Palatka Golf Club

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.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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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 |
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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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Reviewer 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
Staff / Amenities
The staff wasn't friendly and was very scarce. The guy in the pro shop acted as if he hated his job. There's no beverage cart service on the course but the restaurant bar area was closed by the time we got to hole 9. We had a late tee time but still if there's players on the course and you're taking tee-times you should have the staff and amenities to service your guests.
Could use a little landscaping
The grass in the rough was so high I couldn’t find my balls other than that it wasn’t so bad. They could probably spray for bugs bc I have never concentrated so hard on not getting bugs in my ears and everything else than I did Sunday. Overall I wish the rough had been cut down a little bit I get it it’s the rough but it was kind of bad. Would like to come back in the winter months and give it another try.
Great condition
Other than some bumpy greens from aeration the course is in great shape!
Greens are in bad shape.
Greens were all sand. Cost me a half dozen strokes at least. I aske for assistance with slow pace and was refused. It’s a shame. Classic course that seems to be attended by the wrong people.
Tee boxes and greens
Place needs to be worked on badly. Greens had emany bald spots, tee boxes were very weedy. At times it was hard to tell what was the fair or the rough area. Very disappointed as I had invited friends to play the course.
Much needed TLC
The condition of the tee boxes and greens needs attention. The tee boxes were full of wèeds or not cut properly and the greens were dead and dried out. It made it really hard to putt on the greens trying to determine whether it would roll fast or snail slow. I have been here before in the past and was rather disappointed in the condition of the course. Next time I travel this far to play I will call ahead of time to make sure they have given the course some love before I visit again.
Course Conditions
I am a big fan of this course, I love the layout, however in the past few months the conditions have deteriorated badly. The greens are badly blighted and scorched and are in desperate need of real maintenance. The fairways are in ok shape, but the rough is mostly mud sand and dollar weeds. Well struck fairway lies are likely to be punished by divoted and weedy ground. The tee boxes have deteriorated to mostly dirt, sand and scorched grass. I hope, for the sake of this gem of a course that real greens keeping and course maintenance will start soon, because all I am seeing over the past few months is "cutting the grass"
Needs water
I’m a fan of the course. But the greens are awful. Someone told me the sprinkler system is not working properly. I would check before playing there.
Again I am normally a fan of this course
