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4.2
537 Reviews (537)
5 Stars
145
4 Stars
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3 Stars
106
2 Stars
16
1 Stars
29
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.2
88.5%
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453 out of 537 reviews
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4.6
11 Reviews (11)
5 Stars
7
4 Stars
4
3 Stars
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2 Stars
0
1 Stars
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Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.8
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.5
StaffFriendliness
4.6
100.0%
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11 out of 11 reviews
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4.4
21 Reviews (21)
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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Conditions
4.3
Value
4.5
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.3
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.4
95.2%
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20 out of 21 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7023 yards
Slope 124
Rating 73.0

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1964
Golf Season Year round
Architect Leon Howard (1964)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Yes
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

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4.2
537 Reviews (537)
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2.0
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Horrible Greens

The tee boxes were nice... The rest of it, not so much.

Very disappointing. I won't be going back.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

wait until summer

Greens are dormant your putting on wet dirt. they did not over seed.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Have to play your tee shot correctly

Very cold and windy day. The darn trees kept getting in the way. You have to play your tee shot in the correct spot. The greens are on the small side and have slope all over the place. Pretty quick speed on the green. So if you are in the wrong place the putt is even harder. Very enjoyable round overall.

The guy at the desk could be nicer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Good Layout

I've been a longtime area resident. I've played this course several times. It is a good layout and the sand in the traps is new and actual sand. Other then that, it's the same old course. It's dry, brown and the greens were painted green. I guess maybe that's what I should expect for this time of year (february 2017), for a city course. The cost was high for a "hot deal", I'll probably play this course sometime down the road but I hope not anytime soon. PS: the club house and snack bar are also new

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Winter Greens are Tough!

Played on a windy, sunny day and thought the course was overall in very good shape for late Texas winter... but the greens were terrible. They've elected not to over-seed, which is fine, but probably because of the poor treatment by golfers (not fixing ball marks, dragging feet), and other agronomic factors, these are just painted dirt at this stage. So, just take putting with a grain of salt (or sand, or rocks) and enjoy it for what it is - a course in good, winter, condition. Finally, a marshal to address the overly serious and slow golfers from the local tech factory playing ahead of us would have been nice.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Horrible shape

Golf course was in horrible shape. When this course is in good condition it's fun to play but it won't be there for quite sometime. This may be the last time I play at Mo Willie.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course, like the way it flows.

Considering how many golfers were out in the middle of December the staff was able to keep everything moving. We only go held up on par 3's other than that moved well. Fairways were in good shape. Greens were a little patchy. Overall a good course

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice course great price

I played with my dad today and we had a great time. Greens were fast and did hold some approach shots. Pace was ok, four some would not let the three twosomes through, four hour round on a Monday.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Great Day and Great Course

I grew up playing Morris Williams, and always getting back to play. My round was great and the course was in excellent shape. Great pace of play for a Sunday Mid morning tee time. Morris Williams is a great course, allows you to us some imagination and you will use all the clubs in your bag. I will always recommend this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Nice day!

Course and greens in great shape. Most courses are over seeding for winter while MO Willy goes dormant. Always solid conditions for play!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course in good condition

The course was in good condition for the last day of October

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great Track

Really enjoyed the place and will definately return .

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

great course

good value for money very good layout

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

Mo Willie is in exellent shape for a muni...

Go play Mo Willie now.... the fairways and greens are in great shape.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Excellent weather
Used cart

public course

very good course especially for the money. maintained very well.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Excellent weather
Used cart

greart course

great course pare 5 you need a good drive or a good second shot. cool deep bunkers. greens are in great shape. lots of shade if you are not on the faireway haha. had a good time. staff was a little slow on service they tend to talk to each other instead of waiting on customers. on line price was great. only thing i didnt like. they will let a group of five play on course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

the course

Was disappointed there was a tournament going ,we had to start at number10. Also the greens were horrible.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Greens are rough

Tee boxes and fairway in good shape but the Greens are bad.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Disappointed

Course overall was great. However greens were in poor condition. Most were almost completely dead. Have played course before greens have never been this poor.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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