Award-Winning Amenity of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort & Hotel Rewards Guests & Visitors with Bargain Rates at Circling Raven in October
(WORLEY, Idaho) – Circling Raven Golf Club – the highly decorated amenity of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort & Hotel – posted an impressive 10 percent increase in the numbers of rounds played month over month vs. September 2007.
Furthermore, the acclaimed golf course, located 45 minutes east of Spokane Airport in the Idaho panhandle, achieved a 9 percent increase in overall revenue month over month.
These are impressive performances considering the overall economy, as well as the golf resort industry have struggled for much of 2008.
“We are gratified that our golfers and our guests continue to value Circling Raven such that it remains a coveted, must-play for them,” says Director of Golf Tom Davidson.
Circling Raven has discounted its green fee rate to $40 on weekdays, $49 on weekends for October, with both rates including golf car and practice facility access and golf balls.
The reason for the immense discount is two-fold: as a good-will gesture to area residents and guests as well as to account for greens being aerated this week which change their condition from immaculate to merely playable as they replenish.
Weekday green fees in peak season are $80, $95 on weekends. Considering that courses of Circling Raven’s acclaimed stature – see the partial list of awards it has garnered immediately below – often charge double and triple that price, this is a substantial bargain.
Recent honors bestowed upon Circling Raven:
* Top 100 Courses You Can Play 2008-09 (out of nearly 14,000 U.S. public-access courses) – GOLF Magazine
* Top-40 Casino Courses in the U.S. (No. 4) – Golf Digest
* Top U.S. Resort Courses – Golfweek Magazine 2007 and 2008
* America’s Top Golf Courses – Zagat Survey 2007-08 rankings
* No. 1 Tribal Golf Course in America – Native American Casino Magazine 2008
* “Top 36 Resort Courses in the West” – Fairways + Greens Magazine 2007
* Resort Merchandiser of the Year – Inland Empire Chapter of the PGA 04, 05, 06, 07. 08
* Service Excellence Award by the Coeur d’Alene Area Chapter of the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor
For more information about Circling Raven Golf Club or Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort & Hotel call 1-800-523-2464 or 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 resort adjacent to the course includes 202 hotel rooms, casino, events center, buffet, and
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.
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications, 703-891-3320,
dshepherd@billycaspergolf.com
