Back
Palatka Golf Club
Rating Snapshot
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 |
Hot Deals at Palatka Golf Club
1-4
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Available Facilities
Clubhouse, Meeting Facilities, Conference Facilities, Banquet Facilities
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
-
Photo submitted by Qneeld87 on 01/04/2025
-
Photo submitted by JPing430 on 09/14/2024
-
Green Goodness Photo submitted by LowelM on 03/29/2023
-
Wow Photo submitted by u000001662545 on 10/16/2022
-
Photo submitted by stephen9712884 on 01/08/2022
-
Photo submitted by peacekite on 06/10/2021
-
Photo submitted by peacekite on 06/10/2021
-
Photo submitted by Bill3851356 on 03/31/2021
-
Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
-
Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
-
Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
-
1937 Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
-
Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
-
Photo submitted by PalatkaGolfClub on 01/28/2017
-
Photo submitted by PCharlz61 on 06/21/2014
-
John Daly's Golf Bag Photo submitted by f16hoops on 10/09/2012
My Favorite Place to play!
Not the greatest golfers ever should have a place to go . Such a wonderful place to play my favorite place to play just Loved It.
The course is beautiful the green are great pace of play is spot on . The staff are very nice enjoying the beauty of the course.
Palatka has Plenty
First time playing Palatka.
I liked the course except, with all due respect to designer Donald Ross, more than a few greens were too small. (One in particular I recall – the par-5 fourth green seemed to be the size and contour of a pitcher’s mound!) Also, many tees were close to the prior green; could get a bit dangerous on a busy day.
Fairways and greens were in great shape. However, the rough “grass” around the greens was very sparse. Lots of waste bunkers.
Pretty nice course, slow greens but a cool layout for a short municipal course
Small Greens
Interesting course with small greens. Fair layout and conditions for all levels. Fairway grass a little longer than usual. Greens were true and smooth.
Unexpected
Previous reviews convinced me to try this course. Had an image that was off. Decent municipal course that was worth the cost and one-hour drive.
Palatka
Course is in decent shape fairways are nice. Greens are very slow but classic Donald Ross. Small greens lots of tricky breaks.
Course is also very short from the tips, would have used hybrids for most holes if my driver was not working that day.
Par 3s are almost all the same distance.
Overall good course to have a good time.
Olds school feel with hill seldom seen in the area.
You won’t find many hills in Florida but this course backs up to the Ravine Gardens state park in Palatka Florida. I have seen YouTube videos of guys that have link courses in England and this is how it’s set up. I was able to get through 18 in just over 2 hours. The course is both easy in some ways but challenging in others. The greens have turtle shell so chipping and short game are challenged. I played from the whites and although sometimes the distance doesn’t seem to be a factor going uphill on some 350 plus par 4’s were challenging yet fun for a golfer of my skill level. 20 handicap. I loved the course and was overall in great condition for this time of year in Florida. Will be back for sure.
Great shape
Golf course is in the best condition I have ever seen it
World Golf Village Stay & Play Package
World Golf Village Stay & Play Package
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort Stay & Play Package
Omni Amelia Island Resort Stay & Play Package
