Locust Hills Golf Course Putting Guide

How to prepare your putting for Locust Hills Golf Course in Charles Town, West Virginia.

Locust Hills Golf Course plays a 7,005-yard par 72 from the Black tees with a 73 rating and 130 slope. Greens are bentgrass. Practice green available. For most players prepping here, lag putting and 4–6 foot pressure putts are the highest-leverage focus.

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Standard — build a steady putting routine

<cite index="5-9">Designed by Ault, Clark & Associates</cite>, <cite index="5-4">Locust Hills Golf Course was built in 1991</cite>. <cite index="1-11">The course features 35 acres of lakes, ponds, and streams, which come into play on 11 of the 18 holes</cite>. <cite index="1-12">Numerous bunkers and deceiving, undulating greens are amidst what nature and time have provided</cite>.

Why putting prep matters at Locust Hills Golf Course

Locust Hills Golf Course plays as a 13-hole par 72 from the Black tees at 7,005 yards. With a 73 rating and 130 slope, it's a course that asks for steady ball-striking and steady putting through a full round.

Ault, Clark & Associates's design philosophy shapes the green complexes here.

RECOMMENDED ROUTINE

20-minute pre-round putting routine

Adapt timing to your practice green availability and arrival window.

3–6 foot start-line check

Hit 10 putts from short range and watch your face control. Pick one ball mark or grass blade as a target — this is your line accuracy check before everything else. Bentgrass holds its line cleanly, so misses from this range are usually face-angle errors, not green reads.

5 min

15 / 25 / 35 foot distance ladder

Build your stroke-length feel for the most common lag putt distances. Three putts at each distance. The goal is getting the second putt inside the leather, not making the first. Standard slope means typical green complexes — give yourself reads from at least two angles before committing.

8 min

Uphill / downhill speed calibration

If the practice green has slope: hit 5 uphill and 5 downhill putts from the same distance. Hit at least 5 putts each direction. This is where the practice green tells you what the course will play like today.

5 min

Pressure finish

Make 8 out of 10 from 4–6 feet before leaving. If you miss two in a row, reset the count. The goal is leaving the green with confidence, not a number. Private courses often have firmer, faster greens than what you've been practicing on. Trust the data, not the feel.

2 min