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4.2
678 Reviews (678)
5 Stars
195
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
24
1 Stars
22
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
86.0%
Recommend this course
574 out of 678 reviews
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4.0
6 Reviews (6)
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3
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.2
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
3.8
83.3%
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5 out of 6 reviews
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4.2
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.3
87.9%
Recommend this course
29 out of 33 reviews
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Course Highlights
Hidden Lake impresses with its well-maintained fairways, greens, and a layout that carries a distinct private course feel. Consistently friendly and helpful staff elevate the overall experience for returning and first-time visitors alike.

About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6672 yards
Slope 129
Rating 70.8

Formerly known as "Lake Medad Golf & Country Club - Old Course".

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Course Details

Year Built 1962
Golf Season Mar 15 to Dec 15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Available Facilities

Showers, Lockers
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Reviews

4.2
678 Reviews (678)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Patio Dining 6
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 13
Narrow Fairways 11
Thick Rough 9
This course/club is great for:
Locals 20
Walkers 19
Playing Multiple Courses 13
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
In the 'Burbs 11
Worth the Drive 9

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Reviews 5
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

First Round of the Year

We didn't play well...first round of the year....First time I've ever played with the occasional pile of snow in the bunker and intermittently on the course. Regardless it was a busy day for staff and they handled it exceptional well.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 05/23/2018

Hi Cletusryan.

Thanks for taking the time to review your experience with us. We're glad you joined us in spite of the little bit of snow still on the course.

We hope to see you back now the sun is out and course is in great shape.

Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This is an excellent course, very close to home and normally quite expensive to play...a fairly mild and sunny day in late October made it very positive experience. The greens had been recently aerated so the ball was inclined to go veer off slightly when putting.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Long round

Fun course, but slow as molasses. Played with a regular who said he had never seen it this slow, so I will cut them some slack.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

This time of year

Considering the time of year the course was in great shape and condition. I have played here on numerous occasions and I find the club house and greens keeping staff friendly and courteous.

Keep up the good work

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

great condition but extremely slow

Course is in good shape, very bumpy on fairways but great for walking....issue was we waited on every shot, not good, some holes had 3 groups wtg...and that is with a 9am tee time on a Monday.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Too busy

Nice old school corse with lots of trees and great greens. Too many high handicap players though keeping the pace slow with no marshalls to push them. Glad I did not pay full price.

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

Par tee on

Excellent course with challenging holes and wonderful scenery. Had a great round with no waiting whatsoever. All around a very beautiful course. The greens were a bit challenging with undulations which made for an interesting round.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course was in good shape. Pace of play bogged down on the back nine.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden Lake Golf Course

Had a great time on the old course at Hidden Lake . Alot of fun on this one a bit more my speed . Its not too challenging so i would recomend it to anyone at the expert level however there is a new course so id like to see how that compares to the old course . Lots beatiiful scenery and overall a great round . I loved playing here and look forward to playing there again in the near future.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Decent course, unorganized staff and entitled members.

I have played this course 3 times and every time it has been the same thing. The Marshalls are unorganized and are barely a presence on the course, the staff are slow and it seems from the cast waitress to the halfway house they never have all the products they sell in the club house. The course is in decent shape, however, the sand is very hard and barely groomed, the greens are not equally cut and dressed from 1 hole to the next and there is alot of burnt fringes and tee boxes. The worst part of this course is the fact it is ClubLink, even though it is a public course the members feel they are entitled to do as they wish. I will not be returning to this course or any ClubLink course for that matter.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Except for the unreasonable starters, we had a great day!

Thank you to the pro shop staff! Thank you for a smooth and friendly check in and also for all your help with finding new golf shoes (on sale! whoo hoo!) for my wife and me. Thank you to the maintenance staff for the excellent golf course conditions and for being so friendly during our round. We are also happy that the weather was perfect!

My wife and I play Hidden Lake several times a year, both courses so I trust that you will find our complaint reasonable.

That is, our sole complaint that day is with your 2 starters .We booked a 7:30 tee time and arrived at our golf cart 10 minutes ahead but your starters angrily told us that we were late and had to tee off at 7:21. They didn't tell us when we checked in with them around 7 am when we had lots of time to spare (so we went back in and bought shoes and balls). Even after our shopping, we were still ahead of time. The starters were griping that it was a busy day and that they needed to keep things moving and that WE needed to keep THEM on time. That's ridiculous. We were early and were ready to tee off for our scheduled 7:30 slot. Eventually the starters relented and sent the 7:21 twosome off on their own. Nevertheless, they continued to be pushy so we teed off a few minutes early because of that.

Despite their concerns that the course would be packed, the Old Course was in fact quite empty that day so I ask you/the starters, "What's the problem? Why the rush? Are you assuming that we would be slow? ... perhaps because you looked chauvinistically at my wife?"

In the end, my wife and I were very happy to play by ourselves as a twosome and in fact, there were no other groups behind us and we saw only a few groups. We completed our round in 3:15, so well ahead of pace.

Despite the starters, we had a fabulous time and in fact, we would have given perfect 5 out of 5 scores across the board had it not been for the starters.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee times too close together.

Impeccable course, the only real downfall is they stack the tee times way to closely together so someone is always hitting up your tail. Not a super relaxing round, but great course to play.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

True Greens

I thoroughly enjoyed my round at Hidden Lakes ( old course )

Great Staff and the course was in great shape especially with all the rain that we have had.

Most importantly the greens roiled true!!

I hope to be back shortly !

Best,

Greg

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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