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Arizona State's long-planned closing of Karsten Golf Course will occur in early May with the first development on the property to be multi-purpose fields for student and athletic use.
The 18-hole course, designed by Pete Dye, opened in September 1989. It is part of the 330-acre ASU athletic facilities district, created in 2010 by the Arizona Legislature, that is now called the Novus Innovation Corridor and being master planned by ASU and Catellus Development Corporation.
The ASU golf teams have moved to their new home at the Papago Golf Course, allowing for development to begin on the Karsten course.