Course record
Thistle Dhu Putting Course
Thistle Dhu is Pinehurst’s eighteen-hole putting course. A full round uses a putter, with the ball travelling across rolling greens from one hole to the next.1
Open the Club record- Opened
- 2012
- Holes
- 18
- Club location
- Pinehurst North Carolina
Eighteen holes with a putter
The name came from a miniature course at James Barber’s Pinehurst home, designed by Edward H. Wiswell. In 2012, the resort revived it for a 20,000-square-foot putting course near the first tee of No. 4.2
In 2017, Gil Hanse created a 75,000-square-foot putting course around the Putter Boy, joining two practice putting greens beside The Cradle.2
Course design
Sources and record notes6 references
Sources for this history
- Thistle Dhu Putting Course
Pinehurst Resort
Current eighteen-hole putting-course description; historical Wiswell highlight is not a credit for the modern resort layout.
Consulted 2026-11-05 - Pinehurst is the cradle of American mini-golf, too
Pinehurst Resort
Historic Barber/Wiswell course; 2012 resort course near No. 4; 2017 Hanse layout around the Putter Boy.
Consulted 2026-11-05
Course record sources
- Club mark sourceClub Mark
- Pinehurst: Thistle Dhu Putting Course owner course recordCourse record
- ASGCA By Design, Issue 16, Fall 2013Course opening
- Pinehurst Resort: Thistle Dhu historyGil Hanse · Redesign · 2017