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3.7
1312 Reviews (1312)
5 Stars
397
4 Stars
583
3 Stars
181
2 Stars
90
1 Stars
61
Conditions
3.3
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
75.2%
Recommend this course
1069 out of 1312 reviews
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3.8
107 Reviews (107)
5 Stars
26
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
17
2 Stars
10
1 Stars
5
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.7
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.6
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.2
76.6%
Recommend this course
82 out of 107 reviews
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3.7
204 Reviews (204)
5 Stars
52
4 Stars
89
3 Stars
28
2 Stars
20
1 Stars
15
Conditions
3.4
Value
3.6
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.7
StaffFriendliness
4.1
75.0%
Recommend this course
153 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
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

3.7
1312 Reviews (1312)
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Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Won a free round and over paid

I won a free round for 4 players here and played it for the last time. The layout’s incredible but the course quality is just garbage. Bunker tee boxes everywhere, greens you have no idea what you’ll see maybe a bunker on the green maybe it’s go aeration’s on it. The fairways same thing. If this course was actually taken care of it would be one of the best spots to play.
Queens harbor right down the road and in 50x the shape this *** box is.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Played On
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3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

No, just no

What is going on with Jacksonville courses. Second one in three weeks that is in horrible condition.

Played Hidden Hills on Thursday the 2nd. The greens were in decent shape, a little slow and bumpy but at least they were green. But the fairways were a disaster. Most of the fairways were brown and dead and hard as a rock because there was just dead grass. There were occasional spots of green areas It’s like they’ve never watered them. I don’t get how these courses are falling apart and still charging full price. It’s too bad because the course layout is challenging and would be fun if it was in good shape, buttttt, it’s not .

One less course to play

Oh and the guy in the pro-shop came across rude and unfriendly

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 48
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Gorgeous

Awesome course, can’t wait to go back and play it again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Conditions are Abysmal

This course went from incredible conditions in December to being in the worst condition I've ever seen it in a matter of 4 months time. What happened??

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Value

Fairways and tee boxes have seen better days. Greens are progressively getting better as the year goes on. Challenging course & great value for $

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 44
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Still needs work

This could be a great course but needs some work. Most tee boxes were mostly sand. Greens are getting better than the last time I played. Fairways appear to be scalped and in need of water & grass. Will continue to play especially with hot deals.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Skow play!!

Need a ranger! Fairways were OK.. lots of hard snad and grass. Greens were bumpy and fast.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 04/18/2024

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, u314162969016. 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
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course

Great course. Very pretty. Play was slow. I’d fire Richard that works at the counter though. I’ve been twice and both times he was a Richard. (Names not Richard but you get the drift)

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 11
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Interesting layout

Nice layout. Course not in great shape, but good for a starter round if get a hot deal. Greens fast. Tee boxes dry.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
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