rickpreeper

Overcharging for the quality of the course. Fairways were sparse and dry and greens were inconsistent. The positive was the staff - friendly and professional.

The course is what you would expect from a Donald Ross design - relatively short with small, inverted greens. The fairways were in good condition but the greens were mostly dead and weren’t holding for most approach shots.
My complaint, though, has little to do with the course itself. Rather, the staff was the least friendly that I have ever met while golfing in Florida. There was no welcome to our course, no introduction to the intricacies of the Palatka golf course and no starter to tell us when we were on the first tee. I was passed the key for the golf cart and that was it.
Although I usually make Palatka one of the courses I play in the area I fear that tradition has ended.

We always enjoy playing Palm Harbor. It has an excellent design with a variety of holes to keep you interested - reachable par 4s, straightforward holes, dogleg left and dogleg right holes.

,Overall, fairway and tee box conditions were good but the greens were inconsistent with the first 4 or 5 greens variegated, then a number were good but not mowed and then we found a few that were punched. That made putting very difficult.

Having said that, though, we will return.

Although the course had a very playable and interesting design, the lack of grass on tees, fairways and especially greens made it a less than enjoyable experience.
Unless Cypress Knoll somehow finds a way to introduce irrigation to their course none of our foursome is interested in returning.

Golfers will enjoy a compact well designed golf course.
Tees, fairways and greens were in excellent condition.
Best pace of play of any courses we have played yet.

The course was in good condition with small, inverted greens. However, there was a Scramble in front of us so I can only assume the pins were set to challenge that type of format. Only one or two pins were accessible for the average golfer. We have played this course 8 or 10 times over the past three years but will seriously consider taking it off our rota in the future.