Jimmy Clay Golf Course

All good. I am surprised conditions are this good with the intense dry heat. We liked everything about it and will play there every time in Austin. Greens and traps all good. Course is fun and fair to both a long hitter or senior.

Had a reservation snafu on reservation time. Prepaid. Called to see if I could change schedule. Was told I needed to pay again by an unpleasant cold woman at the golf shop. Won’t book here again.

All was fine, course conditions are looking good! Only negative was pace of play, but that’s the problem with all course that use a 10 minute spread in times.

Overall the course is in good playing condition.

Take this review with a grain of salt as this is my first time playing Jimmy Clay in some 12+ yrs or so.

Maybe it is the draught and windy conditions that dried up the course, but the ground was very firm- it was really windy and thinning a long iron went further than center-hit driver into the wind.

The greens were a definite challenge- in a given 10+ ft putt, you can expect about 3 different green speeds. Bumpy and slow, but some parts of the greens rolled very true.

I’m doing this review for the out of towners looking to play this course and renting clubs. Don’t waste your money! The green fee was decent but we had to rent clubs. They had 2 options with Strata at $30 and Titleist at $70. We went for the cheap Strata but I think $30 is overpriced for a set that were mixed brands that were old, worn out and dirty that looks like they haven’t been cleaned ever. My set had some weird combination of brands and only one wedge ( 58 ) that was left handed. I had to use a U wedge that I didn’t know the loft on all shots around the green. Bunkers had no sand in them and felt like hitting of a concrete. There was no starter in sight so we had to drive around looking for the first tee. We originally booked for 2 but was supposed to be a 4some. Turns out the other 2 were in front of us that took awhile on each holes. This was late in the afternoon so we were trying to get as much holes as we could before sundown. We notice that most of the groups were 2 somes and that quickly made it worst for slow pace. The inside staff were very nice and that about as good as it gets with this place. I’m doing this review hoping it helps people from spending their time and money at this course. $95 dollars to play this course with bad rental clubs is such a waste.

Good course kept in decent condition. Would look even better if their ponds weren't bone dry. That said, fairways and greens were well manicured.

Don’t listen to any of the reviews from over 3 months ago as they closed for the summer and re did their greens and they are fantastic for the course value.