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Palatka Golf Club
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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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Green Goodness Photo submitted by LowelM on 03/29/2023
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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
GIR? No GIR!
Tough to hit and hold greens. All around good day, hills, blind shots, all-carry par 3’s.
Beautiful old school course
Loved the layout. They don’t make em like this anymore but they should. Only concern is lack of any pandemic related measures. Not a big deal to me but others in my group were miffed.
Old school golf
Classic D.Ross course, tiny raised greens with a lot of slope, bring your A iron and chipping games. A few blind tee shots, rare for Florida. Acceptable conditions, greens a bit slow, but consistent. Excellent value.
This place is always a yes
It was wet, very wet, nor'easter wet, yet very playable. Love the layout, love the greens, love the terrain!
Course can handle the recent rains.
Most courses in the area are so wet, that they are practically unplayable. This course had no standing water anywhere. A few things like the rough and some tee boxes need improvement, but overall not bad for a course that is owned by the city and has a limited budget.
Great Bones, Could Use a Refresher
Great bones, as in this course is a great, shorter, classic layout of holes. The maintenance staff is doing as good a job as they can considering the (lack of) resources they probably have, and the age of the architecture. This course could definitely use a full refurbish job. The greens complexes and bunkers are really showing their age, and could be resurfaced and redone. Otherwise, it was an enjoyable course to play for a recreational Saturday morning round, and a reasonable value at $20 for 9 holes or $29 for 18 with cart included. Would return to see the back nine, as I only had time allocated for 9 holes.
so much fun
I really enjoy this course , It's never crowded , the pro shop staff is super friendly , they just need to cut the rough down.
Donald Ross would roll over in his grave
The course is in terrible shape, the rough is all dollar weed, many sandy spots. The greens were slow, not in bad shape mostly.
The T boxes are uneven and in terrible shape, had to T it up anywhere on the T box, just to find a decent spot.
Pleasantly surprised!
The greens at Palatka are very well kept; perhaps even perfect, and the club house is terrific! Best $6 breakfast in America and very friendly staff. I belong to a private club that’s currently under renovation, so went to Palatka just to play some real golf, but I’ll definitely be back!
Very nice greens
Nice course for the money. Fairway conditions were a little rough in spots but the greens were in great shape. Rolled a little slow but true. Great layout.
Great little Donald Ross course with small greens & close green to tee walks. Sometimes the tees are a little too close. Green speed is slow due to summer grass height required to prevent burnout. Fun course with challenges from the 6000 yard back tees that plays longer than you would think.
True Florida golf
Such a gem in Palatka. Such a historic golf course with the friendliest staff (especially the ladies at the bar and drive through window). It’s rough around the edges but such a unique and fun course design. Would definitely recommend.
It's a shame no more love is shown
The course layout is great but the course conditions were not very good at all. Most holes had no yardage markers, and the fairways were in bad shape. I would not play it again as I drove 35 miles to try it out in lieu of it being a Donald Ross design. Tiny greens which made it more fun.
Classic Old Florida Course
This course is in over all good condition and I love the fast greens. For the price it offers an excellent value for the money!
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