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4.1
595 Reviews (595)
5 Stars
197
4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.0
Value
4.2
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.1
Pace
4.0
Amenities
3.8
89.1%
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525 out of 595 reviews
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4.3
6 Reviews (6)
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
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6 out of 6 reviews
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4.2
14 Reviews (14)
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Conditions
4.1
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.8
StaffFriendliness
3.9
85.7%
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12 out of 14 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

4.1
595 Reviews (595)

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 15
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5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Windy weather
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Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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3.0

Great for beginners

This course is still a favorite of mine. Besides water on a few holes, it’s a great course to tee it high and let it fly. If you miss the fairway, there’s a good chance you’ll be in another fairway. Great course to shoot low and or work on your swing. My only two gripes: the price and the greens. A couple years ago you could get a tee time for $40, now it’s $60 and the greens are bad. Bald spots, the greens are too long and not well maintained. The greens can be much better.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 15
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
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Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

very spotty grass on the greens made for a very bumpy and waggled roll

the clubhouse offered a discount because the conditions but couldn't give it to our group because we paid online through GN:-(((

THE GREENS WERE REALLY THE BIGGEST PROBLEM!!!(

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
3.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Meh, What did you expect?

Average day at the golf course. Tee to green was in pretty good shape, but the greens were in lousy shape. The greens had as much sand as the bunkers. Pace of play was surprisingly quick for a muni on Sunday afternoon, but I'm sure it was because most people already knew about the problem with the greens. We were warned before our round that our cart might not make the full round. Sure enough, it quit on us after 11 holes. The good news is we have learned to lower our expectations at Clay/Kizer.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 27
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in poor condition

Other than the greens, the course is in excellent conditions. The greens have a lot of dead spots.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Roy Kizer was fun but challenging for us duffers.

Enjoyed this short course despite its many water traps. They need to stick the water on the course or send out a drinks cart!

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Used cart

Greens were in terrible shape

Normally love the course but the greens were awful. I would of appreciated a heads up before I paid $50 to play on nonputtable greens.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Awesome!!

Fairways, greens in awesome shape, staff very friendly, highly recommended!!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Greens are in HORRIBLE shape

Staff has managed to lose the greens for the foreseeable future. The green at Kiizer have been great in the past, but they are a little patchy grass and mostly just sand. This isn’t simply that they have been aerated as indicated on the ap. Sadly, they are in the worst shape I have ever seen on Kizer.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Home

Always good! Fairways, rough and traps excellent. Greens spotty. Cart girls!!! Clubhouse and pro shop staff are like family. Don and I will be back...duh.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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