I never played this course before it was renovated so I cannot speak to that. We played this course a few weeks ago and despite all the rain we've had, the greens were already burnt and in rough shape. I know it's a public course, but their customers are clearly not helping take care of this course. This is very annoying for me as a fellow golfer. No one seems to fix their divots or ball marks. They don't have a starter, but they do call people to the tee because of how busy they are. It has always been packed when we've been here - even when I've only been on the range. I think they could really benefit from having a range on the course as play is VERY slow. Pricing is reasonable for the course and you can get a large bucket for $6. read more

Loved the redo! Course was great! Heard a lot about clubhouse....no big deal! Will be back! read more

Morris Williams is one of the Austin Park Commisions Golf courses. It is located in East Austin, just off of Martin Luther Blvd. I like this course, but I have to give it a 3 star rating, simply because of the conditions of the course. The fairways are usually really hard and the rough is patches of dirt which is hard as cement. That being said, Morris Williams may have the best condition greens out of the Austin Golf courses. They are usually very green, lush, and roll true. Getting to the Greens is the tough part. This course can be tricky -- the layout is fairly short, but the trees WILL come into play if you are not accurate off the tee, which can make your score balloon. Fun layout given the space they have. They recently completed construction on the par 3 14th, which is now an uphill tight shot, usually into the wind, which played 195 from the back. If the wind is blowing, you better hope you have a hybrid. The green on this par 3 is huge though, so you have room to miss. Mo-Will has a large putting green, and a driving range, but there is nothing special with it. I heard a rumor they may be creating a new clubhouse for this course, which gives me the feeling they may be interested investing more money into this track. I hope they are able to pump more money in, because with a bit more water and maintenance, this could be a really great muni. Good times if you are looking to go out with friends, but I prefer the Kizer/Clay complex for pure value. read more

Probably one of the worse golf courses in Austin both condition wise and especially the customer service. They kicked us off the golf course with no refund for a simple misunderstanding and the "marashal" has too much of an ego, never recommend conking here. Plus make sure you bring your clubs and don't share, pro shop is a money grab and will make you buy clubs. NEVER COME read more

Was a great place 10 years ago but now if you do decide to play here leave your putter at home and carry an extra metal or iron, putter not needed. "pitch and putt greens" would be a compliment. I've given it a chance once a year the past 5 years hoping they restore its former glory because it's a fun layout of holes, just horribly kept. I feel gross about the 33$ donation that could have gone to a course that gives a shit. And that was a twilight fee. read more

This course seems perfectly acceptable, and I have to admit, I haven't played it. The facilities upfront are well kept, small and well organized. This is clearly a public course without a lot of financial support behind it, and they are doing the best that they can do. Golf course club houses have always carried the same bit of personality, no matter if they are well-off private spots, or simple local courses like this one. They have the feel of an AA meeting, all of them. Golf is such an addiction, and it is palpable in every golf course club house I have ever been in. This isn't just a hobby for the vast majority of these guys, its an addiction, as real as gambling or alcohol, and it can be a little depressing. However, what I use Morris Williams for is the driving range. It's no shakes over most others either, but its large enough for maybe 2 dozen folks to use at once in comfort. And, as I did today for the first time in 2 1/2 years, it's a great way to get yourself into the sunshine. Golf is about precision and repetitiveness, and that can be therapeutic, standing on the grass and hitting little yellow balls. It's not a place to vent anger, because clobbering them will do you no good (for venting frustration, choose the batting cages over the driving range). It is a good place to think, if you need it, or a good place to think about nothing but, "Head down, left arm straight, bend the knees, nice pace through the backswing, deep breath, in...and out....". You flub a lot of them, as I did today (again, more than 2 years since I held a club) but there's nothing like hitting the last three out of the bucket clean and true off the tee, long and far away. If your world goes bad, it's nice to get out, in the warm sun, and do one little thing well. And, like any good addiction, it'll make you want to come back, try harder, and maybe hit a few greens along the way. read more

The course was in really bad shape, especially the greens. I was surprised not to have seen goats roaming while playing. Bring cash to the course, because their credit card machine AND ATM were both out of service (no sympathy from the management, even for a single beer.) I'll play elsewhere, even if only for $20. read more

Best "affordable" course I've been to in a long while. Took advantage of the heat special for $30 (appropriately named cause wow was it warm today). Tee boxes, fairways, bunkers all in great shape. Greens had been drilled a week ago but rolled true - no issue there at all. Everyone inside was super nice. Would recommend highly. read more

Didn't get to play, but I've been playing at Harvey Penick and Hancock and this place looks great. The grass looks as well maintained as Roy Kizer. I'm giving them 4 stars for the anticipation. I will have to review in about a month when they actually open again read more

