Langdon Famrs #8

Getting To Know: Langdon Farms

An Insightful Interview With David Stead, General Manager

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 David Stead 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
Ranked as the #1 Course In Oregon To Host Tournaments and Corporate Events and rated four out of five stars by Golf Digest's Best Places To Play for 2010, Langdon Farms Golf Club is home to 18 holes of stunning golf designed by John Fought and Robert Cupp. Langdon Farms Golf Club opened to rave reviews in 1995 and immediately became a favorite in the Portland area.

If Someone Was Looking To Golf In The Area, Why Should They Play Your Course?
Over the years, the local, regional and even national golf writers have consistently recognized it as a truly unique golf experience. The golf facility is open, as displayed at the entrance, to the "PUBLIC ONLY" and specializes in hosting tournaments, outings and special events.

What Tips or Local Knowledge Would You Provide To Help Them Score Better At Your Course?
Our greens complexes have fast, firm surfaces with a lot of runoff areas. Check pin placements.

What is signature hole of each course and why?
Our most photographed hole is #8 (with an original barn), but our most remembered hole is #6. Hole 6 is a short, but very torturous par 3.

Any signature dish at the 19th? Or what must a group of golfers stick around for?
Our grill menu is fairly standard, but what sets us apart if the unique themed clubhouse (the Big Red Barn) and our "down-home" friendly service. To pick a dish after a good round of golf, I would say nothing beats a good cheeseburger and a cold beer.

Recent Awards or What You Are Most Proud About The Course?
Langdon Farms Golf Club has received a "barn-load" of awards and accolades over the years.

* Ranked as the "#1 best course to hold a golf tournament or corporate event in Oregon"

* Portland Business Journal, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010

* Ranked as the "#1 best public course" Portland Business Journal, 2010

* Top 10 Best Courses You Can Play In Oregon, Golfweek Magazine, Best Courses State-by-State, 2010

* Rated Four out of Five stars by Golf Digest's Best Places To Play for 2009

* Ranked #7, Top 10 "Best Courses You Can Play" in Oregon, Golfweek State by State, 2009

* Ranked as the highest rated Public Course in Oregon, Portland Business Journal, 2009

More Information
Langdon Farms Golf Club
24377 NE Airport Rd
Aurora, OR 97002
503.678.GOLF
www.langdonfarms.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.