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4.3
608 Reviews (608)
5 Stars
149
4 Stars
252
3 Stars
140
2 Stars
37
1 Stars
30
Conditions
4.2
Value
4.5
Layout
4.6
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
94.8%
Recommend this course
511 out of 608 reviews
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4.7
13 Reviews (13)
5 Stars
9
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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Conditions
4.6
Value
4.9
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.6
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.8
100.0%
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13 out of 13 reviews
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4.6
23 Reviews (23)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.5
Value
4.7
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
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23 out of 23 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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Reviews

4.3
608 Reviews (608)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 6
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 24
Bunkers 18
Elevation Changes 16
This course/club is great for:
Locals 27
Walkers 21
Beginners 16
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 34
Near the Airport 24

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Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Sanded Greens

I usually have fun on the course but this day due to the sanded greens it really threw my putting game off which resulted in a frustrating time. I will play there again but will be more careful in checking whether or not there has been any sort of maintenance done prior to booking.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

The greens

The greens were in bad shape on majority of the holes.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good price & layout

I like this course. It has a fun layout and is a good price. I enjoy this layout more then Kizer but Kizer is kept in better condition. You are spat always able to get on Clay with little wait. I would go out of the way to play it but if you live in the area it's a good deal.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Poor weather
Used cart

Nice challage

The fairways were good with nice grass. But some of the greens need lots of work. Some spots on green have no grass. I like the layout with some very tough holes. You will need to use all your clubs.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jimmy Clay

Fairly straight forward course. Pretty flat fairways and greens. A few tee boxes are very hard, so planting a tee can be a bit of an annoying challenge. The greens are in better shape than last year, but they still need some serious work.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Better courses in Austin

Played Jimmy Clay in early March. Course was very dry, greens were poor with a lot of bare, dead areas. Hard to have a good round when singles keep budding in front of you, no marshalls which resulted in a very long round. Not overly excited to return.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Pretty sad greens, but okay for the price.

The greens are in pretty bad shape, even for this time of year---quite a bit of bare ground on a lot of them that made the ball go airborne. But overall, the course is in pretty good shape; certainly worth the relatively low price.

Too many groups of five out there, though! Pace of play would be better if the course limited groups to foursomes.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Used cart

Greens awful

The greens are bad, and the patchy nature of the dead areas leads me to believe they will remain bad all year. The layout is nice, some fairways are very narrow so the challenge is definitely there. Decent greens would make this a great course. As it is it's just OK. Price is low enough to get me back.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
1.0
First Time Playing
Fair weather
Used cart

Hard to putt when the greens are missing so much grass!

Interesting course layout, but horrible conditions. Greens and fairways are over grown with weeds and have large bare patches with no grass. This course needs help, I will not be returning.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

municipal course

The players I was paired up with said the course had been renovated a few years ago, but the greens were in bad shape with fungal disease. Fairways were not irrigated, so they were dry and lacking of turf. Being an RV'er, I have played many courses around the country, and this one would be in my bottom 40%. Price was $27, including cart, which was probably fair considering the location. Many trees to plan around, and a few water hazards.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

Lots of trees

Overall the course is a lot of fun. You can get into some tree and water trouble if not careful. Some of the greens were a chewed up and need re- seeding. Fairways in pretty good shape. Tee boxes need a TLC. I will play the course again. It was fun.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Average weather
Used cart

nice muni

Nice average course and worth the $25 I paid for greens fees. Has some pretty cool holes, the most memorable being the green surrounded by water. Makes for a nervy second shot. My only constructive criticism is that it is virtually impossible to hear those loudspeakers when teeing off! Cheers!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Greens need work. So does the staff.

I've been here enough times to come to the conclusion that the staff here has a bad attitude. After several instances, the pattern is clear. Perhaps it's because they are so busy, but that's no excuse. Example: They have 2 sets of carts, green for Jimmy Clay and white for Roy Kizer. But they didn't tell me when they gave me the cart which one to use, they are arranged in the opposite manner that the pro shop checkin is arranged (left vs. right), and there is no signage telling you which is which. Had I remembered which direction Clay is versus Kizer, I might've realized which color to take, but obviously I didn't put too much thought into it. My mistake - we were eventually told (several holes into the round) by a marshall that we took the wrong carts - in the customary standoffish manner that practically everyone working here seems to possess.

As far as the course goes, it certainly packs a few challenges - some tight fairways, some open. Lots of strategically-placed sand and plenty of water. Most of the fairways are in decent shape. Can't say that for the greens. Some were in good shape but others are really bad - lots of weeds, bare spots, etc.

Fix the greens and attitudes and I'll be a regular.

Oh yeah, you might want to offer coolers or at least insulated ice bags. I've never seen a golf course give you ice/beer in bags like these - basically what you get at a shoe store - no insulation whatsoever.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Fun Course

I have found this to be my most challenging course to date.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Jimmy Clay Value

Just played the course... Keeping in mind that it is still winter, the course is a great value and lot's of fun!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
First Time Playing

Slow

Came at 230 I probably had to wait to tee off on about the first 11 holes due to players backed up didn't get in 18 holes but the course wasn't to bad the greens had some rough spots that caused them not to be able to mow the greens correct

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Bad greens real bad!!!!!!

Bad greens real bad!!!!!!
Out of all the municipal golf corces and Austin Jimmy Clay deafly has the worst

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Needs work on greens

Needs greens to be in better shape. 3 holes had temporary greens and several others had issues with them. Fairways, on the other hand, were in good shape.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

staff was a little disorgainized did not get us started on a timely manner.

good for the price and the pace was normal . need to improve on staff attention to jimmy clay.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Jimmy Clay is a good value now and even with winter conditions on the greens it's still a good place to play 18.

Jimmy Clay is a course that I enjoy playing due to the course layout. It has some challenging holes and some of average difficulty that tend to balance each other. Currently winter conditions prevail and while the fairways are in good condition the greens have winter grass and are slow due to the length of the grass.Recent rains have made the greens soft and receptive but you will have to whack a putt to get to the hole .With those conditions considered it's still fun and a good value.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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