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548 Reviews (548)
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.2
Amenities
4.2
90.5%
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462 out of 548 reviews
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4.1
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4.7
Layout
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Amenities
4.3
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4.5
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Layout
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Course Highlights
Morris Williams delivers a highly rated layout with varied challenges and course conditions that consistently impress returning golfers each season. Friendly pro shop staff, smooth pace of play, and a well-regarded on-site cantina make this a standout city course value.

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.

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

4.3
548 Reviews (548)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 17
Patio Dining 11
Watching the Game 11
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 31
Undulating Greens 28
Bunkers 25
This course/club is great for:
Locals 44
Walkers 30
Advanced Golfers 17
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 55
Near the Airport 16
Near Local Attractions 11

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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Previously Played

Lost greens

Have been playing MW for many years, never have I seen greens in this poor of shape anywhere. Austin has had a wet spring and other courses has reaped the fruits of it. Extremely bare and hard greens, no excuse for these conditions, especially at this time of the year. Will not be back this year, sad. MW should inform everyone making tee times about the shape of the greens before accepting fees.

Conditions Poor
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Green's Need work

I have played this course once before and it was great. However, this last round was one to forget. The course layout is unique and fun to play, but the green's were in the worst condition I have seen. We were basically putting on painted sand. Not worth the money or the time it took which was another major issue. The pace of play was terrible. Over 4.5 hrs to complete a round. I will be taking my money else where for now.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Never seen MW this bad!! Sad sad sad

The greens are gone and by gone I mean they hardly are holding grass. Number 14 is covered in pure Algae. It's crusted and taken over the green. No excuses as the temperature and rain as be AMAZING all "winter" this course used to have solid muny greens but NW its not worth $20 much less $40. Won't be back. Will try again in 6 months (no way they turn these greens any sooner)

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

william manor

Good course. Good fairways. Been in bad shape, partly due to time of year. Very friendly staff.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
3.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

Greens are horrible

Went out on a wet day. Course was fairly water logged, cart path only, but playable. Fairways were in good shape, but the greens were awful. Even if they had been dry, they were only about 20% grass. The rest was just dirt. Will not go back until they have a chance to regrow them.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Fun day with my son

Course is close to my son's House. We thought we would give it a try. We really enjoyed the course and nestled into one of the best areas of Austin. We plan on being regulars

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Poor Conditions

The greens at Morris Williams are in terrible condition. The worst part is they get like this each "winter" season. The course was redesigned in the last 5 years and in my option they build the greens way too big and apparently used a grass that turns to mud in the winter. Overall this course is not worth playing right now - at any price!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

BAD GREENS (No Overseed)

Great Course, but for some reason they did not over seed the greens this winter. They are horrible, pitted and mostly mud, tons of cleat marks because there is no grass..........Wait until we have a month of 90 degree temp before playing here......probably May'ish.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Good layout

This is a nice, old course with a good layout. The recent heavy rains have hurt the greens temporarily but they haven't hurt the quality of the experience. An excellent value for the cost.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens

I have played this course dozens of times. The greens are the poorest I've play in Austin. I do not recommend anyone playing the course for at least 3 months until they get the greens back to playing conditions. The clubhouse people have the personality of a dish rag.

Conditions Poor
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

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
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