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4.6
853 Reviews (853)
5 Stars
531
4 Stars
238
3 Stars
48
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
94.7%
Recommend this course
792 out of 853 reviews
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4.7
18 Reviews (18)
5 Stars
16
4 Stars
1
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.4
Layout
4.8
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
94.4%
Recommend this course
17 out of 18 reviews
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4.7
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
35
4 Stars
6
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.7
97.7%
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42 out of 43 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 72
Length 7226 yards
Slope 139
Rating 74.8

Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club offers two championship courses, the North and the South. Both courses sprawl across a verdant landscape covered with mature oaks, lakes, and ponds. The terrain is unusually hilly for Florida. Like the South Course, the North Course is undulating with a lot of movement but it has even greater elevation changes than the South, which provides scenic views of the surrounding community. On a clear day, golfers can see at least five miles to the northeast from the second tee. The North has a more modern layout that plays a little bit longer. Although the golf courses are nestled amongst rolling hills, Lake Jovita is situated just 30 minutes north of Tampa. The unique hilliness of the courses and their convenient location have made them some of Florida's must-play courses.

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Course Details

Year Built 2002
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens TifEagle Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Kurt Sandness (2002)

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

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Reviews

4.6
853 Reviews (853)
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Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awful pace

Course is improving a little more. Good tee boxes. Great greens and fairways. Didn’t love that 16 on the north was playing basically as a par 3.

Biggest issue was that it was a 5 hour round. At $150, I’d expect top notch everything - including a ranger moving the pace along.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Has it all

Great course well maintained and challenging, pricey this time of year

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Nice course

Very nice course, but! There is only one bathroom on the course, first time playing this course, there are no pics on the score card showing anything nor is there nothing at the tee boxes either, so if your playing this course for the first time you are playing blind. There is also not one ball washer on the course. This needs to change. The greens were very nice and lightening fast.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Excellent for the price

One of the best courses in the Tampa area, perfect location from major cities.

Course is excellent & the twice I have played throughout enjoyed it.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 30
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Jovita is best in srea

Lake Jovita never disappoints. Both courses are fantastic and always in great shape. Honest opinion, you if you golf Cabot and Jovita you’d never go back to Cabot on your dime

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

$140 was steep

All fairway bunkers were unplayable.

I understand the hurricanes caused damage, however $140, cart path only, and all fairway bunkers unplayable is robbery.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Fun course

Great course, friendly staff! Will definitely be back!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Please get an on course Ranger

We have played many rounds at Lake Jovita and most times it's enjoyable. However there have been way too many occasions where extremely slow groups have had 2 or 3 open holes in front and we never see Rangers speak to them or move them along.

Also the "Members" who seem to think it's OK to just jump on the course ahead of us on an open hole is excessive.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good course, a little high for current conditions

Have played many times, not really worth the 125 early AM. I have seen this course in way better shape

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Review

I use GN a lot. I've played LJ a lot. If this isn't my 1st ever review on GN, I know it's rare. We were disappointed in the conditions for the money in the middle of summer. We probably should've known considering the recent weather...except I've never had an issue with LJ. Bunkers were trash and the rough wasn't maintained. Hopefully this isn't a trend at LJ...seen tracks go downhill. World Woods and Plantation Palms would be a great examples. Obviously Cabot changed WW and PP is coming back through ownership changes.

I had to select Y or N for recommending to a friend to submit... Selecting N with the caveat of Saturday's value. Again, hopefully this was a one off.

Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Commented on 08/19/2024

Shame on you!!

Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Beautiful course

Wonderful course and grass was in such great shape it felt like carpet.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played

Tried canceling my tee time to do an illness. It’s been a week and I still haven’t heard a response from golfnow on a credit and I paid over $400+ for the round. Very disappointed with Golfnow customer service

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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