Course record

The Needler

The Needler is the separate nine-hole short course at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas. Chet Williams designed it after also designing the Club’s championship eighteen. The short course has four teeing areas on each hole, with shots ranging from 68 to 312 yards. That range makes it a place to use more than a short iron.¹²

Open the Club record

Original design: Chet Williams
Opened: 2013
Holes: 9
Club location: Trinity

A Short Course for More Golfers

The course opened in 2013. Camp Olympia announced its unveiling on June 1 and said its junior golf academy campers would use the new nine that summer. The Needler gave those young golfers another course to play alongside the championship eighteen.²³

Course design

Date unrecorded Original design

Chet Williams

Separate nine-hole short course, The Needler

Sources and record notes7 references

Sources for this history

The Needler Whispering Pines Golf Club
The Needler short-course description: separate nine holes, Chet Williams, four tees per hole and 68–312-yard range.
Consulted 2026-11-14
Camp Olympia Jr. Golf Academy Announces Access to New 9-Hole Short Course at Whispering Pines Camp Olympia
Opening paragraphs: nine-hole course unveiled June 1, 2013; planned access for academy campers that summer and Chet Williams design.
Consulted 2026-11-14
2026 Sponsorship Opportunities The Spirit Golf Association
PDF page 10: separate nine-hole Needler added in 2013.
Consulted 2026-11-14

Course record sources

golfcoursegurusClub Mark
Whispering Pines Golf Club: The NeedlerCourse record
Camp Olympia: Needler opening announcement; Spirit Golf Association corroborationCourse opening
The NeedlerChet Williams · Original design · Date unrecorded