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4.4
548 Reviews (548)
5 Stars
317
4 Stars
172
3 Stars
38
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
92.4%
Recommend this course
503 out of 548 reviews
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4.5
10 Reviews (10)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.3
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
90.0%
Recommend this course
9 out of 10 reviews
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4.3
26 Reviews (26)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
2
2 Stars
1
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
3.9
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
88.5%
Recommend this course
23 out of 26 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7153 yards
Slope 135
Rating 74.2

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

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Course Details

Year Built 1999
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Tom Lehman (1999) Kurt Sandness (1999)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Fivesomes Allowed No
Dress code Collared shirt, slacks or shorts (walking short length) are preferred: work-out shorts or denim are not allowed.

Food & Beverage

Snacks, Restaurant, Beverage Carts

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards

Available Sports

Fitness

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Reviews

4.4
548 Reviews (548)
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Reviews 22
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

super bowl sunday golf

love to play the south course for the layout. the day we did play was light rain and was steady all day and heavier by the time we finished. the greens were as usual-excellent. the fairways are very tight as grass is yet dormant in this area, this will change soon carts do have covers over the clubs which really helped. pace was very good which also got us done in 3.5 hours

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 02/09/2018:
Thank you for the 4-star review of Lake Jovita, please come back and visit us soon.
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 02/05/2018:
Thank you for 5-star review of Lake Jovita. Please come back and visit us.
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice but very slow play

Greens were in excellent shape. Fairways are brown but still soft enough to make a good divot. Pace was extremely slow and we were late starting as they did not have carts available. We were told AFTER the round that they had a large tournament that day and most of the rounds were taking 5-6 hours. We finished almost in darkness even though we had a 1.36 tee off. Considering the amount paid we were not happy.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Response from on 02/01/2018:
Thank you for the 4-star review of Lake Jovita. Sorry to hear that the pace of play was slow. Please come back and visit us soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Playing Lake Jovita

This was a fantastic course! Everything was great! Will play again!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 01/22/2018:
Thank you for the 5-star review of Lake Jovita! Please come back and visit us soon.
Played On
Reviews 13
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Beautiful, well kept course

Haven't played either north or south in over a year, but so glad I came back. South course has many holes that are visually stunning with mix of water, elevation changes and nasty fairway bunkers. I will return

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/22/2018:
Thank you for the 5-star review of Lake Jovita. Glad to hear you enjoyed your round with us! See you again soon. #TampaGolf
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

North Course superior to South although both are very nice. North condition was in superior condition.

Overseading hadn't come in and fairways were like hitting off bare ground.

Would return once overseeing comes in.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 01/12/2018:
Thank you for the 5-star review of Lake Jovita! Glad to hear you enjoyed the North Course.
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 01/09/2018:
Thank you for the 5-star review of Lake Jovita. Please come back and visit us soon.
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a pleasure

One of the best courses in the area. Always well maintained and a great experience. Will certainly return

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/09/2018:
Thank you for the 5-star review of Lake Jovita. Please come back and visit us soon!
Played On
Reviews 50
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Thoroughly enjoyed! A beautiful, challenging course.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 01/09/2018:
Thank you for playing Lake Jovita and giving us a 5-star review. Please come back and visit us soon.
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Matched up with 2 very nice guys, we had a great day on this manicured course Greens were perfect, layout was fun and pace of play was fine until the 2 groups ahead of us joined up to make a 7some for the last 2-3 holes.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 12/27/2017:
Thank you for the 5-star review of Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club. Follow us on twitter at @LakeJovitaGolf
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great track

Very impressed with track and service. Need to make the trip more

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Response from on 12/20/2017:
Thank you for the kind 5-star review of Lake Jovita! Glad you enjoyed the course. Please come back and visit us soon.
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 12/01/2017:
Thank you for the 4-star review Joiarn. Please come back and visit Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club soon!
Played On
Reviews 11
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Not up to their usual standards

I've played this course many times and the conditioning wasn't up to par. Greens were spectacular but fairways were kind of sparse and many tee boxes overgrown. Still, its always the us open qualifying course it always was.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/29/2017:
Thank you for the 4-star review! Hope to see you back here soon! The greens at Lake Jovita are really rolling nice!
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Good local course and value

Course is still a good value although the general conditions seem to be slipping some over the years.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thank you for the 4-star review! Please come back and visit Lake Jovita sometime soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Amazing

Great course, great staff. Perfect greens. I will be playing again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 11/27/2017:
Thank you for the 5-star review. Glad you enjoyed everything at Lake Jovita! Hope to see you soon.
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Frustration

We travelled 40 miles to play this course even though we were told that it would be slow, that was an understatement! 3hours 40 mins to play 13 holes and we gave up. For the first 6 holes there was no one behind us but we were always on the tee at the same time as the group in front. From then on there were three groups on each tee waiting. From what I could see there were people on the course that couldn't hit the ball more than 80 yards and only in Army style. It's a real pity but we won't be going back.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 11/15/2017:
Thank you for playing Lake Jovita, sorry your round was a little backed up. We urge you to please give us another shot! Hope to see you soon!
Played On
Reviews 150
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Beautiful fast Greens

The course was in nice shape as expected. Greens were quick but true. Biggest difficulty is remembering where to leave your tee shot. Once out of position or in the rough, its basically a one shot penalty.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 11/02/2017:
Thank you for the kind words and the 5-star review! Please come back and visit us soon! For a chance to win a FREE Scotty Cameron Putter. Please visit the link below: https://twitter.com/LakeJovitaGolf/status/913135892247842816
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome

The course is presteen beautiful fare ways greens are smooth as ice when you get the feel birdies are douable.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 11/02/2017:
For a chance to win a FREE Scotty Cameron Putter, please visit the link below: https://twitter.com/LakeJovitaGolf/status/913135892247842816
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 10/18/2017:
Thank you for the 4-star review! Hope to see you soon!
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Starter/Members with an attitude

I have played here before and never had complaints. However last Saturday was different. We were the first one the play and they didn't let us go even 5 minutes ahead of the time (I got it). This was Starters attitude when asked him question (Didn't you hear me what just I said?). He paired us with a twosome who were late for their round on North course and won't let them play on north. Then the member stuff, OMG. we were 4 and they were 3, not even on a single hole they catch with us they called for ranger because they had to wait few minutes. Not only that, couple of time the almost hit us and didn't wait for us to finish. After 9 holes we let them go (waited 10 minutes so they can finish) and only then we found out they called ranger. I am not playing there again. I drove 50 minutes in the morning to have good time on a nice course. its not worth with this attitude for me.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Fair
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/06/2017:
Thanks for your review! We apologize that you did not enjoy your round with us. We're sorry that our staff did not provide you with the customer service that we strive to provide all of our guests. We will make sure to use your review to help us improve. We hope you will give us another try in the future!
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