Morris Williams Golf Course
About
The “Mo Willie,” Austin’s third municipal course, has some character: it served as the home of Harvey Penick’s legendary golf teams, two of which won NCAA Championships back when Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw graced the fairways. And it’s named after Morris Williams, Jr., one of the best golfers to ever come out of the city. Now Austin’s airport has moved south, and this difficult Leon Howard design is a bit more peaceful.
Howard’s layout requires all types of shots, and is known for its small, slightly elevated greens. The best hole on the front is the dogleg left, 540-yard No. 2, even though some would argue that the 187-yard No. 3 is one of Austin’s all-time best. It drops 50 feet from tee to green over a pond. The back side is highlighted by water holes 11-14, with both 11 and 12 requiring approaches over the wet stuff.
Getting there : From the Austin Airport, turn left on Manor Road and the clubhouse is 100 yards down the street. The entrance is on the right.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7023 yards | 73.0 | 124 |
| Blue | 72 | 6607 yards | 70.9 | 121 |
| White | 72 | 5975 yards | 68.3 | 119 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5243 yards | 70.3 | 111 |
| Green | 72 | 5243 yards | 65.2 | 109 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4973 yards | 68.5 | 112 |
| Red | 72 | 4973 yards | 64.3 | 106 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.1/132 W: 82.1/142 | 377 | 573 | 218 | 391 | 531 | 427 | 422 | 190 | 431 | 3560 | 411 | 526 | 192 | 348 | 201 | 409 | 412 | 551 | 431 | 3481 | 7041 |
| Blue M: 71.9/128 W: 79.5/134 | 345 | 555 | 191 | 380 | 512 | 392 | 404 | 178 | 380 | 3337 | 390 | 505 | 181 | 330 | 141 | 367 | 390 | 522 | 405 | 3231 | 6568 |
| White M: 69.2/122 W: 76.2/129 | 325 | 503 | 182 | 361 | 498 | 357 | 384 | 154 | 340 | 3104 | 343 | 466 | 130 | 296 | 129 | 328 | 325 | 486 | 362 | 2865 | 5969 |
| Green M: 66.4/117 W: 72.7/123 | 293 | 455 | 145 | 323 | 425 | 337 | 354 | 136 | 319 | 2787 | 313 | 456 | 125 | 273 | 101 | 278 | 322 | 395 | 292 | 2555 | 5342 |
| Red M: 64.6/114 W: 70.7/118 | 287 | 447 | 110 | 248 | 415 | 315 | 344 | 125 | 308 | 2599 | 294 | 389 | 118 | 265 | 96 | 270 | 275 | 381 | 286 | 2374 | 4973 |
| Handicap | 15 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by MxRuiz on 09/22/2024
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View from the fairway on #5. Photo submitted by batboygareth on 07/04/2023
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Photo submitted by 2022Flyosu on 12/28/2022
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 08/30/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 08/30/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 08/30/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 08/30/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 09/27/2018
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 09/27/2018
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The 13th hole. Not my favorite...but made par. Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 10/30/2017
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the green on #5 Photo submitted by Notoriousbigb on 09/01/2015
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Photo submitted by GordonATX on 09/01/2014
Greens-Always a Great Course
Greens are better look like a different blade of grass. Greens were aerated so we didn't get the full measure of them. they are playing slower than before i noticed all the courses in austin went to this blade or class of grass (Bermuda). Oh yea the green before were like the greens at Grey Rock but they also had there greens turning dark. you can see it's a smaller blade of Bermuda. oh i am a senior and i played off the Black tees and still shot a 85 not bad for me i'll take it any day. I gave up golf several times and many years apart so to play like I am playing i like it.
MoWilli 170805
The course was in good shape overall, although the 3rd hole green was confusing.
Good golf course
Good layout a couple of challenging holes but overall great experience would recommend this golf course i will be playing again real soon!
