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.
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Golfer Photos
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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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Wow Photo submitted by u000001662545 on 10/16/2022
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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
Golfer Reviews
Absolutely a great place to play! Course has great fairways and greens are consistent! Many elevation changes, gives club selection a challenge!
Do not miss out on playing this course. Greatly improved over the last 5 years. Staff has done a marvelous job with fairways and greens. Layout, has a lot of variety making for an enjoyable round. Staff is very outgoing-- Thanks for a great round of golf!!
Old style course!
Really enjoyed playing this course as it's the old style, with greens & tee boxes in close proximity, so you don't have to drive thru residential areas to get to the next hole. Terrific flow. Given the conditions of other courses fairways in the St. Augustine area, this was really good. If you have a pull cart, it would be an easy course to walk; had the club had pull carts as well as driving carts, we would have walked. Hope to play here at least once more before heading home.
great value, interesting layout
Some change in elevation making for interesting play. Course condition generally very good except for a couple of greens that need work. Speed of greens good. Visuals during play excellent. A recommended course especially at special rates.
GREAT DEAL AND A FUN TO PLAY COURSE!!
REALLY ENJOYED THE ROUND, THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CONTOUR AND THE SMALL ELEVATED GREENS ARE A CHALLENGE. BETTER BRING YOUR PUTTING AND CHIPPING GAME OR IT WILL BE A LONG DAY!!
Enjoyed the course
We are fair golfers and the course was enjoyable for us. The price was right and the people in the clubhouse friendly
Well maiintained and challenging course. The staff is friendly and very accomodating. I plan on playing this course again. I
Well maintained and challenging course. Friendly staff that was very accommodating. I will definitely play this course again.
The course has great history!!!
This was my first time playing this course, but it will not be my last.....(I hope!) I live about 35 miles from this course, and I had heard others speak about it, but never took the time to drive the 35 miles and try it out. I went to GolfNow and found a great rate and decided to try it out. This course is laid out very well, and has a lot of class about it. The staff is super friendly, and this was well worth the trip.
Nice Track
Pleasantly surprised how green and hilly this Donald Ross designed course was. Although, the greens could have been cut lower, I felt that the experience here was well worth the drive to Palatka GC. You will not find more difficult par 3's. Go give it a try.
Good condition. Typical Ross greens-Small & at times knobbed.
Overseeded tee to green. Greens in good shape but a little slow.
Rolly terrain, much more than your typical Florida course. Perrificial areas need some attention, a little on the ragidy side.
A good, challenging layout. Par 3's are a real test. Don't be fooled by the Back Tee yardage not even 6,000 yards, course plays longer than the yardage.
Great 1925 Design
The condition of this course has improved drasticly! Andy Heartz, Paul Trettner, Brenda Stroud & Dana Anderson are the friendliest golf management team that I have encountered since my transition to Florida. An old style design with tight, sloping fairways and lots of elevation. Fantastic course to either walk or ride. No 1/2 mile distance between green & subsequent tee box. The price is unbeatable. What I consider "Country Golf at it's Best". Always a fun, fun day at Palatka Golf Course. I Love this place because they consider each patron family!!
Course could use more rain, but in decent shape considering the time of year.
Course is in decent shape, the small greens are a challenge
nice layout. great value
found the course to be far better then the reviews that we had read. glad we decided to try it. it was player friendly with enough chalenge to make it interesting. the course was in great shape and a pleasure to play. have played it a few times now and will defently come back next year to play again. the staff was extremly friendly and a pleasure to deal with. ? how do you get the drive range balls out of the pond.
Great value for 25 bucks.Great conditions.
Fairways best I have seen them in 7 years I have played here. Greens are just coming in nicely , and will be superb for the Azalea.Great staff !
A very simple course, laid back. What is not to enjoy...
Would play again because a golfer can score well here if the ball is on the fairway and you can putt fairly well on slow greens...
Friendly, helpful staff; well-kept course and equipment
First time played; course was in very good condition, and provided an interesting, enjoyable afternoon of golf. Staff was helpful and friendly, carts well-maintained, and the fees very affordable. We'll definitely be back.
challenging and fun
Had a great time greens are in good shape airways r nice cut a little short and wet but nothing terrible everyone had a great time will repeat
For a 1925 era course, it was in great shape.
Staff were very friendly and willing to assist. Fairways were in good shape. A bare spot or two along side of the fairway. The solution was to stay in the fairway. Greens were in good shape. Overseeding was taking place -- lots of sand. They run fairly true. I enjoy playing the old Donald Ross courses. Many have disappeared or been reworked. I will return.