ralphcollinson

One of the most scenic courses I have played. Great views from almost every tee box. Course was in excellent shape with a few wet spots, 90 degree rule with carts. Greens were perfect medium speed. Very hilly most holes are up hill or down hill. Liked it a lot, very challenging.

Somewhat boring design.Terrain very flat and wet, cart paths only. Fairways had not been cut due to the wetness, traps had no rakes and had not been raked in a long time. Greens were in good shape. Lot of blind shots to hazard areas in middle of the fairway. No warning signs, flag or even red stakes to warn of hazard.

Hidden Lakes is an old Florida course. Very flat, fairly wide fairways and a lot of water especially on the back nine. Fairways are in decent shape, a few bare spots. Par 4's for the most part are in the 325 to 335 yard range, Par 3's are 125-170 from the white tees. Greens are relatively small and soft with very thick grass. Few bare spots. Greens were cut fairly high during our visit and with the wet conditions were pretty slow. They are very soft and hold well. I liked the course a lot and shot 38 on the front 9. Only completed 4 holes on the back before the rain ended play completely. My only complaint was with management. We arrived 45 minutes early because of the pending monsoon that was predicted for that afternoon. The first tee was empty and the course had no pre-sold tee times prior to our tee time. The attendant refused to let us go out upon arrival because we had paid a discounted rate on Golf Now and he claimed that the course received little or nothing from our reservation. He said they only sold tee times on Golf Now as a marketing technique to introduce people to the course. We explained that rain was expected, he agreed; however, he wanted us to pay $14.50 in order to tee off early. We refused. Eventually he did allow us to tee off about 15-20 minutes early with no explanation. The course has a very large restaurant with full bar. Food was good, moderately priced.