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.
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Awards & Recognition
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Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses(2025 #1)
Golfer 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
Golfer Reviews
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
After 6 feet of water on the course in the Austin flood the course was playable.
There are pictures of just the top of the flag stick on #6 green out of the water. They are working hard to bring the course back but it will take some time.
Greens are TERRIBLE right now
My guess is they sanded the snot out of the greens after the storm a couple weeks ago, but wow, they're in terrible shape. The greens literally look like beaches (as do a couple of the tee boxes). A few of the fairways prohibited cart use due to significant water build-up. It's evident that there was damage from the storm, but I was surprised by the poor conditions two weeks later.
When this course is in better shape, I give it a solid 4 stars due to value.
fairways in great condition
The fairways were great and the greens overall were good. There were patches on the green where there was no grass and bumpy in places.
Good course for the price.
This course is a bit more challenging than Roy Kizer. More shade for mid day play. It is in average condition.
Stacked tee times too close. Slow Play. Poor Course Management
My son and I arrived for our tee time only to find that the course stacked tee times for a frat party outing. Slow play, very poor tee time management. After being a regular customer for years I will not be back. Not the first time this course puts too many groups off and does not monitor group playing time even though there are marshals driving around in carts (just so they get to play fee).
LOVE THE CLAY.
I HAVE LOVED TO PLAY AT THE CLAY FOR YEARS. VERY REASONABLE RATES FOR SUCH A FUN COURSE. GREATS ARE IN BETTER SHAPE THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN A WHILE. CLAY HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM ONA FEW GREENS, BUT ALTOGTHER GREAT VALUE AND EXPERIENCE.
Very nice pulic course. Challenging holes, many tree lined. Excellent for the price. Adjacent to Roy Kaiser which is also an excellent public golf co
Greens require either work or water. A number of dead spots.
Loved the course!
Great course for a reasonable price. My new favorite. I think this is a fun course for anyone at whatever skill level you're at and it's really nice that you can play here without breaking the bank. I highly recommend the course and look forward to trying out the Roy Kizer course next door.
Super shade trees cover from the sun
Course Marshall super helpful & beverage cart girls make their rounds, best shade trees from the 100 degree sun best value for the money. Super practice greens.
Great layout, terrible greens
Have always liked the layout and at one time the greens were better than Kizer's. However, I haven't played this course for almost two years because the greens were so bad the last time I played it. I heard they had opened the three greens that had temporaries so thought I would try it again. Greens are terrible, more sand than grass. There was only one green that didn't have a rooster tail of sand when you putted.
Love the layout.
I have played here many times in the past and love the layout of the course. The fairways were in really good condition but the greens could use a little more attention.
The course has a few very difficult holes because of narrow fairways.
Jimmy Clay golf course in south Austin, TX is a very good course, but you need to have a lot of expertise to enjoy the round. There are a number of fairways that are quite narrow, and are lined with lots of trees on both sides. There are a number of holes that have out-of-bounds either to the right or left of the fairway, and it is quite easy to go out-of-bounds on these holes if you either slice or hook a moderate amount.
If you like lots of challenges, this is the course to play. It has been used for years as one of the courses for the Texas schoolboy playoffs.