I know very little about the architect Kurt Sandness. I believe he has done only 3 courses total:
http://sandness.com/Golf/index.htmlHis 'latest' course is the North course at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club, a gated community near Dade City, Florida. The North course opened in 2005, while the first layout (the South Course) opened in 2000. The South Course lists Tom Lehman as a co-architect.
For central Florida, there is a surprising amount of elevation change.
The routing:
#1. A relatively simply par 5.
Tee view:
2nd shot view:
Approach shot view for those that have played it as a 3-shot hole:
From over the green:
#2. Fairly long par 3.
#3. Par 4, the No 1 stroke hole.
Tee view:
Approach shot view:
From short of the green:
From just over the green:
#4. Downhill par 3.
#5. Shortish par 4. I like this hole, where bombers might try to drive the green if you take a line over the tree.
Tee view:
A shorter and left tee shot may have this tree to negotiate:
A 3-wood off the tee can leave this slightly downhill approach shot:
From the just over the green:
#6. Another fairly easy par 5.
Tee view:
Second shot view:
From over the green:
#7. Par 4.
The pond cannot be seen off the tee left, but it is reachable:
Unfortunately I pulled my drive left and had to take a drop from the hazard:
Approach shot view:
From over the green:
#8. Par 4.
Tee shot view:
An approach shot view (better tee ball farther left):
From short of the green where errant shots right will tumble way far away:
A very large green, this look from the back of it:
#9. Slight dogleg right par 4.
From the back tee you really need a draw off the tee:
White tee view:
Approach shot view:
From left of the green:
Back nine tomorrow.