Palatka Golf Club
About
Neighbor to the beautiful Ravine State Gardens, Palatka Golf Club offers a game that is as scenic as it is entertaining. Designed by Donald Ross in 1925, the golf course was created with all skill levels of golfers in mind. The layout is player friendly, but there are still many challenging elements to keep golfers on their toes, including Ross' signature "turtleback" greens. There are also numerous bunkers fiercely guarding the greens. The signature hole of the course is the par-3 third. This 188-yard hole is a test of accuracy, requiring a difficult tee shot to a well bunkered green. Palatka Golf Club also offers a unique aqua driving range for golfers to use.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 5862 yards | 68.3 | 118 |
| White | 72 | 5589 yards | 66.9 | 115 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5589 yards | 73.0 | 119 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4748 yards | 67.5 | 113 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 68.9/125 W: 74.5/128 | 322 | 385 | 190 | 482 | 448 | 160 | 407 | 380 | 384 | 3158 | 475 | 362 | 170 | 299 | 181 | 377 | 168 | 370 | 451 | 2853 | 6011 |
| White M: 67.5/122 W: 73.0/125 | 311 | 367 | 183 | 473 | 428 | 145 | 386 | 368 | 356 | 3017 | 454 | 349 | 156 | 285 | 170 | 352 | 160 | 360 | 400 | 2686 | 5703 |
| Green M: 63.7/110 W: 68.5/115 | 257 | 295 | 125 | 460 | 402 | 128 | 353 | 313 | 302 | 2635 | 398 | 242 | 118 | 221 | 160 | 278 | 145 | 310 | 330 | 2202 | 4837 |
| Red M: 62.2/104 W: 66.2/111 | 247 | 291 | 88 | 275 | 306 | 121 | 350 | 310 | 297 | 2285 | 394 | 236 | 112 | 215 | 156 | 273 | 133 | 306 | 325 | 2150 | 4435 |
| Handicap | 15 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
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Photo submitted by Qneeld87 on 01/04/2025
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Photo submitted by JPing430 on 09/14/2024
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Green Goodness Photo submitted by LowelM on 03/29/2023
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Wow Photo submitted by u000001662545 on 10/16/2022
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Photo submitted by stephen9712884 on 01/08/2022
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Photo submitted by peacekite on 06/10/2021
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Photo submitted by peacekite on 06/10/2021
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Photo submitted by Bill3851356 on 03/31/2021
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Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
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Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
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Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
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1937 Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
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Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
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Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
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Photo submitted by PCharlz61 on 06/21/2014
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John Daly's Golf Bag Photo submitted by f16hoops on 10/09/2012
A shame
Course was in horrible condition!!greens were terrible fairways looked like they haven't been cut an the list goes on. It looks like neglect to me..Always loved playing here but won't be back until they get it figured out.
Waste of money
The course is in poor shape. One of the worst golf courses I have played. The were air rating never told at desk and had greens in middle of fairway. DONT WASTE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY
OMG the greens!
Love the layout. Played it last in December and it was in good shape, but it was quite rough today.
The greens were a mess with many sand patches and they were extremely slow. Some were half sodded and we were asked not to walk on or play on the new sod. (At least they are trying).
The fairways were kind of sparse in places, and we played lift clean and place to combat that.
Traps in good shape, and it was a fun round none the less, but those greens - so many three putts with first putts stopping 5-8 feet short after blasting it. And if your ball approached the hole with just enough pace to go in, it would often veer off in the last few inches and miss.
Average Course
Greens were in rough shape. Tee boxes were not mowed very well and some were had weed coverage. Overall the course is nice to play. Challenging and straightforward at the same time.
Great Layout. Course maintenance is poor.
I think the course layout is great. However the course maintenance outside the fairways is horrible. The greens were in bad shape. I hope they can improve the course maintenance to give the course a respect it derserves.
Terrible
Please advise patrons when check in. That conditions are not good . The entire course had issues !
dog track
this was the worst course contains i have ever played the green were horrible and nobody had the decency to tell you when you payed how poorly the conditions were.NEVER AGAIN! Don't play here
Too bad
I am a fan of Donald Ross designed courses but the condition of the course was unfortunate. Great layout but the ancillary bunkers were in poor condition and the greens in rough shape. Enjoyed the round as the layout and shot challenges are still awesome.
Will be very nice in 2 months
They had just punch greens and sand. Lot of course is needing big maintenance effort, but you can see this is just starting. People were very friendly. Course is nice design with narrow tee shots required.
Don't do it.
This is the worst course I've ever played. It was so bad we left after nine holes and we paid for 18. Cow pastures are in better condition. Greens were completely burnt out and nothing but weeds and bugs. Tee boxes were atrocious with no grass just dirt. This course has been let go and little to no maintenance. Very disappointing.
You decide…
Here’s what you can expect……the staff is bland but not rude, tee boxes and fairways were good, greens were noticeably smaller than most area courses with a few brown spots but roll very true with reasonable speed, fair to challenging layout with a few dog-legs and surprising elevation for Fl., the coldest beer on tap with the best chili dog I’ve ever in 40 states.
Needs time to develop
T h e greens didn't have any grass on them. They are rather small targets. They were very hard and holding them was difficult. I'm hoping to come back later in the year and play again!
Unfriendly Golf
The course is what you would expect from a Donald Ross design - relatively short with small, inverted greens. The fairways were in good condition but the greens were mostly dead and weren’t holding for most approach shots.
My complaint, though, has little to do with the course itself. Rather, the staff was the least friendly that I have ever met while golfing in Florida. There was no welcome to our course, no introduction to the intricacies of the Palatka golf course and no starter to tell us when we were on the first tee. I was passed the key for the golf cart and that was it.
Although I usually make Palatka one of the courses I play in the area I fear that tradition has ended.
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