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4.6
869 Reviews (869)
5 Stars
543
4 Stars
241
3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
20
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.3
94.6%
Recommend this course
807 out of 869 reviews
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4.7
19 Reviews (19)
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.1
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
94.7%
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18 out of 19 reviews
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4.7
34 Reviews (34)
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Conditions
4.7
Value
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Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
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StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.1%
Recommend this course
32 out of 34 reviews
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Course Highlights
Lake Jovita's North course stands out in Florida for its rare elevation changes, rolling terrain, and consistently well-maintained fairways and greens. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and strong value make this a compelling destination worth the drive.

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

Fitness
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Reviews

4.6
869 Reviews (869)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 21
Dinner 11
Brunch 10
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 50
Elevation Changes 44
Undulating Greens 41
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 43
Playing Multiple Courses 33
Locals 32
This Course's Location is:
Worth the Drive 43
Convenient to the City 16
In the 'Burbs 16

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Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 07/26/2017:
We're honored to be considered one of the best courses for you! We love our fans, can't wait to see you back again!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Best Condition in over 2 years

This course is a fantastic layout compared to most Florida courses with hills, steep fairway bunkers, etc. The greens are in the best condition in years and you can tell great care is being applied to both courses.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 07/26/2017:
Awesome! Thank you for noticing all our improvements, we could not be happier seeing you again soon!
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

GreT shape. Greens were beautiful but slow for this place. Still better greens than most places

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 05/22/2017:
Glad you loved the greens and the conditions! Come back and see us soon, we can't wait.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/22/2017:
Thanks for this awesome rating, see you agian soon!
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great Golf

Coarse was in great shape dispite the drought we have. Greens were great. Pace of play was just OK. Will go back again!!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Response from on 05/08/2017:
Excellent! We're so glad you loved your round and the greens! Come back and see us, we're diligently working to provide the best pace possible.
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart

Excellent service from start to finish from all staff. Course was in great condition. Somewhat challenging. would probably be more difficult if the area wasn't so dry. would highly recommend trying this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 05/02/2017:
Awesome! Thanks for this recommendation, we're so glad you loved the challenge and the service you were provided and loved the conditions. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

North course

Fair layout with ample room. Enjoyable to play with several tees for a good variety. Impressive shape for area conditions , would enjoy playing again .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Response from on 04/27/2017:
We can't wait to see you back again, so glad you enjoyed the layout and the variety too. Come back soon!
Played On
Reviews 34
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Put on the "Must Play List"

Lake Jovita is one of the finest 36 hole facilities in Central Florida. Played the North Course, and it was in excellent condition from tees, to fairways, to bunkers, to the greens. This course is both challenging, but fair with 5 sets of tees to pick to match to your abilities. Well worth the price, and time to get to.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/27/2017:
We appreciate the compliments here and so glad you loved the challenge and saw great value in playing here. We look forward to seeing you back again soon.
Played On
Reviews 7
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

CONDITIONS

- course conditions are dry, but not so much as other courses in the area. Staff has done a great job in maintaining good conditions during this extremely period in Florida.

- course layout is excellent. Very beautiful course.

- one downside, that is not ONE ball washer on the course.

- very few watering stations on the course.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/27/2017:
Thank you so much for all your feedback here, we're glad you enjoyed the layout, the scenery, that conditions and glad our staff's efforts are paying off and that the improvements show. We will let our staff know regarding the refreshments and the ball washers on the course, hopefully get that buttoned up for your next round.
Played On
Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/27/2017:
Thank you for playing at Lake Jovita!
Played On
Reviews 169
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Golf Channel
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

After playing the South Course last summer, I was hoping for another great track. It was a pretty easy and straight forward course. The green speeds rolled a little inconsistent for me. Love all of the hills and slopes. Definitely enjoy the South Course a lot more, but this course is worth giving a shot.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Response from on 04/27/2017:
Awesome! So glad you loved the course and enjoyed your experience overall, especially some of the elevations and layout.
Played On
Reviews 22
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Will play again

Played this with a hot time tee time. The course was in very nice shape,the area is in need of rain. The fairways were tight lies/short grass. The greens did roll nice. I got paired with another single and we were done in over 3 hrs. As never caught anyone with a 1:45 tee time

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Response from on 04/11/2017:
Awesome! So glad you got to experience our course and the greens were exceptional. We can't wait to see you back again for another round!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course!

I have played this course about 10 times and enjoy it every time. It's a fair, but fun course to play and it was in great shape!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/06/2017:
We love our fans! Thanks for being one and keep coming out to see us!
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Lake Jovi take golf club

This course has a lot of sandifferent bunkers. The course is in excellent condition. The greens were great. A little pricey, but worth it through Golf Now.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/04/2017:
Glad you got a great deal online! We can't wait to see you back and happy to hear the conditions and greens were up to par.
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Easy on the eyes

Great course great conditions for this time of year compared to most; lots of fun golf shots out there and challenging greens!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Response from on 04/04/2017:
Glad you loved the conditions and had a fun time enjoying the challenge with us!
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Course ammenities

Very few trash bins or ball washers at most tees, only one bathroom on course. Beverage cart was great on course, but water stations much too infrequent on hot days.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 04/04/2017:
We appreciate the feedback and glad you had a good round. We will let our management know the concerns here in regards to some of the amenities that would make your visit much more enjoyable. Thanks for looking out for us!
Played On
Reviews 9
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 Average
Amenities Fair
Response from on 03/20/2017:
Awesome! Thanks for this great rating, we're so happy to see it!
Played On
Reviews 43
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fiv and a half hour to play

Despite a call to the club house during the game for an unreasonable delay of playing time and even if an official came to our group, nothing was done to settle the situation and improve the playing Time of the two groups before us. The person with the canteen, apologized for the delay but was unable to do anything.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Response from on 03/20/2017:
We regret to hear the pace of play did not workout on your round and nothing was visibly done to improve the situation at that time. We will address this with our staff and ensure your next round is much, much better.
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Response from on 03/20/2017:
Thanks so much for this great rating!
Played On
Reviews 40
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

My favorite nearby course

I loved this course. You absolutely had to think your way around the whole place, and I enjoyed it. The conditions were fantastic.

Pace of play was just average, but I think we were behind a very large group, so I wasn't too worried about it (the guys I was playing with were very frustrated though).

One weird thing is I tried to hit the range before my round, but was told it was closed for maintenance. Not a huge deal, but when I drove up to the practice green, there was a college team that was all hitting balls on the range. Not the biggest deal, but clearly there was no maintenance being done on it, so I'm not sure why I wasn't allowed to hit balls too.

I'm writing this off as a one-off weird situation though because I absolutely intend to be back.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Response from on 03/20/2017:
We're so glad you loved the then conditions! We understand that must have been confusing not being able to hit at the range while you saw others out there. We will investigate what happened here and we thank you for pointing this out to us. We can't wait to see you back again!
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