Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club - North Course

Went to play the North course with a friend. We both live in Tampa. This was well worth the one hour drive.

Everything was in great shape and a 5 star experience. We paid only $50 and that's a steal for this course.

The only negative were the tee boxes could use a little love but otherwise the greens rolled great, fairways and rough were in good shape. I'd highly recommend any golfer that plays the local Tampa Bay public courses to check this out. Do not hesitate on making the drive.

I played this course a few times and I have definitely seen it in better shape but it is still pretty amazing especially if you get a hot deal. We've gotten a lot of rain recently and the bunkers were pretty washed out. Some had a bunch of standing water in them and some just looked pretty rough even though the water had drained out. There are a few patches around the greens or on the edges of the fairways where it looks like they had some kind of fungus hit but overall greens and Fairways are fantastic. I haven't played the South course in a while but my understanding is the North Course is a little more open than the South course. I think they actually just closed the North Course and opened the South course.

PLAYED IN 3 1/2 HRS COURSE GREAT STAFF GREAT, PLAYED WITH A GREAT FREIND TEMP WAS 94 FREND SHOT 94 GREAT ODDS

As usual, speedy greens with breaks that are hard to read. Course Management is vital on almost all holes because being our of position is often a stroke. this course challenges from any tee.

What a great course

Great views

Challenging

Greens are in great shape

A definite must play

GREEN NICE AND FAST COURSE FINE FAIRWAYS GOOD TEE BOXS LITTLE RUFF, OVERALL GREAT DAY LITTLE WARM AT 94 P.S. THAT WAS MY BEST FRIENDS SCORE. LOVE NORTH AND SOUTH. I DRIVE 35 MILES EACH WAY TO PLAY AND WORTH IT

Open fairways, large greens, lots of hills along with beautiful scenery.

As a first time on this course I was fortunate to pair up with someone who knew the course and the hazards to avoid. Larger groups ahead were courteous about waving us through, making the round just over 2.5 hours. It’s a challenging track with traps that gave birth to more traps, so accuracy is important. Greens were fast and had plenty of slopes, ridges, and turns to keep putting interesting. Fairways generally have lush turf, with a few wet areas. Lots of elevation changes. Clubhouse staff very friendly and helpful. The only detraction keeping this from being a five-star course - and it’s entirely a personal preference - is the housing development setting, albeit a very upscale and beautifully landscaped setting.. That detracts from having the kinds of truly scenic, memorable holes that make the difference between very good and excellent.

Course is in as good of shape as any course in Tampa at the moment. Greens were excellent for late May and the fairways and tees were in good shape. Quite a bit of rain fell the day before I played so it was a little wet but it didn’t detract from the course conditions.

Only downside on the day was the pace of play. I teed off a little after two and the clubhouse personnel said the course was pretty open. They were correct until I got behind a foursome of men that were extremely slow. They were playing the back tees and they couldn’t hit it 200 yds off the tee. Every hole took 15-20 minutes for them. They were hitting fairway woods into every green. Finally on the 11 hole they let me play through. I waited behind them for 7 holes and 2 hrs and 20 minutes. Once the let me play through I played the last 8 holes in just over an hour. It was disgraceful.

Course was great. I love Lake Jovita and look forward to playing there again in the future. Please get a Marshall or someone to monitor the pace of play. It was ridiculous.

No carts! They are suppose to have GPS, but borrowed/rented really crappy gas cart from the Abby golf course across the street. Range balls, that's a joke. Small bag for 20 balls, $5.00. Pins were not in the right place according to the pin sheet. Bad attitude from the pro shop.

Great course! I always play the tips and shot 75 from there. The greens are super quick and the course layout is amazing. Lots of pretty holes, but the one thing that really was bad was the bunkers were in horrible shape! That’s the only down fall. Great course and will be back soon

Course had some dry spots but overall the greens were great and would come back.

Beautiful course. Condition exceptional.

Lots of bunkers make the course tough when teamed up with lightning fast greens and tough pin placements.

Can't wait to get out here again.

I’ve played this course a few times over the years. I thought everything about the course was great.

I did not play it was too crowded!! Was afraid of corna19. Can I get credit?

You can’t expect much more of a golf course than this; it was beautiful, in extremely good condition, and had a nice layout. I also must mention how fantastic their golf carts were, top notch; clean, super comfy, had the built in Bluetooth speakers and a gps system with a large screen. Of course it’s a little pricey, but for the conditions and amenities it’s well worth it.

Got to play the North course today for the first time! For only being 15 years old it’s a very mature course!! The layout was great!!! Only issue was the sand traps. But after so much rain last night it is slightly expected. They need way more sand! Otherwise I’ll definitely be returning to play it again!! Try it out!!!

If you have the privilege of playing golf in central Florida you have got to put this course on your must play list. I work in the golf industry in central Florida and I get to play all the best public and some private courses. This definitely one of the best. Shot/club selection, approach shot accuracy, reading greens and putting speed control will be tested. These course conditions are to par with the course difficulty. If the weather doesn't interfere with your day, you will really test your skill. You won't have the course as an excuse.