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

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

2017 Redesign

Gil Hanse

Modern Thistle Dhu putting course around the Putter Boy

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