Jimmy Clay Golf Course

Sure it was hot, however being by myself, I played the front nine with someone from Oklahoma City, whose wife was attending a conference, and the back nine with a guy who recently moved here from Philadelphia, really enjoyed the folks I met, enjoyed the round, in addition I beat the Austin traffic back to my house.

So it had been a while since I had played Jimmy Clay because I had heard bad things about the greens until this past week when I heard they are now better. In general, this is a cool track and could be a great course but the greens are still holding it back. They seem to be in better shape than earlier this summer but still were super sandy and had recently been punched. As a result, putts are bumpy and un-true as well as extremely slow. I would play again at twilight after work but would never pay more than $20 to play this course until the green issues are resolved.

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They closed down three greens and they are the best on the course, the greens have patches of dead grass that have been there for over a year.

Pace of play was main problem; course should not take more than 4 hours, but it was a Saturday morning. Course in very good shape - better than last time, probably b/c of recent rains. Three temporary greens but I knew that in advance.

Sadly even after rebuilding all the greens...the staff has never found an answer to a grass killing fungus that plagues at least 75% of the greens. There are presently 3 temporary greens which I believe (when they comeback online) will be continually replaced with more temporary greens as the rest become unputtable.

Not impressed. Played Riverside last week and the greens are in much better shape. They (JC) are giving a discount right now (we played for 30 on a Sunday morning) but the greens are in really bad shape and 3 of them are under construction. The one's that aren't under construction should be as they are patchy and in a lot of not so small spots, the black clay is surfacing which makes it impossible to putt without your ball hopping through those surface areas, which are currently prevalent on most holes. Also pay close attention to the signs on the front nine as the course is not easy to follow hole to hole.
Was hoping for a lot more especially since others had told me it was a nice course and much nicer than Riverside. I agree its a better patch of land that both Jimmy Clay and Roy Kizer are situated on but Riverside's greens are in far better shape than JC's. The hole construction also makes for an artificial score since they have extra large holes and all cut their perspective holes down in length anywhere from 50-100 yards.

If you have to go there for a good round of practice for 30-35 bucks I'd say its worth it but don't go there if you are going to have a scramble or intend to play a competitive round with friends or colleagues. It's not there yet. Try Riverside or Kizer if you want to stay under 50 bucks. maybe Blue Bonnet next.

I thought the greens were repaired after my last visit where there was machinery and noise everywhere, but to charge you $35 for the type of greens they had was indismissable. I'd rather pay $8 and go to Butlers Pitch n Putt, at least their greens are semi playable. This course still needs much attention. The fairways and T-box's are fine but 50% of the greens were still in really bad shape. I think until the course is pristine, they should charge $19 a person.

This is a great public municipal course. It has beautiful fairways, and just the right degree of challenge for that intermediate type. The greens are in pretty bad shape, but they are working on them. 3 holes have temp greens currently and I'm oping when those come back online, they will fix a few others. It's really my only complaint.

It's always a good day for Jimmy Clay. Classic course layout that has beautiful trees and challenging holes.

Enjoy this course every time I play. They need to fix their greens and this would be one of the best courses in the city.

Overall the course is in decent shape, but the greens could use some serious work. But I can't complain too much for a $30 rate at 8:30 on a Saturday morning. You get what you pay for.

$30 to ride 18 on a Saturday is a good deal wherever you can get it, and Jimmy Clay is in moderately good conditions. There is a lot of sand on most of the greens, including large patches on some. The worst part of the course are the 3 temporary greens that are currently on the course. They are atrocious.

Some of the greens are really bad. It is good to see they are being replaced. Temp greens on those hole were....well, temp greens. Folks were very nice and carts are immaculate and in great order. Rain has done wonders for the fairways.

Great muni course if you're looking for cheap evening/afternoon golf. Let's be honest, they aren't going to win any awards for the facilities but it's the best bang for the buck in central austin. If you're looking for pristine greens and fairways I hear there's >$100 courses out by the lake that have plenty of tee times.

tee time control very good. fairway maintained good. staffs very friendly. greens may need improve. over all, good.

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Majority of greens have 80% plus dead grass. Putts bounce and do not hold their line. Like playing on temporary greens, no temporary greens would be an improvement. I would not recommend playing this course unless the green fee is HEAVILY discounted. Save your $$. Play elsewhere.

The greens were in the worst shape I have ever seen at this course. The course allowed 5somes to play, which resulted in slow playing.

Loved the layout of the course. Fairways were really good and the tee boxes were fine. But they were losing parts of their greens. Had to putt over bare/sanded spots. Hopefully they can fix it soon because everything else was great.

The staff was excellent+.

Had a great round here. The course wasn't terribly difficult and as somewhat of a beginner I really appreciate that. The staff was friendly but a bit on the unforgiving side. The greens need A LOT of work. I don't recommend the putting surfaces at all. If you are going to play a casual round, this is a wonderful course. If you are playing with a view to posting toward your handicap, play somewhere else.