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Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club - South Course
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Although it is tucked away among rolling green hills and mature oaks, Lake Jovita Country Golf & Country Club is conveniently less than 30 minutes north of Tampa. The club offers two championship golf courses, the North and the South. The South Course, the original track at Lake Jovita, has a more traditional design than the other course. It features generous fairways and velvety-smooth greens. The layout weaves through lakes and ponds that into play on several holes. The course was built to fully utilize the hilly terrain, incorporating a variety of elevation changes throughout. The par-5 11th hole even features a 94-foot drop from tee to green, which is the largest natural elevation change in the entire state. It is one of Florida's "must-play" courses
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7153 yards | 74.2 | 135 |
| Blue | 72 | 6690 yards | 72.2 | 131 |
| White | 72 | 6206 yards | 69.6 | 128 |
| Green | 72 | 5750 yards | 68.0 | 119 |
| Black (W) | 72 | 5603 yards | 72.3 | 130 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5145 yards | 70.3 | 121 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 75.1/141 | 465 | 549 | 368 | 193 | 403 | 456 | 202 | 420 | 534 | 3590 | 422 | 559 | 221 | 562 | 146 | 420 | 451 | 362 | 420 | 3563 | 7153 |
| Blue M: 71.8/138 | 421 | 531 | 333 | 181 | 393 | 425 | 172 | 390 | 501 | 3347 | 395 | 537 | 201 | 539 | 134 | 394 | 402 | 341 | 400 | 3343 | 6690 |
| White M: 69.9/133 W: 76.2/138 | 387 | 505 | 315 | 163 | 379 | 384 | 151 | 372 | 471 | 3127 | 366 | 511 | 180 | 518 | 105 | 363 | 364 | 320 | 384 | 3111 | 6238 |
| White/Green M: 68.6/129 W: 74.9/135 | 387 | 505 | 315 | 163 | 333 | 359 | 151 | 339 | 461 | 3013 | 366 | 511 | 180 | 518 | 105 | 309 | 302 | 320 | 344 | 2955 | 5968 |
| Green M: 67.7/121 W: 73.6/132 | 381 | 470 | 310 | 150 | 333 | 359 | 151 | 339 | 461 | 2954 | 319 | 492 | 143 | 456 | 105 | 309 | 302 | 300 | 344 | 2770 | 5724 |
| Green/Red M: 66.4/116 W: 71.7/129 | 381 | 470 | 216 | 150 | 333 | 277 | 151 | 339 | 461 | 2778 | 319 | 426 | 143 | 456 | 105 | 309 | 302 | 300 | 293 | 2653 | 5431 |
| Red M: 64.5/114 W: 69.9/122 | 326 | 433 | 216 | 115 | 310 | 277 | 126 | 339 | 448 | 2590 | 319 | 426 | 97 | 422 | 100 | 309 | 302 | 287 | 293 | 2555 | 5145 |
| Red/Yellow M: 62.3/111 W: 67.4/116 | 275 | 323 | 216 | 115 | 310 | 277 | 126 | 220 | 448 | 2310 | 319 | 426 | 97 | 330 | 100 | 234 | 256 | 287 | 293 | 2342 | 4652 |
| Yellow M: 59.9/105 W: 63.8/110 | 275 | 323 | 216 | 115 | 240 | 220 | 90 | 220 | 320 | 2019 | 208 | 330 | 90 | 330 | 90 | 234 | 256 | 215 | 247 | 2000 | 4019 |
| Handicap | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
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Photo submitted by titoortiz1960 on 11/23/2025
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Photo submitted by u000003936527 on 12/14/2022
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Photo submitted by Ronthreadgill on 11/04/2020
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Photo submitted by iPutt3 on 05/07/2019
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Hole 10 green on the South course Photo submitted by bvmagic on 05/30/2016
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Lines on the greens after being punched. Difficult to putt with these grabbing the ball as it rolled into them. Photo submitted by bvmagic on 05/30/2016
Sand Bunkers
This course has a lot of sand bunkers but the sand is not in great shape
Great course in Dade City
I love both Jovita courses. Played the South and it was in nice shape. Only complaint would be the bunkers need more sand. There’s a pretty thin covering and then it’s hard pack.
A good test of golf
Well conditioned course with ver undulating fast greens will give any golfer a great challenge..
Love Lake Jovita
After playing Lake Jovita North Course & totally enjoying it, we went back today and played the South Course. We liked the South Course even better than the North! It's in EXCELLENT condition throughout. The layout is interesting, challenging, and fun. Practice facilities are conveniently located. Staff couldn't be more friendly. Can't say enough positive about the Lake Jovita South Course. Although it's an hour's drive from our winter home, it's well worth the drive. I highly encourage giving either the North or South Course a try.
Impressive
Great conditions with a fabulous layout makes this course a hidden gem..
Great course / accommodating staff
My wife and I had the pleasure of playing the North course today. We were scheduled to play the south course, but needed to move up our tee time to accommodate a change in flights. The staff (especially Anthony!) were most helpful! We enjoyed the course Very much and will return!
Beautiful course
Excellent conditions with great fairways and greens. Kudos to the greens keepers. Value was very good compared to many courses in the area with pooor turf and comparable pricing.
Nice layout
Course was in great shape. Played here for the 1rst time. Was enjoyable to play(even though cart path only because of rain). Some tricky landing areas and tee shots, so you should pay attention when hitting your shots. Will try and come back to play the north course. Would highly recommend to come and play here.
Nice Course to Play
The Course offers something for every level of Player - I at 64 years played the White Tee
There are dog leg both left and Right force carries off 3 tees many sand traps will be in the way
LOL - they are clean and fair if you find 1,2,or 3
This is a course I would play again
Beautiful course
Challenging, well manicured and beautiful course in wonderful condition. Always a pleasure to play here. Only downside is a very slow pace of play for a weekday.
Great Day at golf
Beautiful, very challenging and well maintained course. Although the weather conditions were not the greatest (cold and windy), our first experience at this golf course was well worthed. A small disappointment, there were no "wash balls" on the course.
Enjoy
Great overseed job, fairways are beautiful. Beware the downhill putt. Awful first hole. Too tough for a hole #1.
A course in Florida that actually has hills!!
Wow, great place. Had a friend in from up north and decided to splurge on a nice course. Totally worth it.
Staff was great, memebers were friendly, course was in exceptional shape. I’ll be back.
Great shape
We played the south course and it was in excellent condition. The greens were extremely fast.
Put this one on your must play list
We'd booked Lake Jovita's South course but were sent out on the North course. The course was great! It's in excellent shape from tees through greens. The layout is interesting and challenging. The forward tees (mine) are just under 5200 yards, and there are a couple of forced carries off the tee that may put your driver to the test. There is a set of "family" tees, which make the course inviting to the shorter hitters too. Staff was friendly and accommodating. We truly enjoyed the course and plan on going back soon.
Very good golf course!!!
Good layout! Good condition! Very enjoyable and challenging!
I would recommend it to anyone!!!
Be ready
Bring your a game or just enjoy yourself as you try to find d it!!!
Great course
Greens great fast and true course excellent shape I will be back
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Thank you for the 5-star review of Lake Jovita. Please come back and visit us again soon.