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.
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Awards & Recognition
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Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses(2025 #13)
Golfer Photos
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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
Golfer Reviews
Great course, well maintained
This is a muni course, but it is well maintained. Normally, they charge way to much for me to play, but got a good rate and the course is in great shape. Watch out for the last 3 holes, they will ruin a good round:-). Greens are very good, and fairways immaculate. rough is playable. Avoid the trees.
would be great if it weren't for the greens
I played on Saturday 6/28/14 and surprisingly the course was not crowded at all. We played in 3 hours flat which is unheard of on a Saturday at Kizer. It was great. The fairways also were very nice. They had recently punched them but they had come in nicely and were in really good shape. The greens, on the other hand are a different story. They had grass on them (unlike 5 weeks ago when they were mostly bare)...but they were slow and a little bumpy. The grass doesn't look uniform. It seems to be growing in every direction. I don't know what their problem is with the greens but it's a constant problem. The course would be so much better if the greens were simply good. It's still a very fun course to play but the greens continue to disappoint.
Great links style course
Good for all skill levels. The city keeps the course in great condition year round.
good course management
In my opinion, the best public course in Austin.
The tee box, fairways and greens were all green and hopefully will stay that way throughout the cruel summer weather here in Austin.
Nicest Public Course
Very nice public course and the fairways were in excellent shape. Greens were nice as well. Good value for the course. We played from the black tees which made it a challenging course. Will certainly play here again.
Nice course
Course is in good shape. Good place for a Saturday round.
This Muni is a quality round
Can be windy which makes it an extra challenge. We played an extra 9 and the wind died down, so we we played the back tees. Good time golfing!
Enjoyable
The fairways were great, but the greens had been sanded and for that reason no 5 stars. Marshall rode around , but didn't really "marshall". Two group backup in places. The views are spectacular and just being out there was great. Staff was relatively friendly compared to other times I had been out there.
great value, pretty course
Th course was in excellent shape except for the greens, which were fair. This is the only reason I did not give a 5-star. For a cheap public course, it was great!
Great condition!
With out a doubt the very best manicured Municipal course i ever played. Fairways spectacular and design unique and different, greens very easy to putt. Fantastic for all levels of play.
Crazy Round
First 6 holes were beautiful, and everyone stayed away because of impending weather. Get to hole 7 and the wind picked up, thought the flags were going to break. Rain started picking up around hole 11. We were about to head in after we finished hole 14 and everything suddenly cleared up. Pretty sure we were literally the only people on the course at the time, but was playing really well and didn't want to lose a personal best.
Roy Kizer
Nice course, greens were ok but bumpy, putts don't actually go where the read says they will. Firways nice, grass growing in from winter.
Any level can play
course can be played by anyone, beginners and up. There is water and sand. Wide open fairways.
OK FOR PRICE
Primary reason I played this course was a promise to my son that if I was in area I would. My son won state hs championship here in 2010. The day I played here was really windy and with the course being a links style course it was a challenge. Also they were in process of sanding all the greens so the greens were a challenge as well. neat layout and would play again, hopefully on less windy of a day.
Fun course!
I will play Roy Kizer again. I will have to wait for a discount or coupon. The normal fees are rather expensive. My wonderful wife loves to play Roy Kizer GC. Have a great day, GOD LOVES YOU!!!
Good conditions but slow play
It was Sunday on the first nice day in 3 weeks, so no surprise that it was crowded and play was slow. Nonetheless, had a good time. Greens playing well, but fairways are typical Texas winter brown with lots of roll. Still, it's worth the money in my opinion.
Ice Storm
Unfortunately, there was a major ice storm in Austin the day I wanted to play and it pretty much brought the city to a standstill. I've played Kizer before and even though it is quite open, it can catch you off guard in many places. Course condition is always good for a muni.
Kizer is my favorite Austin Muni
I always enjoy playing Kizer. It's a very fun course that's pleasing to the eye. I played on New Years day and it was a nice day. Over the last year or so the greens have always been the one thing that's kept Kizer from being really stellar. But on this day they were better than usual. Smooth and quick. Hopefully this will continue into the spring and summer.