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3.8
879 Reviews (879)
5 Stars
227
4 Stars
413
3 Stars
161
2 Stars
46
1 Stars
32
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.3
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
81.1%
Recommend this course
743 out of 879 reviews
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4.0
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
17
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
3.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.4
87.5%
Recommend this course
28 out of 32 reviews
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3.8
51 Reviews (51)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
22
3 Stars
11
2 Stars
5
1 Stars
1
Conditions
3.5
Value
4.1
Layout
4.2
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
4.5
78.4%
Recommend this course
40 out of 51 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
879 Reviews (879)

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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Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Old Time GEM!

Golf experience worth a return trip. Donald Ross hidden gem, not long but you need to hit quality shots into the small greens. Course is playable for all levels.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 03/01/2017

Thanks for the review! We are glad you enjoyed your time out here on the course! Hope to see you out there again very soon!!

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Pleasently Suprised !!!

We have a group of guys who play Palatka about once a month...Have found the shape of the course from lousy to real nice throughout the 16' season... This round was one of the best in quite some time !!!Some of the greens were in rough shape, but they were true...Fairways were in excellent shape throughout...Tanner in the pro shop was very helpful...Looking forward to playing again soon !!!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Impoved

Played here a few years ago- condition was so, so. Today, there's a remarkable difference- a lot of work and a nice course in very good condition. The greens were fast and in excellent condition- the fairways were very well maintained.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 77
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Nice course for an easy round of Golf

After two years of not playing this course i was there with friends. And i was really astonished, how the course has been improved. Although the hurricaine showed some results, the most parts were in a good shape, the greens are ok for this time of the year. Some bunkers could be better. And the Donald Ross Layout is special, makes the course interesting to play. For our wifes the Teeboxes were sometimes too far in front, not challenging ( HCP 20 )

Anyhow we will return to Palatka.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 73
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

if your a city resident your fine

i quit this course some yrs. ago when they had a management change they decided if you were,nt from there city that you should go somewere else

i book a tee time to see how things were now & was charged $4.00 extra per player because we were out of town.

the best thing i saw was we had the course to our selfs maybe if they treated out of so called towners better they would have more bussness

i,m not the only that feels this way i have other friends who won,t play there any more for same reasons

i,m just old and grumpy

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 97
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played

Course has great features

Overall we enjoyed our round . Good golfing experience.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great course

Love this course and have played here several times. It is a beautiful course, very scenic. Sadly they lost one of my favorite live oak trees to Matthew :( Usually not crowded so it is very low key and you don't feel rushed. Brought our 8 and 12 year old grandsons to play here last month before school started and we all had a ball.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

A quiet day in the country

Overall the course is in decent playing shape - a few greens have damaged areas but they still roll true and there was maintenance people trying to fix the problems.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Palatka golf

This the third time I have played at this course and have been impressed with overall conditions of the course. Have played early morning and afternoon and was never pushed or had to wait on golfers. Greens in good condition overall especially considering the lack of rain we have had. Great "hot deals" prices for this course. About a 40 minute drive from Green Cove Springs but worth the trip.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

AWESOME way to ENJOY a day of golf5.

PALATKA GOLF COURSE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE EACH DAY. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED and you WILL WANT TO RETURN SOON. The ENTIRE staff are PEOPLE FRIENDLY which ALWAYS starts the GAME off on a HAPPY NOTE. From the time you are greeted by ANDY when signing in to enjoying a cool one after the 18th hole it will prove to be one of your BETTER GOLF OUTINGS - EVER!!!!. THANKS ANDY & ENTIRE STAFF.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Great Layout

Palatka Golf course is something you don't see in Florida very often. The course has actual hills not mounded dirt in areas. The course dates back to 1925 and is still in very good shape and is very well maintained. The hills and assorted dog legs make this very different from traditonal courses in North florida. This course can't be beat for the money I will be going back often

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Surprise up charge

Course was in good shape. Did not appricate the extra charge added on top of the Hot deal.

Customers should be told up front they will charge more. Don't surprise us.

Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice but a bit short

Short course but not bad for the money

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

bad timing

We've played this course many times in the past. It's rarely crowded and a fair challenge as it's a classic old Donald Ross design, with smallish raised greens on the front nine and strategic bunkering. Historically, the course conditions can vary dramatically, but the last few years it has been consistently good and many improvements have been made. This time was no exception. Fairways, greens, and bunkers were in great shape.

Unfortunately, they were having a tournament of some sort the day of our tee time.

They told us this when we checked in, but indicated the last groups were well ahead of us, and it shouldn't be a problem.... Wrong!.....To make a long and boring story short, we gave up after playing 13 holes and got outa Dodge. Anyway, the course was in excellent ship, and as always, we recommend it.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

playable

Great old Donald Ross course fair test .Just a vary nice old test of golf at a great price

Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

the course is great

I played four courses while I was on four day vacation in st augilustine. Augustine is the best course for your money. The course was well maintained. the staff was very friendly.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

great for moderate to good golfers

very nice course great to learn how play without much hazards.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Good Value

Front 9 played in 90 min. . Back 9 played in 150 min.. No Rangers on course . Course in good shape. Excellent meal at restaurant .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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