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 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 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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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
Excellent Golfcourse
Interesting layout, course in very good condition for the time of the year. holes 10-18 exceptionally nice golf holes.
Better & better
Been playing this course fairly regular for the past 3+ years. Mgmt continues to improve on what is a challenging course by what looks to be a very good maintenance schedule. For the time of year, the condition is much better than some courses that are much more expensive. The team is always polite and friendly, it’s a great place to play!
Keep it up!
Just never hits the mark if you’ve played coarses outside of Putnam County
Greens where poor and cart paths in places would shake your fillings out of your teeth or put your back out your back out. Also no ball washing stations
Interesting course
I like the layout of the historic Ross course. Old trees, nice layout, fairways and greens in moderate conditions. Friendly staff. Value for money. Will come back
Palatka Golf day
OK course seem pretty tight, greens and tee boxes to close together. Had some deep glass along the fairways better stay on the fairway.
Classic Donald Ross
An excellent example of a classic design by Ross. The course conditions are good with small greens and roll offs around the green. If you expecting course conditions of a country club then go somewhere else. Ross intended certain areas to be as you find them without watering or fertilizer. I used a golf now coupon and played here for under 23$. This place is a bargain that is rarely found anywhere or anytime in Florida. If you get within 100 miles go play it.
Tough Greens
This great gem has aged very well. Just two years short of 100 years old and Donald Ross’s design has still great tough greens.
1925 Donald Ross
Golf course certainly has an old vibe to it. Shell back smaller greens. Nice place everyone is very friendly. Probably my favorite golf course in the area. Don't expect anything super fancy. Fairways and greens are in descent shape. For 32 dollars this is well worth it.
Summertime
Considering the summer heat, the staff is doing a great job of keeping up the course. Looks to GE one of the best kept in the area that I have played on!
Palatka golf
In great condition for mid summer. Course continues to improve!
Great value
Excellent, timeless Donald Ross layout...small greens ( which should be in amazing condition in the coming weeks), well taken care of bunkers, and deadly rough make this an excellent option for anyone south of Jacksonville.
This course is in bad condition.
Played here the second time around. The conditions of the course is terrible. Will be the last time I’ll be playing here.
Fun Layout, Conditions bad
Course has a fun and unique layout. Great value for the money. But in its current state, the greens are terrible. Sandy and bumpy. The rough was over grown, balls that rolled through the fairway disappeared because the grass was so tall
What's happening here?
I've been playing this course for almost 25 years, maybe 6-8 times/year and have seen it anywhere close to this bad. The greens are bad but it seems that other courses are going through a similar thing so I don't know.
What stands out to me is the sloppiness of the course and how high the grass is off the fairway. It's difficult to find your ball in there and it just looks bad as well. Very unkempt and unattractive, quite different from what it has traditionally been.
It's a mess, frankly. Cut the grass.
Good Value for a municipal course.
Layout and fairways are fine and fair. A lot of bunkers steep and very near pins. Greens in terrible shape though - very patchy and bumpy with many bare spots.
Staff very friendly.