Grey Rock Golf Club

The course is in great shape it has come a long way looking at some of the reviews from a few years ago. Definitely a jewel hidden in South Austin. Coming off a hot summer has left most courses in bad shape but not here wonderful greens and fairways. Don’t get me started on the staff I would simply say top notch. Great place to play!

My brother and I played here yesterday. We both really enjoyed the course and I thought it was in very good condition. I’d give the greens a 6 — 7 out of 10 and the fairways at least an 8. We booked a hot deal on golf now, and this course for $ 35 was a great deal. I’d play again for less than $ 50.

Golf courses are like paintings… everyone likes something different.
I like this course a lot. Its challenging but not unplayable for average player. Anyone complaining about the conditions should remember we are in a big drought. I mean biblical drought. Its already better after recent rains, but of course a city course that is trying to be responsible with water usage is going to suffer a little.
I would give 5 stars, but they make you practice on turf M-​Th on the range. That’s a big no-​no — especially in summer months when the grass grows fast. Give me grass on the range please.

The gardens are really nice but that’s all. When you play a golf course that has greens that are spray painted green its a tip off that all is not well and thats Grey Rock. The entire course has been getting marginal care and overall it shows. The city of Austin bought the place and its slowly envolving into another Muny. (Think Lions Golf course here) and it shows. They are trying to push as many people through the place as possible and to do so the marshals are extremely rude and push groups even when they aren’t playing slow. Our group finished in under 4 hours and we had marshals harassing us for slow play the entire back nine. When we finished the round I emailed the general manager (she wasn’t there at the time) that she needed to send all her people to charm school and that my wife and myself would not be returning.

This course is amazing! Staff is nice enough to allow us to tag on another 9 holes after finishing our 18 at no charge. Very beautiful course too. Only reason for ⁴⁄₅ because their golf carts are gas powered which sounds like go-​karts that you would see in the magic kingdom of Disneyland. Their green was just aerated which messed with my short game a bit but nothing of too crazy. Overall, love it!

Let me start by saying this layout is great, its one of my favorites in the area. Greyrock also has some great people working there in the grill and the pro shop Ryan, Max, Brian, and Laura are great and very friendly.
Unfortunately the fun stops there. First off gas carts, (who buys/​leases gas carts on a course this flat?) they are just loud and bothersome. (Especially when your Marshalls do not respect the people actually playing on the course and just zoom around aimlessly) The course conditions get a ³⁄₁₀ or ⁴⁄₁₀ on its best day (no this is not a joke). I have played there multiple times over the last year to only have conditions seemingly worsen each time. They are renovating some or all of their bunkers, but in the process dumped the sand right off the side of the holes, so now you have mounds of sand all over the property that are not marked and are for the most part in play (unless your some awesome golfer who never misses a fairway). A couple of the new bunkers (especially the practice bunker) are already showing the white liners that were just installed months ago. (not sure what happened here)
The greens are slow, bumpy and have not been in good shape more than once in my experience. There are foot tall weeds growing in the fairways and in the rough (where the bermuda rough is only 3 – 4 inches high). Im not sure what happened but it appears they have let this course go as of late or stopped watering, or both.
I played here this week and will not be returning unless I hear things have taken a drastic turn for the better. To charge $ 70-​$ 90 for this golf course is a crime. $ 25 – 40 is the right price point for this track, no more.
If you live in Circle C this is your closest option, if you do not, I would look for another venue to spend your hard earned $$ as the Morris Williams and Clay/​Kizer (municipal courses) are in much better shape for a fraction of the cost. Im very disappointed this place has taken a tumble recently, as I mentioned this is one of my favorite layouts in town, its just in awful shape and not worth the trip/​money.

I am going to rate the instruction, not the course.
I have taken 5 lessons from Brandon at this golf course. I am a beginner. I am addicted. I wanted to learn fast. Brandon offers a beginner course called «Golf Now» which is a great deal for 5 1 hour lessons at 150 total. I learned a lot. A LOT. I am glad, I spent time/​money on lessons b/​c otherwise I would have learned it all wrong. He is a patient instructor that seems to really want to help you learn. I will be back for more on the course instruction.

