The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course Putting Guide

How to prepare your putting for The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course in Bloomington, Illinois.

The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course. 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="3-1,3-2">The Den at Fox Creek opened on August 1, 1997, as an Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course measuring 6,926 yards from the Palmer Tees.</cite> <cite index="3-7">Bentgrass tees, greens and fairways compliment the Wild Prairie Grasses which grow in the rough to make a picturesque Scottish Links Style golf course.</cite> <cite index="3-10">The course features an extremely large practice putting green, a large practice chipping green (with practice sand bunker) and a very large grass driving range with several target greens.</cite>

Why putting prep matters at The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course

The Den at Fox Creek Golf Course plays as a 18-hole course.

Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay'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.

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.

2 min