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4.4
549 Reviews (549)
5 Stars
317
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
12
1 Stars
9
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
91.8%
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504 out of 549 reviews
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4.3
9 Reviews (9)
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Conditions
4.4
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
88.9%
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4.3
24 Reviews (24)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
87.5%
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21 out of 24 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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4.4
549 Reviews (549)
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Reviews 7
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
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fun holes

Great course, a lot of great scoring chances but challenging. Always in great shape

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 64
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

South Course. Very scenic course. Large, sloping greens are very fast.

The South course is a very scenic course with woods, water, elevation changes and the overall landscaping. I prefer the South course instead of the North course due to this fact.

Fairway are relatively wide but with many fairway bunkers. Must consider this on many drives. Par 5's have fairway bunkers in play on the first and second shots. For the holes on hills, need to consider the fairway roll which can be significant due the close cut fairways.

Greens are very large, sloping and very fast....none are flat. "Below the hole" is a good recommendation to remember.

This is an enjoyable course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Lake Jovita

I embarrassed myself here, however, still beat shopping! Great golf course. Greens are tough to read, but roll true.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great course

Awesome course . I played the suth curse and shot 81 + 9 from the pro tees and I'm almost a scratch handicap ....so this will tell you what kind of course your getting into !!!!
Greens are super fast and the ball rolls perfectly just like a billiard table !
Outstanding experience and one of the most difficult courses I've ever played !!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great value if booked through golfnow.com!

First time I played the course. It had a "Pro" feel to it throughout the entire round. Greens were especially hard, but, none the less, fun! For a top flight course, the second cut and further off, were a touch sandy. My only gripe was the box for divot sand was almost empty sans, the lone beer can in it. All being said, it was a fun course to play and I will return to play the north course when I spy another great buy on golfnow!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value for the golf experience

Excellent course in great condition. Had a great time and did not get rushed while playing the course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing. Not the conditioning one has come to expect from Lake Jovita

Having played Lake Jovita South many times in the past, our group was disappointed to find the conditioning of the course from tee to green to be fair at best. I am certain that weather has been a factor, but the weed creep which was first noticed last year at this time has accelerated. Bottom line, not the Lake Jovita of 3-4 years ago. I asked a neighbor who played the North the same day about the conditions there and his response was, "It was OK"

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 26
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Top Notch Course

A beautiful course well-maintained; replete with diverse holes, greeens that are fast and true. Even has some elevation changes. A delight to play. The Golfnow price made it a bargain, but in-season rates are high. Great restaurant. Yuengling for $2.50!

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Awesome course

Greens being aerated but even so great round. Recommend for average to advanced player.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course

Very good track, well-maintained, only thing I can recommend is that being a 10+yr old course they should have a marker at the tee that maps out the hole so that our group did not have to ride forward to see what lay ahead. Also, finding yard markers was difficult as there weren't any other then those on the sprinkler heads. For the money, we expected to have GPS on the carts. But other then that, the course was in great condition and did well to provide water! It was hot and muggy when we played.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good test in good shape

The staff will make you want to come back and play this course many times

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

I would not recommend this course to anyone.

We have a lot better courses in the Brooksville area to play. I do not intend to ever play this course again, it is about twice as much to play as in our area so my brother and I thought we would give it a try but the both of us said never again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

TOUGH!!!

I finally after almost a decade got to play this course. It is one of the nicest courses I have ever played. It has tons of elevation changes, water and trees. I can see why everyone loves this course. Several of the T-boxes had no grass on them. Several of the greens had bare spots on them. Overall this is a beautiful course, so I assume what I experienced was the results of a very dry winter. There were no rangers which explain the slow rate of play. My partner and I played the front 8 holes in just over an hour not seeing anyone in front of us until the 9th hole. Then we came up on a foursome that wouldn't let us play through so ended up playing an over 4 hour round.(ouch)

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

South Course

Both the North Course and South Course are great values and well maintained. I think these courses are two of the best north of Tampa.

Elevation changes, great views, course reminds me more of something you would see in New England than Florida.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lake Jovita Golf Course, San Antonio, FL

Although it's more expensive than what I am accustomed to paying, it's a challenging and wonderful golf course with a great layout, with lot of bunkers, particularly in the fairways. Well maintained with a very friendly and accommodating staff. Will certainly play again, in the very near future.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Fastest greens in Florida.

Always known for the fastest greens around. Rock hard. Lots of areas lacked water, though. Usually in a bit better shape. Played the North course the week before, and it was in better shape. The greens make it worth it, however.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Overpriced

The course is in good enough shape, but 70 dollars is ridiculous. There are plenty of other courses for much less money that are just as nice. It's also in the middle of nowhere. Worldwoods in Brooksville is in the middle of nowhere and a much, much better course. Also, we teed of over 40 mins past our tee time because of such slow play.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Don't go

Great layout, but poorly maintained. Go play a Muni somewhere for way less money and probably in better shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

Great track

North course was challenging but fair. Greens were in excellent
shape and fast. Need to play more than once to know where not to hit your drives as score card diagrams don't show hidden hazards.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

fast green

Course was in great shape , especially the greens.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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