Jimmy Clay Golf Course
About
Jimmy Clay Golf Course opened in 1974 with a 6,931 yard Joe Finger design that incorporates Williamson Creek. This track is flat as well, and is noted for its generous fairways and large, elevated greens. The first and last holes are perhaps the most memorable. No. 1 serves up a blind approach shot over a hill into a skinny green, and the 400-yard doglegged 18th plays into the wind with water on the left side.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6931 yards | 73.8 | 126 |
| Blue | 72 | 6445 yards | 71.8 | 124 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5900 yards | 73.6 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 5900 yards | 69.1 | 119 |
| Green | 72 | 5389 yards | 65.9 | 111 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5389 yards | 70.9 | 122 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5209 yards | 69.8 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.8/124 W: 80.2/140 | 408 | 155 | 392 | 564 | 114 | 316 | 502 | 444 | 407 | 3302 | 519 | 426 | 227 | 405 | 204 | 378 | 559 | 437 | 474 | 3629 | 6931 |
| Blue M: 71.1/129 W: 77.5/134 | 385 | 134 | 361 | 546 | 105 | 291 | 468 | 425 | 386 | 3101 | 495 | 411 | 185 | 376 | 174 | 358 | 526 | 399 | 420 | 3344 | 6445 |
| White M: 68.5/120 W: 74.5/127 | 367 | 118 | 307 | 531 | 100 | 284 | 420 | 352 | 325 | 2804 | 474 | 398 | 167 | 336 | 160 | 342 | 501 | 320 | 398 | 3096 | 5900 |
| Green M: 65.8/113 W: 71.9/117 | 315 | 110 | 280 | 474 | 98 | 277 | 415 | 316 | 319 | 2604 | 408 | 378 | 138 | 331 | 137 | 333 | 438 | 293 | 329 | 2785 | 5389 |
| Red M: 64.9/111 W: 71.0/114 | 311 | 102 | 271 | 461 | 96 | 270 | 387 | 312 | 274 | 2484 | 406 | 374 | 133 | 303 | 133 | 326 | 434 | 290 | 326 | 2725 | 5209 |
| Handicap | 7 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Reviews
Reviewer Photos
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Dirt greens at Jimmy Clay in Austin Photo submitted by JohnEverettJr on 05/07/2024
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 02/23/2023
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#18 tree needs to be removed IMO Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/07/2021
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 10/07/2021
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/05/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/05/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 06/05/2019
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Jimmy Clay Photo submitted by crawfordj75 on 07/13/2013
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A beautiful design. Photo submitted by idream0fg0lf on 11/26/2012
Nice course, rude staff
It has been pretty wet recently in Austin. The driving range was closed, no carts were offered other than walking carts, which were $10 extra.
I pre-paid for a motorized cart and was told to contact GolfNow for a refund, not sure how to do that since they don't have a Customer Service contact I can find.
I played solo. Pace of play was great, I only came across 1 group in front of me and they let me play through. Never ran into another group or solo.
Played 18 holes in 3 hours as the course was closing.
Lady in the clubhouse was rude before the round and after.
Currently, Very Very Good Course
I have played this course many times. Currently, the course is in great shape. A few greens are still recovering from aeration but still in very good condition. Every where I looked was very pleasing. Everything is green and pretty. Right now is t Jimmy Clay’s golf course time. Take advantage!
Austin Neighborhood Golf Course
Played the front nine as I had booked the Twilight time. Enjoyed the course as it was well kept, & had challenging holes.
Grateful day of golf
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.
Jerky Staff
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.
Pace of play
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.
Not too bad but be aware
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.
Not for outsiders
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.