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5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
82
1 Stars
60
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.5
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
73.8%
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4.0
100 Reviews (100)
5 Stars
28
4 Stars
53
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
3
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.7
Value
3.9
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
86.0%
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3.7
209 Reviews (209)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
85
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.5
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
72.7%
Recommend this course
152 out of 209 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
Clubs Yes
GPS No
Pull-carts Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Caddies No
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

Fitness

Reviews

3.6
1286 Reviews (1286)
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Not up to Florida standard

On the positive side, it was cheap and we had a good time.

It’s just a really average public course with terrible looking greens (that rolled okay). I suspect many of the great reviews were when the course was not public. Fairways were okay and green side grass was also all right.

Many of the tees were not level. Annoying.

The traps are gross, gray crap that were miserable to hit out of and unsightly.

I just couldn’t give this four stars. It was one of the poorest Florida courses I’ve ever played (but, again, not expensive) and a pretty big disappointment.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/12/2018

Thank you u000006356516 for your feedback! We appreciate you taking the time out of your day to leave us a review. We have made some big changes, and we think you'd be impressed with them! Hope to see you back out here in the future!

Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Walrus

Greens need a little work but overall a great layout and fun track.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good course, could be great

1st time playing this course and had high expectations based on prior reviews and for the most part the course lived up to them. Challenging layout with several forces carries over water. One of the only negatives is the tee boxes which definitely need some work. Several of them were basically just sand, no grass to be found. Pace of play was also very slow, 18 holes took a bit over 5 hours. Granted we played on Sunday and it was extremely windy but still pretty slow.
Overall I would say this is a course worth playing.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Hills

I’ve always liked HH’s layout, but unfortunately the course conditions have continued to deteriorate over the past several years such that it is no longer enjoyable. Course maintenance is lacking; some TLC is much required.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Tee area is starting to appear bare and not very good for teeing off on quite a few holes

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Another great day at HH

My long time playing partner and I had another great day at Hidden Hills yesterday. But what topped everything off, and made our day even better was Tony was not working. Dude needs to cheer up, smile, and treat non-members and members the same.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fantastic Layout, course needs some work

The course layout is great, but the conditions are poor. The green were bare in spots and the fairway is in average condition at the least. I would not pay more than 35$ to play it right now, if conditions improve I would pay 65-70$.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

meh

worse shape I've seen the greens and tee boxes. Still a fun course though.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hello, u9057456. Thank you for leaving us a review. We are sorry to hear your experience was anything short of 5 stars, but we hope you will give us another try in the future. Thank you for choosing Hidden Hills Golf Course.

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Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is overpriced

Not as good as it was a few years ago. Great course layout but tee boxes are horrible, greens have weeds. Nice golf carts and speed of play is good because nobody plays there anymore.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/20/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, maggiesarasusie. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Hidden Hills Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Sunday am so 4.5 hr round

bit slow, course is better than it has been in past years. Beers only $5 for a tall boy. Some greens need work, as do some tee boxes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hi, u621972681. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing Hidden Hills Golf Course.

Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course and fun.

Everything as usual was great, staff friendliness could use an upgrade, but I’ll be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hidden Hills 2024

Love playing this course when we visit our son here in Jacksonville from the South Bruce Peninsula in Ontario Canada. Starter was great, gentleman in the Pro Shop not so much. Will definitely be back!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hello, FnJsBgvVaT7JcH0hduRQ. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Hidden Hills Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 20
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful day; course needs work

A beautiful afternoon at Hidden Hills. I love the challenge of the layout. Fairways are in good shape. Some greens are getting weeds and are bumpy to putt. Some tee boxes are also getting rough. Work is in progress to fix these turf issues but it needs to continue. I'll be back soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hello, tspackman. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at Hidden Hills Golf Course. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great Clubhouse & Course Design

Nice clubhouse with much better lunch service & food quality than you find at most area courses. The Pro Shop staff & Head Pro were very courteous and engaging. Unfortunately, the condition of the greens, tee boxes and fairways on the front nine were far below what you find at most area courses. The back nine greens were much better and so was everything else on the back nine. I put together 5 rounds for 8 players during TPC Week '24 and I took a big hit from our entire group for the Hidden Hills round. I had played HH in early 2019 and it was in so much better condition. I do not like giving negative reviews to courses when I know those good people are doing their best. However, it was obvious they have been constrained by a lack of financial support needed to keep this wonderful layout in acceptable condition. We will not return next year unless I go down and personally scout it out. Sorry, Hidden Hills, but you have been & could be again, so much better.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Vacation course

Not sure yet about it. From Amelua to drive there, there are other courses

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hi, u314162525857. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Your feedback helps us do better. Thank you for visiting Hidden Hills Golf Course. We hope you'll give us another try in the future.

Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Course improving

Noticeable difference from last year. Course was in good condition. Greens were a little inconsistent and a little hard. Overall is was an enjoyable round on one of the few “hilly” courses in N Florida.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 03/20/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314159841238. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Hidden Hills Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Hidden hills…a little rough

The fairways lacked grass. The green had weeds growing on them .Good layout but maybe they can improve on the playing conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
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Commented on 03/20/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, Normkay1001. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting Hidden Hills Golf Course, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Horrific experience!!!

This course was in deplorable condition. It should be in great shape due to the weather. I can’t imagine what it will be like in the heat of the summer . We played St. John CC, , Queen Harbor and Bent Creek. What a pleasure!!!
Hidden Hills is definitely a waste of money!!

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 03/20/2024

Hello, annettebroderick. Thank you for reviewing the course. We would like to apologize for your recent experience.

We're sorry to hear you were less than satisfied during your round. We pride ourselves on our providing great service and the high-quality standards we maintain.

We would like to make things right. Please reach out to our management team at the pro shop.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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