Roy Kizer Golf Course
About
This is a 36-hole city-owned operation that features one of Austin's best muni tracks, the Roy Kizer Golf Course, which complements the 1970s Jimmy Clay layout.
Austin's old water treatment facility was transformed by Randy Russell, who had more than 80 acres of lakes and marshland at his disposal when he laid out the 200-acre site. Russell's links-style design is flat, burdened by the wind, and loaded with bunkers. The toughest par is No. 11, which rolls 468 yards into the wind and is shamefully listed as a par 4. Take your bogey on No. 11.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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| Black | 71 | 6819 yards | 72.2 | 125 |
| Blue | 71 | 6412 yards | 70.0 | 117 |
| White | 71 | 6119 yards | 68.0 | 111 |
| Green | 71 | 5764 yards | 65.9 | 103 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5018 yards | 67.4 | 109 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.4/124 | 330 | 559 | 450 | 215 | 444 | 404 | 414 | 178 | 410 | 3404 | 370 | 468 | 411 | 168 | 535 | 137 | 333 | 537 | 456 | 3415 | 6819 |
| Blue M: 70.5/119 | 312 | 550 | 399 | 204 | 408 | 392 | 397 | 151 | 398 | 3211 | 348 | 424 | 402 | 158 | 510 | 127 | 290 | 500 | 442 | 3201 | 6412 |
| White M: 69.1/116 W: 73.5/123 | 310 | 530 | 376 | 190 | 397 | 363 | 376 | 141 | 363 | 3046 | 330 | 416 | 374 | 146 | 494 | 126 | 281 | 486 | 420 | 3073 | 6119 |
| Green M: 67.9/109 W: 72.4/118 | 301 | 504 | 366 | 165 | 370 | 351 | 356 | 122 | 335 | 2870 | 313 | 388 | 340 | 132 | 479 | 124 | 275 | 455 | 388 | 2894 | 5764 |
| Red W: 68.3/107 | 278 | 412 | 298 | 140 | 316 | 327 | 284 | 108 | 304 | 2467 | 292 | 347 | 302 | 95 | 424 | 105 | 222 | 436 | 328 | 2551 | 5018 |
| Handicap | 17 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
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Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2025 #13)
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Photo submitted by u314161674743 on 09/12/2023
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The gallery at Roy Kizer Golf Course! Photo submitted by MSS1929 on 02/23/2022
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Photo submitted by u314161840206 on 12/29/2021
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Photo submitted by Richie4326581 on 09/18/2019
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Photo submitted by Richie4326581 on 09/18/2019
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17th green Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 04/18/2019
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 04/18/2019
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This is Andy. He's in sales and is somehow always 'working' when we're playing golf. He can almost never be tagged on a Facebook golf course check-in during a weekday. He's 'working.' So here's proof that he was out with us playing golf yet again. :) Photo submitted by GordonATX on 09/08/2018
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 08/25/2018
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Photo submitted by BrandonTuckerGA on 08/25/2018
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Great winter condition Photo submitted by jimpham on 01/07/2017
Greens in bad shape. Rest of the course is great.
The greens weren't looking their best. Some looked perfect, others had large dead spots. Every other part of the course was in great shape though.
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greems were very BAD. not going back.
Worst green ever
Golf courses punch their green to put sand all the time but Roy Kaiser green, worst I've ever seen,period!!!! When green is bad, golf is not fun!
A fun track.
First time very impressed. The course was in great condition except greens. They had been punched and sanded. Putting poor but understand the need to do this. Once greens are back I really am going to like playing there.
Slow bad greens
This is a very good links lay out which has well kept fairways and tee boxes. The overall difficulty of the course is an easy one for the poor to average golfer. The only negative is that they have very spotty greens due to a fungus problem on many of them. It does not effect the rolling of the greens for the most part though. The greens however are the slowest I have played on in about a year.
Putting Greens Burned-out/Terrible....Rest of the Course Very Good
Kizer is a mixed bag right now. The putting greens are HORRIBLE, completely burned out on 10-12 of the 18 holes. Guess the record rain submerged most of the greens as this course is built on an old flood plane. Un-puttable sadly. However, the rest of the course is in VERY good shape. Again, I guess the record rain really helped the fairways and tee-boxes. I love playing Kizer, it's unlike any other course in the area. I especially like to play it in the fall when there's a nip in the air and cool breeze in your face, gives you that true links style golf feel. My suggestion is you wait till fall to play Kizer to let the putting greens come back. The Texas heat isn't going to help make it any better in July and August. It's a shame really because the rest of the course is in great shape.
Great fairways
It was nice to play some lush fairways but the greens were pretty sad. Blame it on the flooding we've had.
Poor greens
The greens are in terrible shape. Some of them are totally brown and dead looking. The rest of the course seemed to be fine. This course has always had the best greens but not right now. Don't know why they are in such bad condition but I would not play it again till they are fixed.
What was up with the greens?
Course was nice as always, except for about half the greens.
Despite all the rain, the greens were in poor condition for this course....they looked yellow and burnt/dry in lots of spots...especially on our front 9 (we went off 10). They rolled fine for the most part, but there was definitely something wrong.
I've played the course many times and have never seen the greens like that.
Despite that, I'd play there tomorrow - it's always a nice course.
Great shape!
With all the rains we've had, course looks great. Fairwaysee are lush and green and greens are fast!
Nice value and good condition
Roy Kizer is more of links style course and is well maintained and provides good value. Enjoyed it and will be back.
Wide open fairways
Interesting course with wide open fairways on the front 9 and little bit tighter on second 9. Greens were in fairly good shape compared to other courses I played recently. Definitely will play again soon.
Great Muni. Course
I wasn't expecting much for $29.00 per player. I was pleasantly incorrect! The greens were in very good shape, fairways were in very good shape. The course was a nice layout and would be a good challenge for all the mid handicappers out there. I would play it again. It was a fun outing.
1st time playing course
Course was in great shape, the rain from the past three days slowed down the role of fair ways but that is not a bad thing with the way some of the holes are shaped. Greens were in good shape and soft which helped top get the ball to stop where you needed it to . Greens were slow rolling due to being soft and long, but still a very enjoyable round and will go back again in the future.
Not very friendly
We had booked a tee time on golf now. When we arrived they said they did not have a tee time for us. They did get us on the other course but they acted like we really inconvenienced them. The greens were rough.
Good City Course
Solid Layout. Pretty good condition for early in the year. Some really excellent holes. Has a ranger but needs to push people.
Windy Day
Kizer is always a fun course to me. If your in Austin, play here and you will have fun. It's wide open, but can play long from the tips.
80 Degrees in January
It was 80 out last Sunday, so everyone was at the course. Nothing new to a muni in Austin. I expected to have a 4.5 hour round and I got what I paid for. Started at 2:09 and was the last group to finish at 6:30.
Overall the course was not bad for winter golf. As usual everything but the greens and tee boxes were brown. Fairway was hard to I got a lot of role from the ball. Greens were hard and short, but they did have grass and were green. The ball ran fairly smooth and true except for a few times. I enjoyed the course and would go back for the price I paid. I went through golf now and paid $29. The course wanted $45. If that were the case, it would not have been a "good" value for money.
Very Slow Pace of Play
I enjoy playing both courses here, especially Roy Kizer. The staff needs to do something about the pace of play. I was on track to play a 6 hour round of golf due to a single ahead of me who was playing upwards of three balls at a time. That is ridiculous if you asked me. I didn't see a marshall at all during the round to enforce the rules of play. I recommend this course, but not if I continue to see these 6 hour rounds.