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 “Gem”
Course designed by Donald Ross in 1925. It can stand up to many other courses. It was a delight to play.
refused golf now tee times
treated like i was trying to cheat them very rude
staff person told me my tee times were refunded
and i,d have to pay to play but they were not refunded
they also charge a service fee for each tee time
staff person was wrong an tried to make me the bad
guy
Great Value for the money
Hard to beat in terms of value. Unique, fun course which made a great day. Greens ran a little slow and inconsistent from front nine to back nine. Overall, it’s going to be hard to get better bang for your buck than you are with this course.
Palatka what a Gem
Palatka golf course in Palatka Florida is a wonderful golf experience the staff there is just fabulous conditions are excellent postage stamp greens ,Challenging par threes, quick greens actually had the pleasure of playing it twice in my last visit and had a fun day of playing the course as it was set up for the greenskeeper’s revenge what a great round of golf look forward to returning The staff welcoming friendly and knowledgeable , there are just fabulous thanks again very very much for everything
Great Conditions
For this time of year, I noticed that the course was in very, very good condition. The greens were in great shape, the fairways looked fantastic. It made for a great round !
Nice course - would recommend the drive
My son and I played the course on December 27 and thoroughly enjoyed it. First time playing this old-time Donald Ross course. As people have mentioned, the course is short but difficult. We played it from the back tees which worked out fine for us. The par-3’s were long and difficult given the small greens and the hills. The course is over-seeded right now so it was in great shape for a muni. The greens have a lot of slope in them so putting was fun. They were a little hairy so they played slower than most courses. The only reason I flagged pace of play as lower is because they allowed a fivesome ahead of us which slowed us up a little. Overall we will definitely do the 55 minute drive again as this course was very fun to play.
Cool layout
This place proves that you don’t need to play a 7,000 yd course for it to be tough. Greens were in great condition
Diamond in the Rough
The reviews don’t lie. It was a 55 minute drive to get there and what a pleasant surprise. We play every week in Jacksonville or Saint Johns and there isn’t one public course that can hold a stick to this course. Best greens and fairways I have played in a very long time. Can’t wait to play this course again.
Nice Course
Very enjoyable golfing experience. Some of the T positions were a little confusing. Greens were good, fairways in good shape as well. Challenging course.
Very nice course
Course is in good condition. Some spots are under renovation which is a good thing. You can see that they are keeping up with course improvements as needed. Layout is straight forward.
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