Great Course
This is about the sixth time I've played here and it seems every time I play here, my scores keeps going down. The course was in really good shape considering the sweltering heat we have here in Texas. I only saw a few areas that needed some attention and one of the water dispensers was almost bone dry (it was in the back nine). On a side note, I found interesting that one could play at Morris Williams from 12 -3pm for $25 but if you booked online it was $27 plus all the other fees.
Good experience
MW is a reasonably challenging course due to its layout, but it is also fairly wide open. A little long especially with some hills, and trouble is definitely around for wayward shots. Very few blind shots but some hidden hazards if not familiar with course. Good location on the eastern part of town across from the former airport. Driving range adequate but not fancy. Pace of play was better than one might expect for a public course on the weekend, but we did not play particularly fast either. Definitely worth a return visit, although i doubt i can match my score again - i drove particularly well and mostly in the short grass - which helps.
Slow
This course actually wasn't bad. The price was right. But I teed off at 830 ish on s Monday and it was awful as far as pace. I was with another golfer as a two some and we backec up to a group who wouldn't let us play through .. this is why golf is struggling ..
The course was in good shape except for the greens, looks like they are in the process of repairing them.
Morris Williams
The greens had lots of bare spots. Fairways were in excellent condition. Pace of play was a little slow.
Good for the money
Course was in good shape only complaint is the greens could have been better. Everything else was excellent. Price was the best part. This course is better than Clay and Kizer only problem is trying to get home at 5Pm from this course.
Big brother reunion
I golfed eighteen holes with my brother who I hadn't seen in over three years. We were pleasantly surprised with the golf
Course and had a great time. We will definitely return soon.
Horrible greens
The greens are in horrendous shape. The tee boxes and fairways are pretty bad, but not as bad as the greens. Every single green has tons of patches with zero grass, just what seemed like roots of dying grass that'll seem never to grow again. As a result, the greens were super bumpy and impossible to read. One of the guys in our foursome, got a 74, no idea how he putted so well in those things. Also they aerated some of the fairways and tee boxes, but it looks like Freddy Krooger did the job. It's a shame that a course that used to be my favorite muni a year ago, it's gotten in such bad shape over a year, that I'll probably never return to it again. My recommendation, close this course for a few months, until its greens take good shape again.
Love Mo Willie!!
I have played this course numerous times and it is one of my favorite places to play. The tract meets my eye well, the staff are exceptional and the price affordable. The greens are struggling with transitioning from winter to summer, hence my "fair" rating for course conditions. I know this is a temporary condition so plan on continuing to play this course at every opportunity. if you want an enjoyable round, I highly recommend Morris Williams Golf Course.
Good course, greens in terrible shape
I like this course for the most part, bit they let the greens go pretty badly.
Nice muni course in ATX
Just needs better greens. The rest is super playable.
Bad Marshall
I play this course probably once a month and the greens are always in the same shape, rough. Today I was paired up with 3 other guys, one has only been playing golf for 6 months and the other two were just hacking it around also( they shot 100+).
So we were off to a slow start and by the time we reached the 3rd tee box the marshall came by and told us to pick up the pace because we were behind by a hold and a half, I had no problem with that. By the time we reached the 9th tee box he was sitting there telling us to pick up the pace of play again but this time there was nobody behind us on the 8th tee box yet. We ended up playing the round of golf in less that 4 hours and felt like we were rushed the entire round. The marshals and employees at this course have no personalities, they are all old, grumpy and sad people that lack customer interaction. They act like you are bothering them when you check in. I always feel like the City should hire some younger staff or staff that enjoy being there at least. They are the reason I don't play this course more often.
Mo Willy
This course is close to home. Clean and well managed course.
A little pricey but still worth it.
Nice course
Layout, fairways and overall course was very good. Greens were bummpy, slow and some bad/dry spots in one third of the greens. Need work on greens.
Beautiful course. Terrible greens
The course itself was absolutely beautiful and the staff was extremely friendly. Pace of play was nice. Never really had anyone else ahead or behind which was nice. I loved the layout of the course but once you get to the greens it's like putting in cat litter it looks like there may have been grass there at some point but has long been forgotten. I would love to see them fix the greens because this course has the ability to be a great place to play.