This course is sub-​par. Not worth the money. There were greenskeepers making noise around 10 of the greens, and one guy followed me around every hole to turn on the sprinklers as soon as I exited the green. Greens were shabbie. This course is worth $ 25 a round.

Finally made it to Grey Rock this weekend after wanting to get on this track for quite some time. I paid 45 off Golfnow, and it was a STEAL to get off around 12:30.
Clubhouse:
Amazing clubhouse nestled in a grove of trees, with extensive gardening surrounding. Very Peaceful — The clubhouse itself is surrounded by a rock wall and has a bar /​pro shop inside. The bathroom was spacious, but it seemed like the pro-​shop could have been a bit more well stocked (only carried titleist balls)
Practice Facilities:
Great facilities here. LARGE putting green. Double sided driving range (with balls stacked for you in a pyramid) with various targets. The range balls are in good shape so you aren’t hitting rocks (new pinnacle range balls). There is a large chipping area with a huge bunker much like what you’ll see on the course, deep, and with ample sand.
The course:
The course is a GREAT layout. I played from the blue tees which are 71.1÷126 playing at 6300 yards. There is a great variety between long and short holes amongst all the par 3s, 4s, and 5s. The course itself can tend to be tight in some spots, with some intimidating carries over bunkers to avoid trouble. If you’re out of position on this course, you’ll pay by either being in a deep fairway bunker (there are plenty) or under trees, OR in THICK brush. The front nine has development right next to the holes on about 4 holes, so you’ll have to take into consideration the OB. This includes the TIGHT #1 … which I promptly sailed one OB.
I usually shoot in the low 80s … was on pace for such, but the back nine ate me up. The greens on the back definitely seemed well guarded, and i proceeded to shoot a 51 on the back after getting into trouble on several of the holes.
Some advice, on the short par 4s, don’t go for it. There is a big reward if you can get close, but Grey Rock defends their holes. It’s better to take a 6 or 5 iron and just put it in the fairway. Me going driver cost me about 4 – 5 strokes alone, since I wasn’t able to accurately put it close!!! Hit the iron for low scores!!!
The course conditions were great and the greens may have been the best I have putt on in Austin (second would go to Falconhead). Despite the course being very flat, I feel the course is much more difficult than Falconhead as the holes are tighter, and you are punished MUCH more for inaccurate shots, especially around the greens.
Cost:
The Grey Rock website advertises peak time rates of 100. Don’t pay these. Although I love this course, I don’t think it is worth 100 dollars. Golfnow regularly offers 65 peak hours, and 35 – 45 afternoon. I would recommend getting on here between 12 – 2 as the ranger told me the 2PM+ tee times tend to clog up the course. I played with a twosome and we didn’t see another group out ALL day which is very rare in Austin. We made it around in 3:20.
This is definitely a 50 dollar course and has the ammenities to back it up. The only reason I did not give 5 stars are because the greens were VERY hard to hold, but that may be due to the lack of rain /​insane firmness of the greens. If I go again during a wetter month, I’ll report back if this is still the case.
Go give this course a try.

Course is in great shape, played yesterday, perfect day for golf. Not too crowded but it was a Thursday @ 9 AM. Got the deal on Living Social for $ 40. Great deal but will definitely play there again even without it.
Tee boxes & greens in good shape, about average speed on the greens. Nice driving range and practice green/​bunker. Be sure to practice in the sand, the traps on the course are deep with soft sand, several fried egg lies in my group and a couple buried in the face where just getting out in one is the only goal. A fair course. The regulars here keep up a brisk pace so keep it in the short grass. Great breakfast burritos!

Circle C Golf Club is now Grey Rock Golf Club. Same owner, same friendly staff and management, same great course in excellent condition!