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3.9
600 Reviews (600)
5 Stars
144
4 Stars
249
3 Stars
140
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
30
Conditions
3.6
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.8
80.1%
Recommend this course
503 out of 600 reviews
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4.7
7 Reviews (7)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.4
Value
5.0
Layout
4.9
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.8
StaffFriendliness
4.9
100.0%
Recommend this course
7 out of 7 reviews
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4.3
33 Reviews (33)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
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2 Stars
0
1 Stars
1
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
97.0%
Recommend this course
32 out of 33 reviews
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Course Highlights
Jimmy Clay consistently delivers well-maintained fairways and greens that stand out for a municipal course, offering exceptional value. The challenging layout rewards players of all skill levels, from long hitters to seniors.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6931 yards
Slope 126
Rating 73.8

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1974
Golf Season Year round
Architect Joe Finger (1974)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required

Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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3.9
600 Reviews (600)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 23
Bunkers 17
Elevation Changes 15
This course/club is great for:
Locals 26
Walkers 20
Beginners 16
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 33
Near the Airport 23

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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointing

They send my group off behind not one but two fivesomes,

15 minutes late. Three groups on every hole. I left after 4 hours having played only 13 holes. All they care about is money, awful golf experiences

Conditions Good
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Sunday play

The course was in good condition. My team time was delayed by 20 minutes do to two 5somes ahead of us and the pace of play went downhill from there. Luckily it was a nice day to play.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Slow

This is at least my 10th time playing here and I can only remember maybe twice i finished this course in 4 hours.

The worse thing about this course is SLOW play. It took my 5 hours to play my last round. I waited on every single hole.

The good thing is I only paid $24.00 bucks, which made it worth the wait.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Used cart

Great layout -Good conditions

Jimmy Clay is the much harder older brother of Roy Kizer. It was in better shape overall and the layout was much more difficult. If the greens are in good shape which they were when i played there then definitely try this course out

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best value

Course in excellent condition.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice layout and very affordable!

First time playing at this golf course. Very nice layout and affordable. We finished the round with cart in less than 4hrs.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Can't beat it for the price! Greens are a little firm right now....okay, they're really firm but still a good time!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 65
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

3 tee box rock hard

Only two greens had dirt and sand all others were good. The 3 hole tee box on the whites was terrible.

You could not put any and I mean any tee in the ground. Rock hard everywhere. So I had to hit with my three wood and no tee. This was the only tee box like that on the whole course. Otherwise the course is in really good shape right now.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Enjoyable

Good course...will play again. Good layout and greens were in great shape. Stay in the fairway or it's a challenge to find your ball in the rough.

Pace of play was tough with all of the players walking but we did play on a Saturday so it was expected.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Great value

With recent rains, course is in good shape. Can get pretty firm when there has not been rain. Very nice for the money - great value.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Payed double

Ok last time I set an tee time though this golfnow site I payed $1.00 to reserve a tee time, I payed $26.00 at the redgister. Great deal , all the reasons I love golfnow. But this past Tuesday 5/10 I payed $26.00 through golfnow's site than payed the same amount at the redgister. ( what gives ). So I payed double. Is that right or no?

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 173
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Top 100 Contributor
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Narrow fairways and lots of dog legs

Decent golf course for a muni. I rank Mo' Willy higher than this course in terms of course conditions, but in terms of staff friendliness and pace of play, this course far out does Mo' Willy. The fairways and tee boxes are super hard, but that's pretty typical of these areas, especially when there's little rain. Overall, the course was pretty nice, with lots of mature trees in some of the holes, which makes it challenging. The course needed a little be of TLC in some parts, but nothing to complain about especially being a muni. The greens were tough to read and hard to judge the speed, but nonetheless they were in pretty decent shape.

The driving range was really nice, they actually let you hit from the grass unlike Mo' Willy were you can only hit irons from the artificial turf.

I would definitely come back to this course, especially because it's challenging, it's centrally located, nice staff and the pace of play is decent.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Good weather
Used cart

Terrible conditions and poor layout

I had previously played Roy Kizer and enjoyed it, so I played Jimmy Clay as well. The course was in terrible condition, the greens were basically rock. The layout was ridiculous as well, with 90 degree angle dog legs. Skip the round here and play next door.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

For a muny course

For a muny course this one has always been challenging and fun. It has some tight fairways and lots of sand. The course is in good shape and right now the greens are good with all the rain we've had.

Although it's not as scoreable as kizer, it's still a fun course to play!

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible golf experience

5 somes walking. Pace of play at least 6 hours.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Very good public course

For a public course that gets lots of play Jimmy Clay is a very good course.Several fairways are narrow enough to require good shots making ability, and the greens were in fine condition. I highly recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 324
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Texas Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played

Pleasantly surprised by greens and pace

I hadn't played Jimmy Clay since it was closed for the better part of last year for a redo of the greens and the driving range. I've always been a fan of Clay's layout more than Kizer (at the same facility), but the greens have always seemed to hold it back.

The new Tifdwarf Bermuda greens were rolling really nicely. They are pretty firm, as it seemed most of my approach shots would roll quite a bit after landing. But that's a positive compared to how splotchy and soft they'd normally been in the past. Guys in my group were rolling putts in from all over the place.

I was also surprised at the pace. We played as a Five-ball on a Sunday morning and got around in just over 4 hours. I was also shocked to see, at the 10th hole, a ranger come by and wipe down some of our clubs and zip off. This is a muni?

Anyways, it's been good to see the munis at Austin get some TLC in recent years and hopefully the new greens are able to thrive despite all the play this course gets. I'll definitely be back.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

DRY and FAST

course fairways were dry and hard. Drives were at times 280-320 which just left wedge shots. Not what I like to play. Would like some variety. Greens were also hard and wouldn't even hold wedge shots. There's plenty of water in the hazards, need to use some of it.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Fun to play

Fairway were dry and hard and the greens were fast

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Average weather
Used cart

good beginner course

great course for the beginning golfer. fairly difficult for those with slice and draw in their swing. friendly staff and good price on bucket of balls to get started with before round.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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