Roy Kizer Golf Course

Waited every shot, pace of play ridiculous. As usual course does not care

The greens used to be beautiful here. They were bumpy, shaggy. Everything else was good. I know it’s December, but should have been better.

The course is being maintained well. Only issue is the speed of the greens. Grass is tall and the ball doesn’t roll very well. This makes putting challenging since you can’t play the breaks like you should had the green been cut lower to allow it. If you’re coming off a course with quick greens prior to your round, really spend time on their practice greens. Overall, decent conditions.

I hadn’t played the Roy Kizer course in over ten years, and had completely forgotten how much I enjoyed the layout. The course conditions were stellar as well, and the greens rolled beautifully. The only negative I can offer is the almost complete lack of on-course service - we saw the beverage cart only once (on the tee box at Hole #2) during our 4.5-hour round, and it was a hot, humid and sticky afternoon. There was no water available on the course, and during the back nine I literally became desperate to hydrate. I finally called the pro shop to inquire whether any beverage cart service was forthcoming, and was informed that such service was handled by a separate business, and not the City of Austin, as is the Roy Kizer/Jimmy Clay golf complex. I was walking this round with my push cart, and was beginning to feel dangerously in need of some water. We finally came upon the Marshall on #13, and I only half-jokingly told him that the.course might have a medical emergency on its hands, and subsequently a lawsuit resulting from the lack of water availability on a City of Austin facility. He was a nice guy, and clearly sympathetic to this clearly exhausted and potentially fatally dehydrated 70-year old golfer walking his course. He offered to bring me something to drink, drove away, and returned in five minutes with a bottle of GatorAde. I gratefully handed him a $5.00 bill, told him to keep the change, and thanked him profusely. I was then able to comfortably finish the round, and despite the water shortcomings of this course, I will not wait ten years again to play Roy Kizer….

This is a fairly open course with not many hazards to worry about. Great scoring course if you need a pick me up. The course is in the nicest condition that I’ve seen it over the last five years right now.

I have nothing bad to say about this course. Everything , when I’m there at least is always in great condition and consistently well maintained. Pace of play on weekdays is always smooth.
Sometimes the staff is grumpy or acts annoyed. Other than that , the course is a great bang for your buck.

Course in great shape lest the bunkers, hard as concrete, could putt out of them, otherwise highly recommended!!