Coeur d'Alene Resort

The Coeur d'Alene Resort
Golf Course

The Floating Green - (14th Hole)
on Lake Coeur d'Alene
Club information
Location of the resort in north Idaho
Coordinates 47°40′19″N 116°47′02″W / 47.672°N 116.784°WCoordinates: 47°40′19″N 116°47′02″W / 47.672°N 116.784°W
Location Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Established 1991
Type Resort / Public
Owned by Duane B. Hagadone
& Jerry J. Jaeger
Operated by Hagadone Hospitality
Total holes 18
Website cdaresort.com
Designed by Scott Miller
Par 71
Length 6,803 yd (6,221 m) (gold)
6,343 yd (5,800 m) (blue)
5,914 yd (5,408 m) (tan)
5,436 yd (4,971 m) (copper)
4,448 yd (4,067 m) (mauve)
Course rating 71.1 (gold), slope = 119
69.4 (blue), slope = 115
68.0   (tan), slope = 114 [1]
Course record 64

The Coeur d'Alene Resort is a luxury resort hotel in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Located on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene, the Coeur d Alene Resort features a marina, convention facilities, spa, as well as a notable 18-hole golf course. The hotel has 338 rooms and suites, and its main tower has 18 floors.

History

The North Shore Resort opened in 1965 and completed its seven-story tower in 1973;[2] it was acquired by Hagadone Hospitality in June 1983 in a takeover of Western Frontiers, Inc.[3][4][5] The North Shore closed on New Year's Day in 1986 for several months and reopened in the spring with a new name: "The Coeur d'Alene: A Resort on the Lake." [6] The new 18-story addition, known as the Lake Tower, was built by Duane Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger and opened in 1986. Designed by architect R.G. Nelson, the hotel features a 0.75-mile (1.2 km) floating boardwalk.

The golf course was originally the site of the Rutledge sawmill, which operated from 1916 until October 1987.[7][8][9] The Hagadone Corporation bought the property from Potlatch Corporation in March 1988 via a three-way land swap,[10][11] and its buildings were allowed to be burned in June; local fire departments used it as a training exercise.[12][13]

The golf course and the floating green were developed, and the course opened for play in 1991. The construction of the resort and golf course required environmental clean-up of the debris left from the lumber industry.[14] The original portion of the resort, the seven-story Park Tower, completed a renovation in 2000,[5] as did the signature Lake Tower in 2006.[15]

Golf Course

The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course is best known for its floating green on the 14th hole[16] and location on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene.[17] Designer Scott Miller planned the course to feel like a park, and it has since been ranked among the best resort golf courses in the United States by Golf Digest, Golf Magazine and others.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Course Rating & Slope: Cd'A Resort". USGA. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "June target". Spokane Daily Chronicle. March 28, 1973. p. 5.
  3. ↑ Clark, Doug (May 28, 1983). "Templin files suit to stop takeover bid". Spokesman-Review. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Ledford, David (June 5, 1983). "Turf war ends with Hagadone the winner". Spokesman-Review. p. A20.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rosdahl, Nils (January 12, 2000). "Resort renovation". Spokesman-Review. p. A8.
  6. ↑ "Resort closes - temporarily". Spokesman-Review. January 1, 1986. p. A7.
  7. ↑ Bond, David (January 21, 1987). "Potlatch will close Coeur d'Alene mill". Spokane Chronicle. p. A3.
  8. ↑ "Historic Rutledge Mill saws its final log". Lewiston Sunday Tribune. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. p. 6B.
  9. ↑ Bond, David (October 31, 1987). "Last log sawn at Rutlege mill in wee hours of morning". p. A6.
  10. ↑ "Rutledge mill site sold, Potlatch official says". Spokesman-Review. March 3, 1988. p. B2.
  11. ↑ Jones, Grayden (April 12, 1989). "Hagadone swapped land for resort site". Spokesman-Review. p. A6.
  12. ↑ Goffredo, Theresa (June 8, 1988). "Judge says its OK to burn buildings at Potlatch mill". Spokesman-Review. p. A1.
  13. ↑ Bender, David (May 25, 1988). "Firefighters will get practice when mill is set ablaze in June". p. A9.
  14. ↑ Oliveria, D.F. (August 3, 1988). "Skeptics question Hagadone's motives". Spokane Chronicle. p. C5.
  15. ↑ Bergum, Steve (June 3, 2006). "Loop courses maturing nicely". Spokesman-Review. p. 3-golf.
  16. ↑ "Floating golf green anchors in Coeur d'Alene". Deseret News. Associated Press. September 2, 1990. p. B9.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Coeur d'Alene, Official Idaho Vacation and Travel Planning Guide, Accessed January 27, 2009.

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