Palatka Golf Club

One of the few remaining Donald Ross courses. Greens and fairways are in good shape. Very reasonably priced and fun to play.

My group and I have been having a fall tournament for the last 20 years, with usually between 28-42 guy's. We had some problems with the course we played on for the last 15 years, so we were looking for a new venue. Got in touch with Andy at Palatka golf club. From the first contact with him till the day of our tournament, he was top notch. Extremely helpful, very knowledgeable and worked with me on every aspect of our tournament. The day of the tournament he and his staff went out of their way to make sure everything was perfect. The course was in excellent condition and even with another tournament out there during ours, the pace of play was great. Can't say enough about all the staff working that day. Every one of our 36 guy's left the course very happy. Thanks Andy and staff.

Palatka is a Donald Ross classic. Every hole is a beauty. We had a noon tee time and finished in 3 1/2 hours. The conditions were perfect. The greens were rolling faster than they normally do. I strongly recommend everyone give it a try.

Inexpensive but still decent tee boxes/fairways/greens.

Not the most manicured course, but for the price it’s a great value. The keep tees, fairways and greens in decent shape, but if you veer anywhere else it’s bad news.

Staff was nice and the round was cheap. Unfortunately, pace of play was poor. I counted two 5-somes and a 6-some within a few holes of me and the twosome in front of me couldn’t keep up with the 5-some that was in front of them. Greens were very slow and conditions were average at bet. Old course and old clubhouse. I don’t think I’ll head back. Again, the staff was great and most of the people I met were nice enough. But allowing slow 5 and 6 person groups on a Saturday morning is not ok.

Unlike most of the courses in my area of northeast Florida, this course has a lot of elevation changes. It also has quite narrow fairways, lined by trees and thick rough. Playing by myself, I lost two balls off the tee that were not out-of-bounds. But, I found more looking for mine. Greens were in great shape. Some T-boxes were a little beat up, but not too terrible. I was only in 1 bunker, fortunately, so I can’t say much about them. The practice putting green is right next to the Pro shop, and the driving/chipping range is up a hill past the 10th hole.

Course was in reasonable condition with one temporary green. Greens were in fair condition but had some bare spots and were bumpy and tough to make puts inside 10 ft. Generally good experience for the price

As it turned out the course suffered a lighting strike on the clubhouse and cart barn the day before we played. Upon arrival the staff, including the pro were busy putting everything back together. The teamwork and their positive attitude was remarkable as they fought through technology issues and replaced carts that were damaged by the strike. We played, enjoyed the round and left impressed by the gritty and determined attitude displayed by everyone. Can't wait to go back

Despite a lightning strike the evening prior to our visit, the staff was busy at work upon our arrival trying to ensure that golfers got to play the round they had scheduled. Technology issues did not stop the team from processing payments and getting us on the golf course. We appreciate the effort made by the staff and look forward to returning to play at the Palatka golf club again.

Played course a few months back, and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, possibly due to extreme weather lately, the green are in bad shape. Everything else was good, but virtually all of the greens were in bad shape.

Plenty gnats and mosquitoes making golf a dilemma.

Normally I love this course. Something must have happened recently to the staff or something. Greens were garbage with massive pitting, dead spots, or long weed grass. Tee boxes were the same. No starters or anyone controlling pace of play. How they could let the junior golf tour play here also is beyond me. This course needs serious help.

Love driving down from Jax to play Palatka, but was disappointed in the conditions on this trip. Greens are the worse I've ever seen them . Staff was friendly as always and it's such a fun layout, so hoping the green conditions will improve. Tee boxes and fairways were pretty rough as well, which was surprising as they normally have the course in really good shape. Hopefully it'll all come back!