Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club - North Course

I absolutely love this course. The first time I played the North Course, I was really surprised to see that there was no turn - hole #9 goes straight to hole #10 - leaving you in the middle of your round far away from the club house. I wish the pro-shop would have notified us of that since we were waiting to eat. Other than that, the greens were in excellent condition and the scenery was gorgeous. The amenities are very nice as well. Free range balls, nice driving range, and a large putting area. This course provides various challenges to any type of golfer, and one I'd certainly recommend to anyone.

Love the North Course! Greens were in impeccable shape--fast and true. Can't beat the price at this course--had to jump at the opportunity.

I love to play at Lake Jovita and will play more every now and then.

Played the North Course on an overcast afternoon for the Golf Now Twilight rate $45. This hilly course is wide open with Big features that make it feel straight out of Northern Arizona. The greens were in terrific shape and provide many different placements. This course is so much fun to play because every hole seems like an entirely different experience. The course was recently over seeded or I would have rated the conditions as being 10/10. Still was 8/10. Wind makes this course brutal. A fun afternoon.

I played Lake Jovita North Course yesterday afternoon and the course was in great shape. The greens were in great shape and fast. Great challenging layout.

Everything was perfect greens were tour speed

I want to challenge this course again. It was good condition.

The greens were in great shape, they rolled true, were fast, and the pin placements were difficult but fair. The course layout was challenging, yet playable. I recommend every golfer seriously evaluate their talent level before selecting which tees to play. The holes are long and require skillful shot placement. The staff was perfect all the way around.

With that said, the members of this golf club were some of the rudest, classless, and disrespectful people I have ever played with. While playing our round, the group ahead of us did not replace the pin several times - this is day 1, class 1, on the lesson in golf etiquette. The second time, I drove up and requested to replace the pin. The response was not welcoming. We finish the hole, and they allow my group to play through - we play very fast. On that hole, they played into us and the hole after that. The senior tees are in the fairway. Needless to say, four geriatrics should've received a lesson from us. That was the front nine.

The back nine we played behind an 8-some and in front of a husband and wife who rushed us nearly every hole.

We confirmed all mentioned individuals were members from different course employees.

I played the north course, the course itself was in pretty good shape. The greens were quick and rolled true, while being very receptive. The pace of play was slow, teed off at 1:18 p.m. barley finished before dark. Course, seemed short staffed, lack of carts, only saw beverage cart once in 5 plus hours of play. Maybe just an off day, i'll wait a while and try again, maybe they can work it out. For the money, you expect a certain level service, this day Lake Jovita did not deliver.

The course was in great shape. The greens rolled nice and very fast. Very hard golf course. Select the right tees.

This is my 2nd time playing the LJ North Course. Got a good hot deal rate on Golf Now. The course is in really good condition overall, especially given the rain we had less than 2 weeks ago from Hurricane Matthew. A few greenside bunkers were still wet and packed, but most were dry. Greens are fairly fast and in very good shape. Most fairways are wide. The course has some challenging holes, but is fair,. Cart girl came around 2 or 3 times. Good selection of snacks and drinks. Restrooms on both 9's. Nice clubhouse and pro shop. Cart was in good condition, clean, and plenty of "juice" for 18 holes. Didn't need it, but carts do have rain hoods to cover your clubs if needed. I'm a "distance challenged" senior, and I try to keep the total distance down to around 6000 yards, so I played the green tees on the front 9 and white tees on back 9. Worked out well. Would play this course again, and I recommend it. Would like to play the South Course sometime, but there seems to be fewer good tee times available, and higher greens fees for that circuit.

We played 36 in mid-September and found the experience disappointing all around. The North Course was definitely the highlight with a fun, playable layout that was in good condition. The South Course conditions left much to be desired with many tees and greens showing a lot of wear and tear. In addition many of the bunkers were full of water, while others were fine. Personally didn't appreciate the layout either with a 380yd par 4 opening hole where you can only hit 200yds off the tee leaving a mid-to-long iron in. Then you get to hole #3 which would be a fun, drivable Par 4 later in the round but doesn't offer much to aim at early in the round. After the first 4 holes it gets better but really didn't enjoy the opening stretch.

Probably the most disappointing was the service level. From the bag drop/cart staff (virtually non-existent/do-it-yourself) to pro shop staff (borderline unprofessional) to beverage carts (understaffed and splitting time between snack bar and the course) the service was generally lacking. Certainly not a place I would go out of my to get to in the Tampa area.

By far the best courses in the area. I like the north better than the south but both are quality tracks. Everything was in good shape yesterday except the greens. Still showing signs of aerating and were very bumpy. Otherwise the entire experience was great. Give it a couple of weeks and I'm sure the greens will be great too. Looking forward to my next round here.

First of all they would not accept a pre-purchased gift certificate. Range balls were overpriced at $7 per small bucket, pace of play was terrible and when we called pro shop to inform them of huge course backup they come out but didn't respond to the problem. Very disappointing round of golf! I won't be returning.

Lake Jovita is one of my favorite courses in the Tampa area. The course conditions were good considering it is summer in Florida. The greens, with one or two exceptions, were perfect. Fairways, immaculate. Bunkers....packed sand because it rains almost daily. Elevation changes are so welcome compared to the rest of flat Florida course. HOWEVER.....there was virtually NO WATER for drinking. Four or five holes have coolers. Three coolers had ice....but no water. There was no drink cart service either. The temperature was 96 degrees. There is no clubhouse at the turn.....so If the course is not going to provide water or drink cart service....then I say, Bring A Cooler.

Played north course very fun fast greens challenging but very fun

Another great day at Jovita. You now have to request range balls in the pro shop, they don't leave on the range (ours were free). Complimentary water bottles on the first tee. Course in good shape, except the sand traps were hardpan from lots of rain, and some had water in them.

I have never played Jovita before but would definitely return after the excellent experience there. Course is well manicured and offers different elevations on each hole, which is rare in Florida. Greens were fast and rolled true. They offer a North and South course which are both challenging in their own right. Our group was able to finish our round in under 4 hours with many parties ahead and behind us. We never waited in the tee box or on the fairway to take our shots. Great round and course. Looking forward to playing again.

The layout of this course was just spectacular. The only suggestions would be to give out a layout of the holes. Make getting lunch easier. Next time we know to plan ahead. Minor stuff in the whole scheme of things. Their course management was on point. We can't wait to play there again.