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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
0
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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4.4
32 Reviews (32)
5 Stars
15
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.3
Value
4.7
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.4
100.0%
Recommend this course
32 out of 32 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

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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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great muni course

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.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

fairway maintained good. Staffs very friendly.

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

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good golfing experience...

I am 10 handicapper... Retired educator and play golf everyday... available as full-time cen-TX rater for Golfnow.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Previously Played

Dead Grass on Greeens

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens were in horrible condition

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens were in trouble.

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+.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Nice course but the greens need work.

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.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens are bad. Staff friendly.

Greens are in bad shape. Rest of the course is ok and the layout is playable. Just need to improve their greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

The course should be worth $20-$30 7 days a week.

I have played Jimmy Clay a decent amount and the twilight rates during the week are definitely worth it. The greens are horrible though. You should add 10-12 strokes to your score because of how bad the ball rolls. I understand it is a municipal course.

Due to the quality of the greens, this course shouldn't be more than $30 on the weekends. This course is good for a novice player.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Under repair

All greens were not more and rolled like shaggy carpet. They were under repair and should of informed golf now users through the site. Fairways were not bad as we have had a lot of recent rain. Play was slow and the group in front of us hit multiple balls a piece. This needs to be regulated as it was wide open in front of them the majority of the times. Please have the course Marshalls do their job.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

Please fix the greens

Challenging course due to some narrow fairways / tee shots. Great price and good facilities to practice. The only issue I have are the greens. They are in horrible shape. Weird because Roy Kizer greens are, for the most part, in way better shape. I really like this course but I will choose not to play here again until they either can solve the bad green issue or gut it and do them all over again.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Good muni course, but greens need work.

This course is a nice muni course presenting my game (18 hdcp.) enough challenge. However, the greens are in really bad shape. Every one has at least some brown, dead areas, and many are largely covered in dead areas. The ball jumps and changes course on putts so don't give yourself too much grief for a poor putting day.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Very nice but poor greens

Love the layout for a daily fee but the greens are poor. It has been this way for some time and I believe they will have to been totally redone.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 28
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Challenging and great value.

Fairways in great shape, the greens had just been sanded and seeded so in a couple of weeks these should also be great. Excellent value, the course is long and has several challenging holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser

They need to space foursomes out more....quit getting greedy and let folks enjoy the game

The proshop had foursomes going off 2 - 4 minutes after one another, they seemingly could care less as to your golfing experience being enjoyable but were trying to cram as many people onto a course at one time. This was frustrating the two to three foursomes in front of us as well as the two to three behind us. EVERY single person I encountered made a comment about how they were just getting greedy and did not care about quality..

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens in bad shape!

I really like playing Jimmy Clay and enjoyed our round. However, the greens were in awful shape, I felt like we were putting on dirt half the time.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Greens are shot

This is an interesting layout but conditions, even for a muni, are poor.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Good condition

Course in good condition except for the greens.
There are some people that go on the course to "learn and teach", and realy gold people back. Took my 4some 3-1/2 hours to do the front nine, so instead of going to the back 9 we did the front nine again

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Poor
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser

It seems the Marshell needs to come out more and greens were terrible

I've played at Jimmy Clay before and the greens were much better than they are now. It needs a lot of attention.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

tried and true Austin golf course

Jimmy Clay is easy to get on to play, inexpensive, it's a fun course for all skill levels (I'm a high handicapper and I always enjoy the round here), it's always a good pace of play, the course has interesting holes, there are no houses on the course, all in all it's a great course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
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