Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club - South Course
About
Although it is tucked away among rolling green hills and mature oaks, Lake Jovita Country Golf & Country Club is conveniently less than 30 minutes north of Tampa. The club offers two championship golf courses, the North and the South. The South Course, the original track at Lake Jovita, has a more traditional design than the other course. It features generous fairways and velvety-smooth greens. The layout weaves through lakes and ponds that into play on several holes. The course was built to fully utilize the hilly terrain, incorporating a variety of elevation changes throughout. The par-5 11th hole even features a 94-foot drop from tee to green, which is the largest natural elevation change in the entire state. It is one of Florida's "must-play" courses
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Gold | 72 | 7153 yards | 74.2 | 135 |
Blue | 72 | 6690 yards | 72.2 | 131 |
White | 72 | 6206 yards | 69.6 | 128 |
Green | 72 | 5750 yards | 68.0 | 119 |
Black (W) | 72 | 5603 yards | 72.3 | 130 |
Red (W) | 72 | 5145 yards | 70.3 | 121 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Gold M: 74.0/141 | 465 | 549 | 368 | 193 | 403 | 456 | 202 | 420 | 534 | 3590 | 422 | 559 | 221 | 562 | 146 | 420 | 451 | 362 | 420 | 3563 | 7153 |
Blue M: 71.7/136 | 421 | 531 | 333 | 181 | 393 | 425 | 172 | 390 | 501 | 3347 | 395 | 537 | 201 | 539 | 134 | 394 | 402 | 341 | 400 | 3343 | 6690 |
White M: 69.8/133 W: 76.0/133 | 387 | 505 | 315 | 163 | 379 | 384 | 151 | 372 | 471 | 3127 | 366 | 511 | 180 | 518 | 105 | 363 | 364 | 320 | 384 | 3111 | 6238 |
White/Green M: 69.2/129 | 387 | 505 | 315 | 163 | 333 | 359 | 151 | 339 | 461 | 3013 | 366 | 511 | 180 | 518 | 105 | 309 | 302 | 320 | 344 | 2955 | 5968 |
Green M: 67.7/123 W: 73.2/128 | 381 | 470 | 310 | 150 | 333 | 359 | 151 | 339 | 461 | 2954 | 319 | 492 | 143 | 456 | 105 | 309 | 302 | 300 | 344 | 2770 | 5724 |
Red M: 64.8/117 W: 69.6/120 | 326 | 433 | 216 | 115 | 310 | 277 | 126 | 339 | 448 | 2590 | 319 | 426 | 97 | 422 | 100 | 309 | 302 | 287 | 293 | 2555 | 5145 |
Family M: 60.8/109 W: 63.8/107 | 275 | 323 | 216 | 115 | 240 | 220 | 90 | 220 | 320 | 2019 | 208 | 330 | 90 | 330 | 90 | 234 | 256 | 215 | 247 | 2000 | 4019 |
Handicap | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
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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 Ronthreadgill on 11/04/2020
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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
Great course
The course is in great shape considering its winter , and it has been cold here in Fl . The entire course was well maintained , and greens / fairways are in great shape . The course was very busy and thus the pace of play was awful , 5 plus hours . This course is a must play for the good golfer , the scenery is awesome , and the course is fun , but difficult
Course is in very great condition
Fairways and greens outstanding. Necessary maintenance being done in bunkers, may close a hole, so may play 17 holes. Greens were fast!
My first and only 5 star
This course is immaculate. Worth the drive from Davenport. Great layout very scenic holes. You won’t be disappointed!
My favourite greens
We really love to play the South Course at Lake Jovita! The greens are very quick and roll true… I love them!
The Best Course Period
I have played this course since it first opened and it has stayed the most beautiful course around period!! Staff is Friendly, Food is Great. If you want a Fun, Challenging, Beautiful fairways and greens course then this is the one for you!!
Friendly and welcoming. All staff members were super. The course layout is fun and challenging.. The fairways were good by looked like we’re being over seeded thus needed mowing. The greens were fast and smooth. It was a very enjoyable day of golf at a very reasonable price.
Wow
Course has some of the best holes in the area. Challenging and scenic. Greens are best in area
Great Golf Course
Played here a number of times and always have a great time. Course conditions and layouts are great. Pace of play is good and the facilities are top notch. Highly recommended for anybody that likes a challenge
Great course but
Let me start with the good part of the course - the layout is challenging and great, very fun if you know how to shape some shots! The greens are in very good speed, better than most courses I played recently. The course wasn’t busy, so the pace of play was very enjoyable, the starter is very friendly. Now it comes the average part - my daughter used to play junior competitive golf tournaments here, the conditions were much better than it is now. The tee boxes can definitely use more care, fairways are not bad but can be better especially inside 100 yards. The golf cart GPS system kept telling us it’s car path only when it wasn’t. From #10 green to #11 tee boxes we had to drive reversely or it wouldn’t go! There is a course worker kept blowing the fairways behind me, completely ignoring that I was in the middle of my games! I had to let him know in #9 before my chipping, either let him finish through or wait for me to finish, this was unfortunately very annoying. The driving range didn’t open at our tee time, that was a surprise. We drove almost two hours, the experience was a bit disappointing.
Relative
wet conditions no surprise fl in august couple holes cart path only but a great time by all
Challenging
Lots of variety and some unique holes. Definitely a course to play again -easy to get out of position on some holes.
Course was in good shape, except some bunkers need work. I’ll come back for sure!
Exceptional Conditions
The south course is in exceptional condition at this time. Diffidently recommend playing Lake Jovita south course.
Excellent track for the price
A true country club experience at a muni price. Course was in excellent shape, wasn't packed to the gills, and was challenging but still fair.
Needs work
Course in good shape except the bunkers. Horrible conditions, mud in most of the bunkers. All bunkers were washed out not even raked and holes in the sides under the lip of the edges up to a foot deep! What’s up that? Holes in the fairways not properly marked that you could fall into up to five feet deep. ? Why not fixed? Rip off for the money!