Circling Raven Golf Club

Circling Raven Golf Club is an 18-hole championship golf course in the northwest United States, located in northern Idaho near Worley. It was rated the third best public course in Idaho by Golf Digest in August 2015.[3]

Circling Raven Golf Club
Club information
Coordinates47.424°N 116.964°W / 47.424; -116.964
Locationnear Worley, Idaho
Elevation2,600 feet (790 m)
Established2003, 18 years ago
TypeResort / Public
Owned byCoeur d'Alene Tribe
Operated byCoeur d'Alene Tribe
Total holes18
GreensBentgrass
FairwaysBluegrass
Websitewww.cdacasino.com/golf/
Designed byGene Bates
Par72
Length7,189 yd (6,574 m)[1]
Course rating74.0
Slope rating144[2]

Owned and operated by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Circling Raven opened for play eighteen years ago in the summer of 2003.[4][5][6][7] It was preceded on the site by a casino (1993) and hotel (2001).[8] The course is named after a visionary chief of the tribe in the 18th century.[9][10][11]

Designed by Florida-based architect Gene Bates,[5] the back tees at Circling Raven are at 7,189 yards (6,574 m);[1] the course rating is 74.0 with a slope rating of 144.[2] The terrain varies between rolling prairie, woodlands, and wetlands at an average elevation of approximately 2,600 feet (790 m) above sea level. The course is spread out over more than 600 acres (2.4 km2) and the practice facility covers 25 acres (10 ha).[11]

Events

In September 2005, Circling Raven hosted a team from Royal Dornoch Golf Club in Scotland for a friendly international competition and cultural exchange.[12][13] The following August, the course was the site of the Pacific Northwest PGA Professional Championship, won by Ryan Malby.[14] The event returned six years later in 2012, and was won by Ryan Benzel, a former Idaho Vandal.[15]

Location

The resort complex is just east of the intersection of U.S. Route 95 and State Highway 58 in southwestern Kootenai County, about three miles (5 km) northwest of Worley and thirty miles (50 km) south of the city of Coeur d'Alene. The southern end of Lake Coeur d'Alene and Heyburn State Park are approximately ten miles (16 km) southeast, as the raven flies. The nearest major airport is Spokane International, about 45 miles (70 km) northwest by vehicle.

Scorecard
Circling Raven Golf Club
Tee Rating/Slope 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Par 54345434436 4453443543672
Handicap Men's 7111515131793 14621218816410
Gold 74.0 / 144 5133952174065743872123864743564 33644658125339742619255943536257189
Blue 71.6 / 137 4933491863805293511853574513281 32141853521832839117651939232986578
White M:69.2/131 W:75.1/138 4833101823605013171543294373073 29837948820030636916248634730356108
Par 54345434436 4453443543672
Handicap Women's 7131551111793 14621218816410
Red 70.4 / 128 4662751632684052721492983972693 26934743614526934813743131426965389
Green 66.0 / 116 3692601422533922191312763592401 17432339113524026710340027423074708

Source:[1][2]

References
  1. "Scorecard" (PDF). Circling Raven Golf Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 22, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Circling Raven Golf Club". USGA. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. "The Best Golf Courses in Idaho". Golf Digest. August 24, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. Bergum, Steve (April 12, 2003). "North Idaho golf scene gets upscale makeover". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
  5. Bergum, Steve (June 7, 2003). "A sure winner". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 6, Golf.
  6. "Trying it out". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (photo). July 31, 2003. p. C1.
  7. "Seeking direction". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. (photo). July 31, 2003. p. B1.
  8. Kramer, Becky (December 15, 2001). "Casino's resort plans put on hold". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. A14.
  9. "Chief's kin dies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. (photo). April 20, 1960. p. b3.
  10. Taggart, Cynthia (July 30, 1990). "Circling Raven will fly again in pageant". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. A9.
  11. Bergum, Steve (June 3, 2006). "Loop courses maturing nicely". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 3, Golf.
  12. Bergum, Steve (May 14, 2005). "Scottish team, Circling Raven plan gathering". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C1.
  13. Bergum, Steve (September 20, 2005). "Sharing as a matter of course". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. B1.
  14. Bergum, Steve (August 25, 2006). "Malby heats up with 68 to take title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. C3.
  15. Meehan, Jim (September 20, 2012). "Benzel wins three-way playoff at Circling Raven". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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