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3.8
883 Reviews (883)
5 Stars
227
4 Stars
413
3 Stars
163
2 Stars
47
1 Stars
33
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
78.9%
Recommend this course
743 out of 883 reviews
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3.8
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
75.0%
Recommend this course
24 out of 32 reviews
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3.8
49 Reviews (49)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
2
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.5
79.6%
Recommend this course
39 out of 49 reviews
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Course Highlights
This authentic Donald Ross design rewards golfers with signature undulating greens, creative doglegs, and challenging par 3s that showcase his masterful course architecture. Exceptionally welcoming staff and outstanding tournament support consistently elevate the experience at a genuinely affordable price.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 5862 yards
Slope 118
Rating 68.3

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1925
Golf Season Year round
Architect Donald Ross (1925)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
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Reviews

3.8
883 Reviews (883)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 24
Brunch 7
Watching the Game 7
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 31
Bunkers 26
Undulating Greens 17
This course/club is great for:
Locals 35
Walkers 30
Seniors 29
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 30
Convenient to the City 19
In the 'Burbs 8

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Reviews 53
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful winter day

Great winter day for golf.

Course in great condition, but the pace was a little slow due to the volume of players.

Will definitely return for another round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Scenic course but poor fairways conditions

Pretty course in general but thin grass in many fairways and too many waste bunkers. Sand cartpaths were very rough.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 28
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Course conditions

Thought the course conditions could better

Tee boxes and fairways were the best

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

A VERY FUN COURSE!!!!

I have played the palate course many times---the first time was in September of 1974!!!!! It is a Donald Ross designed course...wide open with several birdie opportunities!!!! Never a bad experience!!!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 25
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Old Course

Should be a 20-25$ course. Very old, tiny greens, better off driving on the grass and avoiding cart path (bumpy, holes). Fairways themselves were in good condition. Tee boxes 12/18 of them were meh. Almost every tee box is behind the last holes green. Tight course, not TERRIBLE, but probably won’t play it again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

A “Gem”

Course designed by Donald Ross in 1925. It can stand up to many other courses. It was a delight to play.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 73
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

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

Conditions Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 73
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 42
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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 !

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

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.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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