The Virtues Golf Club Putting Guide

How to prepare your putting for The Virtues Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio.

The Virtues Golf Club plays a 7,439-yard par 72 from the Blue tees with a 75.9 rating and 142 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

An 18-hole, par-72 championship course stretching 7,243 yards from the back tees, located 40 miles from downtown Columbus. The course features dramatic elevation changes, rolling fairways, and immaculate greens bordered by mature trees, with strategic bunkers protecting the green complexes.

Why putting prep matters at The Virtues Golf Club

The Virtues Golf Club plays as a 14-hole par 72 from the Blue tees at 7,439 yards. With a 75.9 rating and 142 slope, it's a course that asks for steady ball-striking and steady putting through a full round.

Arthur Hills'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. High-slope course — expect severe undulation. Practice ladder distances from both above and below the hole.

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