Lake Jovita
The first Lake Jovita Golf Course opened to great acclaim in the spring of 1926. A contemporary account described the 6499 yard, par 71 course as follows: "The course turns and twists in all directions, and passes through hammocks, over natural and artificial hazards, crosses lagoons and small streams, goes up hill and down and finally winds up on the top of the same hill from which the start was made, a short walk from the club house." The scorecard for Lake Jovita's original course measured 6 inches across, as shown here, to allow its use as a "stymie gauge." When match play predominated, the stymie was an integral part of golf strategy. The first course closed in the early 1930's, a victim of the Great Depression. The scorecard and map reproduced here have survived, as have several pictures, which adorn the walls of Lake Jovita's Clubhouse corridors.Lake Jovita
Lake Jovita
Lake Jovita
Lake Jovita
Lake Jovita
Lake Jovita
Lake Jovita
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