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Deal

Hats off to this course! The greens were fantastic, sand was very playable and the fairways were in nice condition. Tee boxes were nothing too great, but after playing King/Bear, Slammer/Squire, South Hampton, and OakMarsh this was THE BEST. Other courses had thin sand that was too water logged below a 1/2in. Great layout with some interesting hole designs and maintenance crews were about tending to the condition of the course throughout. Wished we played here instead of WGV

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/13/2014

You hit the nail on the head! N. Hampton is the best course, in my book, in the Jacksonville area. Its usually in good shape (fast greens) and the layout IS a challenge. Glad you got to play it, and had a good experience.

Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great Course

One of the best courses in the Jax area. Absolute Gem.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Course was in excellent condition for season. A challenging and interesting layout that is also fair. An enjoyable day of golf.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

greens always quick and true

Great shape. Tough test but fair test of golf. Always in good shape

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Toughest Greens ever played

Shot 90 with a 6 handicap, My partner shot 84 with a 2 handicap.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

The course was in good shape. The course layout and design are excellent and each hole has new challenges. Worth every penny.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Not for the faint of heart!

Many fairways too tight to suit the average player's game. Bunkers well positioned, and swales in the green areas made play more difficult. Beautiful layout but not recommended for a walker.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Tough but fair

Beautiful Arnold Palmer designed course. Lots of water, tough but fair. Rolling fairways that remind you of a links course. Some fairways narrow, but adequate landing areas. Fast modulating greens. Not many flat spots. Well maintained course and manicured greens. Pace of play was excellent. Had a very good time and highly recommend the course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Challenging but Fair Course

I've played this course 8 or 9 times over the past 2 years and always enjoy it. Nice variety of holes with varying site lines, carries, etc. Greens are challenging. The GPS in the carts is very helpful given all of the bunkers, water, changes in topography, etc. Great value.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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