Jimmy Clay Golf Course

Loved the c the 3some on the front 9 were great, they left I played with s 2some awesome, the greens were not very good Kizer were better but overall I enjoyed myself will play again

Greens weren’t in the best shape neither was the fairways

Overall impression and/or issues -- it's just not a good time to play this course. Out of the GolfATX city owned courses in Austin, we rarely come back to this course. It's simply been a broken record +/- for a decade or so. It was designed long ago and would take PGA money in order to rebuild it to desired playing standards.

Speaking of money, did I see any water jugs on the course today? I don't recall any. Maybe they're there ... or maybe they've indefinitely succumbed to COVID-19 (when they were first removed from the GolfATX courses). Be prepared regardless.

The governors on the golf carts appear to be on the slower end of the spectrum. We thought our cart hadn't been charged properly and turned around on the first hole only to get the same limited speed out of the second cart. Ugh! I'd almost consider trying to adjust the nut on the rod/cable that controls the electric speed governor. It's not like Clay is a dangerous course with big hills, dangerous curves, etc. It's a tame/safe course.

With a handful of fairways stacked next to one another like bacon in a frying pan, there's often a bit of forgiveness when you miss the fairway. That'll help players who are perhaps higher handicaps and/or having an off day (like ... me!).

As for the actual course conditions, the winter months are never much fun on older muny type courses. All dried out grasses were cut short and left us hitting a lot more hardpan dirt. A number of tee boxes were more dirt than grass. I know this course gets a good amount of play and funds may be more scarce (vs private course), but some of the boxes were just ridiculous. The fairways were in decent shape generally speaking. They just had short, 'dead' winter grass. Don't expect decent divots if that's your style of play. The bunkers were all in good shape. Of course, we don't want nor plan to play from them so that's not really that helpful. Still, kudos for having plenty of good soft sand and rakes all around. The water hazards all seemed to be in pretty good shape. I only noticed that the one around the #6 green was on the low side. Luckily, that worked in my favor since my approach came just short enough to drop down into what would normally be water, but was instead dried dirt. The greens were alright. But they, too, were dry and hard. They certainly didn't hold a shot. None of us needed a repair tool today. I often hit a shorter shot into the green to compensate for the extra roll/bounce I was going to receive. I did see a few weeds and/or undesirable grasses creeping in here and there; it happens. They were rolling fairly decent ... a little on the quick side (which I certainly don't mind). I did see a few too many cut grass clump droppings that came from underneath the mowers. Not exactly sure how you prevent that ... or if you have to come behind with blowers to get them off. We simply had to move a number of them before putting; enough to make it noticeable.

See you in a few years Jimmy Clay ... maybe, maybe not.

Jimmy Clay is a good course. Conditions are average. I don’t expect much during winter season. I had a good time.

Well, I hadn't been back to JC in a lot of years. It'd seen some tough times along with some severe drought. So a friend and I spent a weekday afternoon to get reacquainted with the course. Luckily we'd had some rain recently which helped soften things up a bit. In fact, it was cart path only on this particular day -- at least until we were about 2/3s finished and the marshal said we could go 90°.

Tee boxes seemed alright -- flat and not overly beaten up by those of you who take divots with your driver. :) And the fairways had a nice cut of grass and appropriate first cuts of rough. Same can be said for the greens as they had a nice cut and were in quite good shape. All in all, I was very pleased with the conditions after remembering my last outing or two on the course many years ago. I'm glad to say that it's come back nicely ... to the point where I can add it into my course rotation as applicable.

You can certainly scramble often on this course. The fairways are sometimes a little wider than average and any trees lining them are sparse. Some courses punish you with the rough but it wasn't bad; it was just where it should've been. These factors can make this course a little easier and/or pleasurable for higher handicappers and/or newer golfers.

One tip for the course. I know you've thought about it. Maybe you're trying to see if it'll come back with enough leaves etc. But the tree in the fairway on #18 needs to go; picture attached. The shot off of the tee box is already challenging. We don't need a 78% dead tree sitting in the way for our approach to the green which is bordered by two (2) ponds. This hole has enough difficulty in general ... we don't need to add the tree into the mix. Please cut it down.

I have been playing JC for over 20 years. The course is in much better shape than previous times. Pace of play was great. Played in just under 4 hours!

The tee boxes could have used a little attention. Most of them had a decent amount of grass growth. Overall, a very nice course though. Well worth the money. I’ll be going back!

Played yesterday. FIrst time in a while since I'd been out at JC. I was very happy with condition of course. Greens were true and didn't have a bad lie all day. Recommend.

The course was in very good shape, particularly the greens. I have played several other courses in the Austin area recently and was disappointed with their condition. No so with Jimmy Clay. The pace of play was great - finished 18 in less than 3:40 - and one of us walked. Will definitely be going back there soon.

Dependable old standby always remains true. Suffered a bit behind some beginners with their slow play. Would have been nice to see a marshal offer some council to them but managed to take matters in hand after just a few holes. Still, would have appreciated for course management to have stepped in.

Greens are in fantastic shape. Recommended playing now before the season ends.

Greens were grainy and slow, but fair. Everything else was good.

Greens are slower than most, but fair. Bunkers are average with other courses at this price point. Nice layout. Like that it's pet friendly. No complaints about today's experience.