Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club
About Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club
Staying at one of the member-owned villas at Lake Jovita offers golfers a window into what it would be like to live at this 36-hole club, whose North and South golf courses feature a surprising amount of elevation change for Florida. Its central location puts it within reach of Orlando, Tampa and even Jacksonville.Facts
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Golf courses at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club
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Dade City, FloridaSemi-Private
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Dade City, FloridaSemi-Private
Images from Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Favorite hole Photo submitted by hockeydad20 on 12/10/2024
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Photo submitted by kook92683 on 07/08/2024
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Photo submitted by Mortey on 12/03/2023
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Photo submitted by u000003936527 on 12/14/2022
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Photo submitted by u000003936527 on 12/14/2022
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Photo submitted by u314161833352 on 09/04/2021
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Photo submitted by u523099479 on 05/23/2021
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Photo submitted by u511815501 on 12/17/2020
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Photo submitted by Ronthreadgill on 11/04/2020
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Photo submitted by jowens88 on 04/30/2020
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Photo submitted by jowens88 on 04/30/2020
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Photo submitted by iPutt3 on 05/07/2019
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Hole 10 green on the South course Photo submitted by bvmagic on 05/30/2016
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Lines on the greens after being punched. Difficult to putt with these grabbing the ball as it rolled into them. Photo submitted by bvmagic on 05/30/2016
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Par 3 down hill Photo submitted by Michaelreber on 06/17/2013
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Photo submitted by u000001970096 on 03/18/2013
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Photo submitted by u000001970096 on 03/18/2013
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Photo submitted by u000001970096 on 03/18/2013
The greens were challenging.
The overall condition of the course was in very good shape. The greens were challenging but a pleasure to putt on.
Great course
Lake Jovita was its usual self. In great shape and very fun to play
Great conditions, challenging greens, very nice course!
First time on this course (North). We played late (3:10) so likely not going to finish and we had the local college team playing ahead of us. Course is in very very good condition and it's very picturesque and challenging. Driving off the tee is fair with some carries (open), but the greens if you're on the wrong side (narrow approaches with undulating greens), is extremely challenging. I would go back again.
Pace of play
Only issue. They sent a single out ahead of us followed by a twosome behind us. Poor management of tee times. We waited all day. The foursomes did OK. The single dropped back after nine and joined the twosome at our suggestion. The starter should have sorted this. 15 minutes quicker on the back nine but still 4:40 to play on a Monday.
Great features
I rated the pace of play as excellent,we didn't see a group in front of us or behind us. Maybe that was a dead giveaway as to what we experienced. Our foursome has played the North and South courses many times over the last 2 years. Back in December, we played the South course. Have to say we were disappointed with the conditions around the greens and fairways. So we decided to try other locations and give some time for the course to recover. Maybe it was getting too much play. Like others, we are not concerned about paying $80 plus if the conditions warrant that. It has to be money well spent. Lake Jovita must be going through some transition. As I walked into Proshop I heard a manager asking a member of the course, "So how was it?" Referring to conditions, and all I heard was, well it was alright. Well after the 4 th hole we were all saying, it's alright, but not worth the $80 plus maybe $60 If we were to rate on a scale 1-10. T-boxes 7 Fairways, 6, were not consistent in length of grass and baron in some areas. Approach areas and greens, 5. Baron and spotty, inconsistent length, and dry dirt areas are unmarked as ground under repair. The greens themselves rolled with a consistent pace at least, but had many hole location changes or purposely added black dirt over the spots, which were many on each green, which could have been miracle grow to heal some bad spots on the greens. All the greens were peppered with these. The course must be in the middle of receiving new carts. To our surprise, these did not have GPS installed no explanation was given and no consideration in price was considered. When you're accustomed to paying for something and then it's not there. The staff has been great and cart personnel try to be accommodating. However, many seem to run out of sandwiches, and most will run back to the snack bar and come back with them. This cart person did this for us and was tipped well for it. The other group with us requested a return trip for food. I guess the wise thing for this person would have been to stock up just in case, upon the first request. This time the cart person returned to us, and was told not to return with more food. We appreciated the courtesy of returning to tell us we couldn't have more food. Not sure if it's a new management thing or they lost their Greens superintendant. So for the time being we will spend our money elsewhere and wait to read reviews as the year progresses before returning. Keep us posted.
Great Course, time well spent !!
Had a really good time played a great course, found it challenging and rewarding at the same time. The only issue was that the range was closed so we couldn’t hit any balls which was advertised was included in our price.
Great layout and in very good shape
Excellent layout and in great shape. Pace of play was outstanding as well, played on a Sunday at noon and not crowded, very unexpected treat.
Jovita Gc
We had great time and course was in great shape
Grass was green and greens were in nice shape