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Hidden Hills Golf Course
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About
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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship/Gold | 72 | 6892 yards | 74.0 | 136 |
| Back/Blue | 72 | 6653 yards | 72.7 | 130 |
| Middle/White | 72 | 6237 yards | 70.6 | 124 |
| Member/Green | 72 | 5745 yards | 69.5 | 121 |
| Forward/Red (W) | 72 | 5016 yards | 70.5 | 125 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.1/133 | 378 | 415 | 429 | 543 | 185 | 490 | 185 | 344 | 385 | 3354 | 399 | 607 | 175 | 378 | 424 | 536 | 174 | 400 | 406 | 3499 | 6853 |
| Blue M: 72.2/131 W: 78.2/141 | 367 | 407 | 404 | 529 | 178 | 462 | 178 | 323 | 370 | 3218 | 390 | 595 | 170 | 371 | 411 | 531 | 163 | 376 | 398 | 3405 | 6623 |
| White M: 70.1/128 W: 75.9/136 | 350 | 377 | 365 | 509 | 157 | 452 | 151 | 315 | 357 | 3033 | 369 | 549 | 155 | 351 | 401 | 513 | 127 | 339 | 365 | 3169 | 6202 |
| Green M: 67.8/119 W: 72.9/129 | 325 | 317 | 353 | 462 | 140 | 420 | 139 | 283 | 334 | 2773 | 345 | 457 | 136 | 321 | 351 | 482 | 99 | 327 | 355 | 2873 | 5646 |
| Red M: 64.9/114 W: 69.4/118 | 303 | 314 | 312 | 397 | 104 | 411 | 99 | 252 | 289 | 2481 | 324 | 411 | 111 | 269 | 311 | 430 | 85 | 291 | 308 | 2540 | 5021 |
| Handicap | 15 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
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Photo submitted by rauschjt on 08/25/2023
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Photo submitted by rauschjt on 08/25/2023
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Photo submitted by jimlevern on 07/12/2023
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Photo submitted by jimlevern on 07/12/2023
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Tee Boxes Photo submitted by Bouie1608 on 05/20/2023
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Fairways Photo submitted by Bouie1608 on 05/20/2023
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Photo submitted by Tappestry on 02/11/2023
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Photo submitted by gc1900314807 on 04/16/2022
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Typical green. Photo submitted by scrudle99 on 06/28/2021
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Photo submitted by Tappestry on 11/18/2020
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Photo submitted by gharper77 on 07/23/2020
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Photo submitted by u6846721 on 12/04/2019
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Photo submitted by jimlevern on 05/24/2018
Needs work
Greens and tee boxes we beat up pretty good....fairways were dry and bare in many spots.....the starter was a pleasant man...inside pro shop staff could be a bit more welcoming.
Hidden Hills
Great course in Jacksonville. Very nice layout and several challenging holes. A bit slow pace of play, 4 1/2 hours on a Wednesday with a 11:15 am tee time.
Challenging and Fun
Had a great round despite the threat of rain! Course was in great condition and as challenging as ever. Pace of play was and is usually pretty quick which I like as I can keep a good momentum going.
Look forward to our next round at Hidden Hills.
The course is fun and challenging
It's a fun track with all the different slopes and hight difference. But the greens are in rough shop.
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Nice course but burnt out fairways
Maybe I should have played here a month ago. Course in Fl are turning brown. Had a nice day anyway
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Hidden Hills
There is no grass on the fairway’s. I hadn’t been to the course for a while and was shocked by how poor the grass conditions were.
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Dry golf
Course was very dry. Sand and dirt on a few of the greens and the fairways were EXTREMELY dry. The rate was not bad but the greens were not in as good of shape as usual. Still a good play, but early morning may be better due to rising heat.
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A quick afternoon round
I signed up for a 1:30 tee time but when I arrived it wasn’t in the course system. It had been a busy morning with a tournament. They asked me to start on the back nine. I was almost alone on the course and got around in 3 hours without rushing. Some of the tee boxes are starting to improve. The fairways are seasonally very brown. The greens are ok and improving - bumpy spots on some. Overall the course needs some water. I enjoyed the round!
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Poor conditions
Course is in terrible shape for the price. Fairways are basically dirt. Greens were torn up.
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Your feedback helps us do better. We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly.
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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.
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
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Hidden Hills Golf Course.
Gorgeous
Awesome course, can’t wait to go back and play it again.
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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??
We apologize for the decline in conditions you've experienced; significant weather challenges and operational hurdles have unfortunately impacted us. Thank you for sharing your concerns, and we are actively working to restore the course to its high standard.
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