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
Pretty solid course
The course conditions are pretty good. Greens roll a little slow in my opinion, and if people fixed their divots, it would go a long way in keeping the course in great condition. Not too challenging since there aren’t many bunkers or water hazards. Most challenging part is hitting on slopes if you don’t use the right clubs. Fairways overall is pretty wide. I do the worst on hole 9. But overall its an enjoyable course.
This course is more concerned with making money
The fact that they are somehow not able to maintain jugs of water through out the course is pathetic and dangerous. Asking people to pay $50 to potentially get heatstroke in 100+ temperatures is unacceptable. I heard different reasons from clubhouse staff and concession staff. A supposed understaffing was cited but I saw at least 2 different Marshall’s on the course looking for outside booze. They could easily be replacing the water jugs, in addition to protecting their business. It’s negligent at best and purely greedy at worst. Riverside is staffed by a handful of people and can somehow manage the strain of filling water jugs. I’ve played here for over a decade and have always loved it. Like the layout and the conditions have improved over time but I will not return. The focus is exclusively on profit now and customer safety and service are a distant second or third.
The course is decent
The course is decent, greens were in good shape. Lady at the front desk said there was “water on the course, so you are not allowed to bring bottled water” when in fact there wasn’t water on the course. Honestly this lady is a complete b**** all the time. She should find another job cause customer service isnt her forte
Beautiful course
Came down from DFW to play some new courses. This was the nicest we played in Travis county.
Green!
When most other courses are brown and crispy, this one is plush and green. Beautiful course.
Fair to Midland
Best part about playing here is they allow you to bring a cooler
Fun course
It’s close to downtown and fun layout .
However all of city course has NO DRINKING WATER ! over 100 degrees hot summer .
Or no ice box . Blame it on Covid is no llonger make sense.
Nice course! Greens in great shape!
Pace of play was ehhhh, but it’s pretty much like that anywhere in this area. Course was in great shape! Greens were rolling wonderfully at about an 8
No Broccoli-Good, No Water - Bad.
I had a fun first time playing here. I had read the comments about the "broccoli" grass on the greens, but thankfully that appears to be gone. Ran into a party of 8 bachelor party gus on the 2nd par 3, but I think they were done after 9 at least. Bring your own water supply to wet your towel or drink or whatever. No water coolers on the whole course. Staff was friendly.
May 31, 2022
Course is in good shape. Greens were good. We played in 4 hours.
I would recommend to anyone that you should take your own water with you. There aren’t any water coolers on the course. You have to get it at the clubhouse or from the cart girl. We saw her twice on the front nine but didn’t see her at all on the back nine.
Helping greens
The greens are in bad condition with “broccoli “patches. All can help by using divot repair tools and remove 1-2 patches per green. Then level area where broccoli was uprooted. If all help we can get the course in top shape.