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Jimmy Clay Golf Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6931 yards | 73.8 | 126 |
| Blue | 72 | 6445 yards | 71.8 | 124 |
| White (W) | 72 | 5900 yards | 73.6 | 124 |
| White | 72 | 5900 yards | 69.1 | 119 |
| Green | 72 | 5389 yards | 65.9 | 111 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5389 yards | 70.9 | 122 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5209 yards | 69.8 | 119 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.8/124 W: 80.2/140 | 408 | 155 | 392 | 564 | 114 | 316 | 502 | 444 | 407 | 3302 | 519 | 426 | 227 | 405 | 204 | 378 | 559 | 437 | 474 | 3629 | 6931 |
| Blue M: 71.1/129 W: 77.5/134 | 385 | 134 | 361 | 546 | 105 | 291 | 468 | 425 | 386 | 3101 | 495 | 411 | 185 | 376 | 174 | 358 | 526 | 399 | 420 | 3344 | 6445 |
| White M: 68.5/120 W: 74.5/127 | 367 | 118 | 307 | 531 | 100 | 284 | 420 | 352 | 325 | 2804 | 474 | 398 | 167 | 336 | 160 | 342 | 501 | 320 | 398 | 3096 | 5900 |
| Green M: 65.8/113 W: 71.9/117 | 315 | 110 | 280 | 474 | 98 | 277 | 415 | 316 | 319 | 2604 | 408 | 378 | 138 | 331 | 137 | 333 | 438 | 293 | 329 | 2785 | 5389 |
| Red M: 64.9/111 W: 71.0/114 | 311 | 102 | 271 | 461 | 96 | 270 | 387 | 312 | 274 | 2484 | 406 | 374 | 133 | 303 | 133 | 326 | 434 | 290 | 326 | 2725 | 5209 |
| Handicap | 7 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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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
Rough shape
Course conditions are not great right now. Play here a lot but the greens are as bad as I have ever seen em. I’d probably wait until the spring.
Og course
Seriously,
This course is always on point, Austin staple!
Course in not great shape
Course in not great shape, super type fairway lies, crappy tee boxes and slow greens. If you want to play a muni go to Mo Willie instead, in better shape.
Didn’t get to plat
I made a tee time for 4:30 and showed up after paying the booking fee. I get into the pro shop and was notified that they were closing in 30 minutes. This is after I drove all the way there - nobody had the decency to let me know ahead of time that they were closing.
Nice course
I bought two t-times from Tee-Off for 12:10 p.m. on a great weather day. It started raining and we had to stop and ask for a raincheck. The pro shop would not give us a raincheck and instead asked us to call Tee-Off and get them to refund our money since I had paid my fees to them. When I called Tee-Off, they refunded most of the money. Other than this hassle, it was a good start to a fair ending. The course was wet with cart path only. I'd play it again.
Really good municipal course
Outstanding value for a municipal course. Good design and nice layout. Really good course conditions. Friendly and helpful staff. Good driving range. Great burgers. Exceptional pace of play for a muni on a Thursday afternoon : under 4 hours for a 4-some (with one walking) and a very s-l-o-w group of players in front of us who were playing from the blue tees when they were barely suited for the forward tees. Big bonus features rarely, if ever, seen on a municipal course: starters and course marshals who actually monitored—and good steps to enforce—tee time assignments and pace of play on the course.
Back again
This is the 2nd year in a row that we had the pleasure of playing there. The course was in great shape considering how hot and dry it has been. The traps and greens were in very good shape. The course is well maintained. The staff both inside and outside were friendly and helpful. Already looking forward to next years visit.
Great Pace
Played as a twosome and started just before noon and finished at about 3:20p so the pace was excellent. Very hot, about 107 when we finished. The course was in pretty good shape considering the heat over the last couple of months. Greens and fairways in pretty good condition. Off the fairways quite dry. Plenty of cold water out on the course. Take a couple of water bottles to fill as you go so you don't run out. Overall, very good day.
Great course, horrible pace of play
It should be expected at any course renting out push carts, but the slow play here was worse than imaginable. Multiple groups of walkers and a mom and kids group holding up walkers and carts.
I’ve learned to expect this at all golfatx courses and will be avoiding them moving forward.
You get what you pay for….
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