Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club - North Course

Staff very friendly. Tee boxes, fairways and all greens were in near excellent condition. North course is difficult but fair. I will put this one on my favorites list.

This was my second time playing Lake Jovita North Course. I had a great time just as I did the first time I played. Today it was VERY windy which made it a real challenge and a stern test of golf. Many holes today I had to take two to three extra clubs due to the wind and I still came up short on many of my approach shots.

The course is in really good shape right now. It was a little soggy due to rain which went through yesterday, but that was not a problem at all. The fairways gave really good lies and the greens are in excellent condition with lots of undulations, slopes and subtle breaks. The course was very well maintained. Many of the bunkers had just recently been conditioned with new sand.

I really like the North course layout and has lots of great golf holes which make you think and plan your second shots.

The course does not end up at the clubhouse after the 9th hole (I forgot that) so I didn't have many opportunities to food and drinks. Make sure you take food and drinks with you out on the course because you will not have an opportunity to stop and the snack bar or pro shop to get food and drinks.

The Starter was great. He let me out earlier than my scheduled tee time due to a break in the scheduled groups going off the 1st tee. That was great and much appreciated. I will definitely play Lake Jovita again when I am in the Tampa area.

Course is in really good shape right now. Fairways give really good lies and the greens are wonderfully quick.

Lake Jovita has a large beautiful clubhouse with a well stocked pro shop. The staff here is friendly and helpful, but they are upstaged by the marvelous golf courses at this facility.

We played golf for three straight days in the area, and Lake Jovita had the best greens of anywhere we played. Smooth and fast! Our round was on the North Course. The course was well manicured throughout the entire 18. The layout is one of the best I've seen in Florida with lots of great holes.

You can pay a lot more for golf in the area and get a lot less from the experience. This is one of the best golf values that I have ever found. I will definitely return to play both courses in the future. I cannot overstate how much I enjoyed my golf day. It really was magnificent.

We only saw the beverage cart once during the round on the North. The course does not end up at the clubhouse after 9, so we didn't have many opportunities to buy beer. I'll just grab a few before we tee off next time. That was the only drawback of the experience.

Lake Jovita has a large beautiful clubhouse with a well stocked pro shop. The staff here is friendly and helpful, but they are upstaged by the marvelous golf courses at this facility.

We played golf for three straight days in the area, and Lake Jovita had the best greens of anywhere we played. Smooth and fast! Our round was on the North Course. The course was well manicured throughout the entire 18. The layout is one of the best I've seen in Florida with lots of great holes.

You can pay a lot more for golf in the area and get a lot less from the experience. This is one of the best golf values that I have ever found. I will definitely return to play both courses in the future. I cannot overstate how much I enjoyed my golf day. It really was magnificent.

We only saw the beverage cart once during the round on the North. The course does not end up at the clubhouse after 9, so we didn't have may opportunities to buy beer. I'll just grab a few before we tee off next time. That was the only drawback of the experience.

The pace of play was like watching paint dry I passed 5 foursomes after that it was wide open. I think I will not play resort courses this time of the year.

My wife & I had played the North Course twice before and enjoyed it, this time we got an excellent “Hot Deal” so decided to play it again. We arrived early and the very friendly Starter said the North Course was very busy but he would get us out on time, but if we wanted to we could play the South Course and go out early as it was quiet. We said yes as we hadn’t played the South before and we both enjoyed it and think we preferred the South Course to the North Course, it was a little bit slow on the back nine as we were a 2 Ball but we were round in just over 4hrs.

We would like to thank the Starter and will definitely play Lake Jovita again (either course) and recommend it to others.

Found an afternoon special and played the North Course. Enjoyable round, great conditions and finished in just under four hours.

North and south courses are in great shape. Fun layout with fast sloping greens to test you. Make sure you play here!

This is a beautiful course. It was expensive to play IMO but well worth it. I would keep coming back here. I was the only player on the course, I'm assuming due to cold weather. The fairways are immaculate and greens very well maintained. The only reason I'm not giving my review 5 stars is due to the perceived lack of golf etiquette from the grounds staff. It seemed like there was a gentleman following me around on each hole working on the green of the hole I was playing. This didn't really bother me except that he would not stop working his tractor even as I was hitting my approach. By about the 5th hole I just hit into him and if he got pegged it was on him. The other part I found annoying is that grounds crew kept working even if I was near them getting ready to hit a shot. Given my level, this would not normally bother me but it felt like on every hole I was listening to mowers and leaf blowers prior to playing my shot. Certainly not enough of an inconvenience for me not to have a great time but for the price I paid to play, I was hoping they'd be a little more courteous.

This is a beautiful Course and should definitely be on your play list.

Great course. Excellent fairways and excellent fast greens.

Beautiful course, nearly perfect lightning fast greens.

I come from NJ to visit FL once or twice a year for the past three years, and each time I visit the Tampa area, I make sure to make the trip up to Lake Jovita to play the North course. Unlike most FL courses which are flat and the only interesting topography involves water, Lake Jovita North actually has elevation changes, tree lined areas, slope, and just a visually appealing architecture. Add in a little challenging length, and this course is more than worth the reasonable price tag. And I’ve always found the staff to be very friendly and accommodating. Not the best choices with food during a round, but that’s the least of my concerns when golfing. I’d recommend the course for anyone looking for a well maintained course that offers something a little different for FL.

I have previously played this course and have had a great time every round I have played. The more I play the more I notice about it. One flaw that I noted about this course yesterday was that there are no ball washers. i know this may sound like an odd complaint and maybe I was just missing them but this was sort of off putting. Overall the course was in great playing shape and the greens rolled lightning fast.

I thoroughly enjoyed my game but pace of play was slow. The day after Thanksgiving may be the reason.

We also had to change carts toward the end of the game as ours was dying. This has happened to us before. They need to address the cart situation.