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The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course ; 900 Floating Green Drive; Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814; (208) 667-4653
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) August 3, 2002 | Steve Bergum, staff writer Quick facts Yardage, rating/slope: Blue – 6,309 yards, 69.6/121 Tan – 5,899 yards, 68.2/117 Mauve – 5,428 yards, 70.3/118 Copper – 4,446 yards, 64.6/104 Par: 71 Greens fees: $180 (includes cart, forecaddy and driving range privileges). For seasonal stay-and-play packages call The Coeur d’Alene Resort at (800) 688-5253 or The Coeur d’Alene Inn at (800) 252-7829.
Tee time policy: Call one or two days in advance to check on availability of walk-up times. Tournaments and group outings can be booked up to a year in advance.
Directions to course: From Interstate-90 take Sherman Avenue exit (No. 15) and head south. Continue past traffic lights and across Sherman Avenue where road turns into Coeur d’Alene Lake Drive. Approximately two blocks past intersection, look for small sign on right of road that points to golf course entrance. go to site coeur d alene resort
Director of Golf: Mike DeLong Head professional: Bob Nuttelman.
Assistants: Andy Mackimmie, Caleb Anderson, Tony Hanna, Mark Nelson, Robert Rayborn (teaching pro).
Course description This stunning 6,309-yard layout, designed by Scott Miller, has consistently ranked among the top resort courses in the country since opening along the shores of beautiful Lake Coeur d’Alene in 1991. Its mounded fairways seem to steer all but the most misguided of tee shots back toward the bentgrass fairways, and the greens are remarkably smooth and receptive. The 14th hole, a unique par-3 that plays to a moveable floating green that is accessible only by boat, is one of the most publicized holes in the world. But its notoriety tends to overshadow some of the other truly memorable holes on this meticulously maintained course. Everything about The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course is first class. web site coeur d alene resort
Best hole No. 11: This 530-yard par-5 features a narrow fairway that is protected on the left by a creek that eventually winds back in front of the testy, two-tiered green. Because of the creek that guards the front and right of the putting surface and the large bed of geraniums that serves as a scenic backdrop for approach shots, the risk-reward factor of the hole is immense. Anyone trying to get home in two is left with little in the way of a bail-out area. And those who do still face the distinct possibility of a three-putt finish, especially if they end up on the wrong level of the green.
Weakest hole No. 5: This relatively nondescript par-3 plays just 108 yards from the back tees and requires little more than a flip wedge to carry the trap that guards the left front of the putting surface. The hole plays uphill to an elevated green that slopes substantially from back to front and left to right. Still, there is plenty of room to bail out short and right of the flag stick. The best part of the hole is the view from the angled hourglass-shaped green.
Summary Aside from the pricey walk-up greens fees, there is little to criticize about this marvelous, user-friendly resort course. The beautifully manicured bentgrass fairways are as plush and smooth as the greens at some area courses, and the service – from the pro shop staff to the refreshment cart hostess – is as friendly and detail- oriented as it gets. In addition, there is an abundance of interesting holes that require more thought than muscle. Anyone wishing to sample golf as played by the rich and famous should play The Coeur d’Alene Resort Golf Course at least once, preferably as part of one of the reasonably priced stay-and-play packages.
Rating ***** (out of possible five stars) Steve Bergum, staff writer
