Circling Raven Golf Club

Circling Raven Golf Club
Club information
Circling Raven Golf Club is located in the United States
Circling Raven Golf Club
Location in the United States
Circling Raven Golf Club is located in Idaho
Circling Raven Golf Club
Location in Idaho
Coordinates47°25′26″N 116°57′50″W / 47.424°N 116.964°W / 47.424; -116.964
Locationnear Worley, Idaho, U.S.
Elevation2,600 feet (790 m)
Established2003; 21 years ago (2003)
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 rating74.1
Slope rating144[2]

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]

Owned and operated by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Circling Raven opened for play twenty-one years ago in the summer of 2003.[4][5][6][7] It was preceded on the site by a casino (1993)[8] and hotel (2001).[9] The course is named after a visionary chief of the tribe in the 18th century.[10][11][12]

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 74.1 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).[12]

  1. ^ a b "Scorecard" (PDF). Circling Raven Golf Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 22, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Course Rating and Slope Database™ - Circling Raven Golf Club". USGA. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  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. ^ a b 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. ^ Abrams, Joan (June 29, 1997). "Jackpot!". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1A.
  9. ^ Kramer, Becky (December 15, 2001). "Casino's resort plans put on hold". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A14.
  10. ^ "Chief's kin dies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). April 20, 1960. p. b3.
  11. ^ Taggart, Cynthia (July 30, 1990). "Circling Raven will fly again in pageant". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A9.
  12. ^ a b Bergum, Steve (June 3, 2006). "Loop courses maturing nicely". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 3, Golf.