Worst greens I have ever seen. Guy inside blames it on the rain.... I will never play here again. Unfortunate because this place is in such a great location. read more

Great muni! I was really impressed with this golf course. The price to condition ratio was on point. We played in the middle of a Sunday and the starter kept the round moving so we were able to finish in under 4 hours. There was a driving range available as well if you're looking to get a few swings in before your round. Personally, I don't believe in warming up (only so many good swings in me for my lifetime) but if you are one that likes to warm up, you can do that here. read more

The course is in average shape, but my review is mainly about the staffs that work at the pro shop. Horrible customer service, they go out of their way to make sure you know they don't care if you are there or not.. since they are city workers, they are not concern about their job or customer service. You can complain to the director of golf / recreation.. the staffs will not change their attitude. Go play at Lion or Kaiser/ clay.. as they have better people that works there. read more

This is just a fun, nice place to play golf. It's not the most immaculately manicured place in the world but the greens are rolling well and the Pro Shop personal are among the friendliest in the golf business. I'll be back many more times. read more

Brian is right, the improvements they made early 2013 are disappearing. There were areas that were very rocky between some fairways. They are coming back. Grass is dying. Greens are getting rough with divots and bumps. Clubhouse is still nice. The rates are low. The staff is ok if you are not too sensitive a guy. Still had a great time playing Jan. 28, 2015. read more

I learned to golf here in the 70s and it is such a pleasure to teach my son the game on the very same course. It is public so the fees are minimal and the staff is fantastic. In addition, the teaching pros are very reasonable and chech their egos at the door. Highly recommend. read more

They started a weird schedule of when you can hit off the grass on the weekdays. From what Ivan tell it's pretty random. At least the staff is friendly and the course is in decent shape. If they got rid of the mats and got the time it took to play a round down to around 4 hours it would deserve 5 stars. read more

Usually in good shape. But Most recently, all greens have big sections of dead areas. Ball wobbles to hole. Fairways o.k.. First cut on fairways extra thick. Sand extra fine - like powder- quicksand. Try LIONS golf. read more

Played yesterday, decent shape, decent greens.....closing for a remodel on the 13th for about a year

This is the 3rd course I have played in the Austin area, and it was ok. We got what 20 some dollars would get for a public 9 hole course. It is actually 18, but we played 9. Everything was pretty good except the fact of field marshals seemed to be everywhere. To the point of being annoying. It was almost like you were an inconvenience to be there and they are watching you to make sure you weren't doing anything wrong. The course was fun and challenging. Instead of spending money on field marshals for 9 holes and 20 some dollars course, spend the money on some of the greens that looked like a field hockey team had played on them. read more

Just payed $42.00 to much to play yesterday 6-24-2018. I didn't think it was possible to kill bermuda grass in the middle of summer, but some how the greens keeper has manage to destroy all 18 greens. There is a black film and clearly root rot from over watering. Failed attempts have been made to patch the greens with new sod on almost all of the greens. The course should be closed until the greens are healthy again. read more

I was impressed and excited about Morris Williams after the renovation, but unfortunately it is regressing back to its pre-renovation condition. The grass is slowly going away in many places and the greens look and roll like a mine field...except slower. Many seem to want to blame it on the drought, but I play a lot of courses around Austin that are doing fine. Leave it to the wise leaders of the City of Austin to make a capital improvement, but not invest in ongoing maintenance to protect the investment. Mo Willy is going back on my blacklist....there are plenty of good courses in Austin and GolfNow makes rates competitive with City course rates. read more

Played 4-6-17. All greens with no grass. Sand Bunkers lumpy and unraked. Tough to score with those conditions. Fairways excellent. Expect it will improve in a couple of weeks. read more

Course has reopened! I've only been to the driving range and practice green due to tee times filling up so quickly, but both of those are very nice. read more

Great Golf Course in Austin! Played there on a weekday and it was awesome. Go play here if you have not.

Played this course for the third and last time this season. The greens are subpar, the fairways are just average and the staff is not overly friendly (except Karen). This last time we played, the course was not crowded at all and we had a foursome two groups in front of us that was super slow. I witnessed the course Marshall driving by a couple of times and he never stopped to talk to them about their pace of play. The foursome was so slow that the group in front of us skipped several holes just to get out in front of them so they didn't have to wait any longer. I finally commented to them at a tee box that they needed to pick up play. Yes we finish the previous hole and we're waiting at the tee box while they were still teeing off. Happened several times. After that they started almost keeping pace just ahead of us. For the price it's not worth the money. Choose another course and you'll have a more enjoyable round of golf. read more