Circling Raven Golf Club Ready for Earliest Season Opening Ever El Nino winter weather pattern enables award-winning
amenity of the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort & Hotel to open March 26
WORLEY, Idaho
- Good news for golfers came today
via an announcement
from Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort & Hotel in Idaho's
panhandle, an easy,
scenic drive from eastern Washington's Spokane Airport.
Circling Raven Golf Club, rated one of the top 100
public or resort courses
in the country by GOLF, Golfweek and Golf Digest
magazines, will open on
March 26 - it's earliest date
ever.
Director of Golf Tom Davidson, PGA, and
Superintendent Brian Woster,
GCSAA, have the brawny, pure golf course
design by Gene Bates primed
for players.
"We've had temperatures in the 50s and very little
moisture since December,
" said Davidson, 2009 PGA Northwest Section
Merchandiser of the Year.
"We're excited to get going and hope golfers take
advantage of our bargain
shoulder-season rates."
"Bargain" is the right word. Circling Raven is
renowned for keeping its
playing fees affordable - even in peak season -
despite its national acclaim
and 45 best-in-kind awards garnered since its
first full season (2004).
Shoulder-season green fees and package/stay-and-play
rates are even more
value-laden.
From season open to May 13, and Oct. 4 to season
close, players pay daily green fees of $65 on Monday - Thursday, and $75 on
Friday - Sunday.
Shoulder season (April 1 - May 13) stay-and-play
rates are even more astounding. Packages include golf rounds for two people
and double occupancy/shared room. Prices start at $170!
Green fees alone at some top-100 courses - and many
non-top-100 tracks - cost substantially more than that, let alone include
comfortable lodging and post-golf gaming options. This is partly why
Circling Raven, the No. 1 rated course in Idaho by Golfweek magazine
raters, is considered one of the world's great golf values.
Book tee times 24 hours a day: 1-800-523-2464. All
rates include 18 holes of golf, cart, GPS, and use of 25-acre practice
facility. Weekend rates apply on holidays. Replays (same day) are $45. For
complete price and playing options visit www.circlingraven.com.
About Circling Raven Golf Club and Coeur d'Alene
Casino Resort & Hotel Owned and operated by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and
convenient to Spokane (WA) airport, the casino resort and golf club are
nestled on a reservation covering 345,000 acres of mountains, lakes,
old-growth forest and farmland. The resort spans the western edge of the
northern Rocky Mountains. Tribal history also tells us that Circling Raven
was a spiritually powerful leader, his name coming from his close
relationship to the raven, who helped guide him on his journeys, warn him
of danger and show him where to find fish and game.
Circling Raven was created amid a unique blend of
wetlands, grasslands and woodlands. At 7,189 yards, the par 72 championship
layout meanders through 620 acres, only 100 representing cultivated ground.
Wildlife is abundant, including elk, deer, moose and an occasional black
bear. In fact, the opening was delayed due to damage on two greens by
migrating elk.
Golf Course Yardages: Gold, 7,189; Blue, 6,578; White, 6,108;
Red, 5,389; Green, 4,708 Total Acreage: 670 (including practice area, practice
green and clubhouse) Amenities: The clubhouse is 6,500 square feet,
including the Twisted Earth Grill and full service bar. Both locker rooms
include showers and lockers. The practice facility covers 25 acres;
separated into areas for wedges, sand play and all clubs in the bag. The
Stensgar Pavilion adjacent to the course is a full service event venue,
used for golf, business, wedding and other events. The casino resort hotel adjacent to the course
includes 202 rooms, casino, restaurants, and other amenities.
The Coeur d'Alene Casino offers 1,800 machines for
play in smoking and non-smoking areas, off-track betting for horse and dog
races, high-stakes bingo, entertainment and many other amenities. It is
open 24 hours a day, seven days a week every day of the year. The resort is
regularly voted the most popular casino in the Inland Northwest.
