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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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Photo submitted by JPing430 on 09/14/2024
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Green Goodness Photo submitted by LowelM on 03/29/2023
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Photo submitted by stephen9712884 on 01/08/2022
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Photo submitted by peacekite on 06/10/2021
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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
Turkeyday shoot
Nice course. Not terribly long and rough doesn't penalize you a great deal. Fairways and greens were in good shape. Not a huge challenge. Most holes a pretty straight forward.
Palatka is pretty average
The course does not appear to be as well kept up as I would have expected. Very few staff members were evident. All in all it is just average on my scale
Donald Ross Treasure
Very unique course with incredible range of classic holes. Plays 5900 yds. from tips. Don't let that fool you some tough holes and tiny undulating Ross style greens with elevated fronts where most approach shots go to die. Par 3's are incredible. Over all condition of course is pretty decent. We played in late Nov. on new [winter grass] over seeded greens & fairways will be better in a couple of weeks. Worth the trip to see a lot of still original Donald Ross, price is right!
Good course for the average golfer
The greens have just been overseeded but they still putted very good and were quick. I am an average golfer and think this is a good course for the money.
Good course and....
The back nine is being reseeded/remodeled so we had to play the front nine 2x. Kinda boring that way, but we knew that going in. My only complaint is the additional "user fee" of $2.80/person for those outside of Palatka...Seriously?
dissapointed
I have played here many times before. But this time the back nine was closed due to fairway replacement and golfnow never mentioned this in there booking site. The existing front nine was in poor shape at best. This course has taken a nose dive in the last 6 months. I am very dissapointed that golf now did not mention the closed nine. Also the price was not reduced by the course for the poor conditions. Hopefully things change in the future as this was and can be a very nice layout.
Cow Pasture Golf
Like playing a cow pasture. Fairways in mediocre shape. Tee boxes in bad shape. Greens abominable. It's impossible too putt. Not worth it at any price. It'll be a long time before I'd consider going there again.
DISASTER
How dare they charge $24 for this piece of junk! How dare they discribe this course on their website..... you would think you were entering paradise.
Every aspect of the course was a disaster! Green conditions (all 18 holes) were awful. Same with fairways and rough....
I hope Donald Ross was cremated.... because if not he is rolling over in his grave for what these people did to his once gorgeous course.
Fellow golfers..... DON'T DO IT TO YOURSELF!!!!!
Poor condition
Course is in BAD shape. The greens were dirt with very little grass. Fairways look as if they haven't seen water in weeks. I have played this course many times, but this is the worst condition ever!
NASA could have faked the moon landing using these greens as background ... ...
Nice people, beautiful day, but WOW -- those greens! Be ready to factor in not only the normal slope and undulations with your puts, but also large barren patches of sand, hardened mini mud mountains and miscellaneous other interferences that prevent the ball from rolling true -- even rendering a put airbore on one occasion. Feels like the greenskeeper has been on holiday for 8 or 10 months.
Great deal.
Palatka is a super deal thru Golfnow.com. Course is in fairly good condition and never overcrowded. Great staff.
Great scenery fun course
Good course for beginners. Many wide open fairways.
Interesting Driving Range
The driving range was between holes on the course hitting into the water. athe greens were small and in need of serious maintenance. For the price on golfnow it was worth it but I would not pay full price to play.
Hidden Gem
I have played this course several times. No matter if it is a hot deal or not this course is well worth the 1 HR drive I made from Ponte Vedra. Staff is amazing, food is great, and the track was in great shape.
Palatka Course
The course is a 40 minute ride for me. BUt it is an excellent value it is a fun course. Friendly staff and the people are nice. I would recommend it to anyone.
Specials
Paid $6 more than the special they were running for Easter - including the Putman Co service charge in the small print on Golf Now
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