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4.0
592 Reviews (592)
5 Stars
195
4 Stars
269
3 Stars
81
2 Stars
29
1 Stars
18
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.1
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.2
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.7
85.4%
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522 out of 592 reviews
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4.0
3 Reviews (3)
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Conditions
4.3
Value
5.0
Layout
4.7
Pace
3.7
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
5.0
100.0%
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3 out of 3 reviews
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4.2
18 Reviews (18)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.4
Layout
4.7
Pace
4.1
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
88.9%
Recommend this course
16 out of 18 reviews
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Course Highlights
This Austin municipal course earns high marks for its visually appealing layout, well-maintained fairways, and greens that roll true. Friendly staff, smooth pace of play, and outstanding value make it a consistently rewarding round.

About

Holes 18
Type Public/Municipal
Style Links
Par 71
Length 6819 yards
Slope 125
Rating 72.2

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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Course Details

Year Built 1994
Golf Season Year round
Architect Randolph P. Russell (1994)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - $14
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Bunker Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Amex, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Collared shirt required

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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Reviews

4.0
592 Reviews (592)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 14
Course Challenges Include:
Water Hazards 41
Bunkers 31
Forced Carries 20
This course/club is great for:
Locals 38
Walkers 23
Beginners 16
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 43
Near the Airport 28
Worth the Drive 9

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Reviews 6
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Great Course to play.

Always enjoy playing this course. The staff is friendly and the course is usually in good shape. Also, has some challenging holes.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice condition

I was pleasantly surprised how green it was with the drought we are in now. Also all the water hazzards were at the proper levels. Thankfully I did not visit them!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 500 Contributor
Austin Advisor
Previously Played

Lower scores on average make me want to play it more often :)

Roy Kizer is a good, well kept course for almost all skill levels. Sure, water technically touches and/or is reachable on 14 of 18 holes. But I suggest you avoid it. :) Past that, there are a good number of holes with decently open fairways to help with those shots that may not be quite on target. For this reason, RK almost always provides me with one of my lower scores for a round of golf. Now back to that water -- don't get too close to it as there are a number of water moccasin snakes in the area (esp around hole #7). As for tips on specific holes ... I'll just have to let you play the course on your own a time or two. No free lessons here this time around. :)

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

Course is pretty easy and other than 1 green it is in better shape than it has been in a long time. Go play it soon.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Very cool experience

Great muni! Well maintained and challenging. I will definitely come back to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Featured
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Best muni course in Austin

Year in and year out, Kizer is the best muni course in Austin. The layout is interesting with water in play on many holes, but also lots of room to bail out. It offers a challenge for skilled players while still being very playable for high handicappers. The course conditions are pretty good, considering the drought in the area. The greens can be hit or miss, but decent when I played, though a bit slow. The staff is super friendly and knows me by name, which means I play there A LOT. 36 holes, Excellent driving range, 3 practice greens and a 4 hole short course. The clay/kizer facility has everything. A gem of Austin public golf.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money

It's a links style course that is very well maintained even during the very hot dry days of summer in Austin. The best bang for your buck in Austin.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

When you get a deal its not worth it

I booked a great rate come to find out that rate reflected over air rated greens with seed and sand. It was impossible to putt. Waste of time.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 25+
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice municipal links course

Course in good shape, some rough tees. Lots of room with no houses to deal around. A good value at 30 bucks for mid morning but you can save 10-15 bucks booking later

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

One of the nicest munis I have ever played. Will definitely play again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice Course. Great for Bombing It!

If you can hit your driver well this is a really fun course. You can really bomb it out here and don't have to worry about trees because they rarely exist. Some pretty cool water features with lots of cool birds. Fun course and potential to shoot a REALLY good score!

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Extremely Easy
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great Fairways/Above average Greens

This is very nice municipal course. Lots of water, somehow I managed to not lose a ball, but the foursome in-front of me had significant issues. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is pace of play. The first nine-holes was wide open then it got backed up and was very slow, no marshall at all that I saw trying to increase the speed. But the course itself is beautiful with a great layout. Shot an 83 just because I stayed out of the water.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great value

It was extremely windy, which resulted in a higher score, but Kizer is always fun to play.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good Shape.

Good value if you get a deal on Golfnow. course was in good shape

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

GReat course, wonderful people, easy to find!

Loved the layout, some challenges, but some simple ones as well, our first time, so we love it!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Abundant water features.

One of the City of Austin's best courses. Always maintained.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great course for the money-almost always in good shape.

I play RK often and feel like it is always a good value for the money. The course is usually in very good condition and provides enough of a challenge (depending on the tees) for any level of play. I think it is the best of the city courses.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course is very well maintained for a municipal course.

Course is very well maintained for a municipal course.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

just too slow

Course was in decent shape, and it's an enjoyable layout.......just way too slow play. Granted, it was a holiday, but if you don't overbook, and have marshalls enforcing pace of play, then you should be able to prevent 5 hour rounds. Such a slow pace really takes the fun out of it.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nice links course. Lots of water, sand and sun.

Tee boxes and fairway's in great shape. Greens in very good condition but were putting a bit slow. Overall had a great day out. Pace of play was steady with no bottlenecks. Marshall was on the course to insure groups were keeping up with one another.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Difficulty Moderate
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