Palm Coast is Florida's most underrated Atlantic coast golf getaway, anchored by Hammock Beach Resort's oceanfront Jack Nicklaus track and a cheap 4-round itinerary pairing LPGA International 30 minutes south, 7 courses in our catalog, $$$ pricing, fly into DAB, playable year-round.
Hammock Beach Resort. Jack Nicklaus's Ocean Course (6 oceanfront holes) and Tom Watson's Conservatory (Florida's longest). Pair with LPGA International (Arthur Hills + Rees Jones) 30 minutes south in Daytona for a cheap 4-round Atlantic coast trip.
7 courses
Palm Coast has 7 courses in Scramble's catalog, anchored by Hammock Beach Resort - Ocean Course, Hammock Beach Resort - Conservatory Course, and LPGA International - Hills Course. Multiple of these are nationally ranked. Each plays as a destination-quality round on its own. All three play within a normal trip itinerary out of the same lodging base.
Jack Nicklaus (2000)
Tom Watson (2005)
Arthur Hills (1998)
Rees Jones (1994)
Arnold Palmer & Ed Seay (1980, renovated 2006)
Gary Player (2005)
William W. Amick & Michael Beebe (2008)
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A 3-round, 4-golfer trip to Palm Coast runs about $1,088 per person with mid-range ($$) lodging. That covers 3 peak-season green fees, lodging at roughly two golfers per room, and a daily food + ground-transit allowance. Flights are excluded since they depend on your home airport. Adjust the round count, group size, or tier on the trip calculator to see how the number moves. See the full breakdown →
Palm Coast sits in Florida. The closest major airport is Daytona Beach (DAB), which serves as the primary hub for most visitors. Most groups fly into DAB, rent one or two SUVs, and base out of a single resort or hotel for the entire trip.
The strongest months for golf in Palm Coast are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, based on 20-year playability scores combining temperature and precipitation. Palm Coast averages a 68°F high in January and a 88°F high in July, so playable conditions cluster in the shoulder months. Book early in those windows. Rates and tee-time inventory tighten as the season firms up.
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
Palm Coast data is part of Scramble's catalog of 128 destinations and 971 independently researched courses. Weather data from 20 years of Open-Meteo; awards compiled from Golf Digest, Golfweek, and state-level rankings.
Published June 2026. Updated when the data or Scramble’s recommendations change.