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4.6
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5 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.2
Layout
4.7
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.2
94.7%
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804 out of 866 reviews
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4.7
19 Reviews (19)
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.3
94.7%
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4.7
37 Reviews (37)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.3
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
94.6%
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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
866 Reviews (866)

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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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
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Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
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Reviews 4
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Plays Once a week
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5.0
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First Time Playing

Great course

Loved the layout! Course was in great condition! Not your ordinary flat Florida course lots of elevation changes! Greens are fast and tough!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
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Lake Jovita - North Course

Played here during a golf vacation. Highley recommend. Great experience all the way around.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Another Great Florida Golf Course

This was the first time I had a chance to play this course and it has always been on my list, considering others recommendations. Pricey but well worth a good round. If or when you have the opportunity, ensure to get a round in at this course. Excellent Staff and make sure to chose the North Course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 13
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Please get Rangers on Course

Our only issue with LJ is unnecessary slow play. We constantly encounter slow groups who lose contact with the group ahead. On this occasion there were 2 open holes ahead with the group in front of us just plodding along oblivious to the situation. I have never seen an on course ranger at LJ to step in and remedy this by simply warning of slow play or moving the offenders along.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Great Fairways and Greens, overpriced, skip this track anyway

Played the North course on Sat 1/17. Way over priced ($150) and tee times are booked too close together. Tee'd off at 1:30 and did not finish. Every hole was a 15 min wait on the tee and fairway. My cart died on hole 4 and i had to walk and carry my bag 2 holes before i replacement cart was brought out. Pro show, replace those old cart. Fairways and greens were in excellent shape, tee box are beat up, they need some love. Golf buddies, skip this track.

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Condition

Lake Jovita is an awesome place to play a round of golf. The staff were very friendly and I felt welcomed. The only issues I had was the crabby bartender and the crabby snack bar attendant!! We felt like we were bothering them by ordering something . I will definitely go back and recommend friends!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 17
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

A Refreshing Change for FL Golf

Most golf visitors to FL quickly realize courses tend to be FLAT and fairly uninteresting. Lake Jovita North is cloudy and rainy conditions did not disappoint. Dollar for dollar, maybe one of the best deals in the state.

Course conditions: A-. Lots of rain resulted in patches of wet fairway and I’ll say this, it probably should have been cart path only to preserve the fairways which were stunningly green and in terrific shape. The greens appeared punched and not fully recovered, but still pretty true. Definitely fast. As the title suggests, we had clouds and intermittent rain, but we almost didn’t notice because of the stunning design. There were too many memorable holes to count and having elevation changes and undulating rolling terrain in FL was a bit shocking. Bunkers good. Just wet and heavy. My grade is most because bunkers were unraked and the speed of the greens were a little inconsistent. Course design was easily an A+.

Staff friendliness: C-. All of the supporting cast, TERRIFIC. Do you ever get the sense that if you use GN, that the pro-shop people look at you with a sense of disdain? I’m pretty sure the guy who checked us in was as unfriendly a person as I’ve ever met. Word of advice, ignore him.

Pace of play: A+ but mostly because the forecast kept the golfers away and for the golf addicts, there less dawdling when heavy rains are in the forecast. Breezed through in 3:15 on a Sunday.

Clubhouse is beautiful. Practice facilities were meh, but driving range is free. To anyone reading this, I’d say Lake Jovita is worth the 40 minute drive north. To compare, we played two rounds at Tampa TPC for ~$350 which was shockingly disappointing on every front. Drive the extra 20 minutes and stop at Publix for supplies.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course and friendly staff

Enjoyed playing this course. It played true and was fair but nice mix of challenge and opportunity.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Perfect conditions

Very nice course, prefect, nice greens and fairways

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great afternoon value

Courses in great condition and we were able to beat the sunset.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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