Karsten Creek Golf Club

Getting To Know: Karsten Creek Golf Club

An Insightful Interview With Rob Land, Golf Professional

By Brian Weis

Whether you have played a course 20+ times a year or looking to play the course for the first time, insights from an insider can help enhance your golf experience. Below is an interview with Rob Land who shares some valuable tidbits about the course, memorable holes and must eats and treats at the 19th.

Give Our Readers An Overview of the Golf Course/Property
We are the home course for the OSU Men's and Womens golf teams and currently the 15th ranked public access golf course in the US. A Tom Fazio design that opened in 1994, we host the annual AJGA PING Invitational, and have held two NCAA Men's National Championships.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
For an unparalleled golf experience, a visit to Karsten Creek is a must! Carved from Post and BlackJack Oak's, the golf course is long and difficult and maintained to tournament-ready condition daily. Experience the history of Oklahoma State golf and the many great players that helped build this world-class facility.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
We are proud to be the home of OSU golf, and to be associated with amateur golf at its highest level.

What Is Your Favorite Hole? Any Tips to Play It?
The 18th hole is a true risk/reward par 5 that skirts the banks of Lake Louise (named after Loiuse Solheim). From the tournament tees, the carry to the fairway could be the most difficult tee shot on the course. Especially with the prevailing south wind. Favor the right side of the fairway and lay up smart - the green is much more receptive to a full shot.

Must Have Dish or Drink after the round at the 19th Hole?
Our hand-cut, hand-breaded chicken tenders are a must for lunch and a Club Special after the round will finish your experience at Karsten Creek.

Who Holds Course Record and What Was Their Score?
John Peterson from LSU shot 65 during the 2011 NCAA Championships.

More Information
Karsten Creek Golf Club
1800 S. Memorial Drive
Stillwater, Oklahoma, 74074
405-743-1658
www.karstencreek.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.