Award-Winning Amenity of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort & Hotel Climbs in Rankings for the Third Consecutive Year
(WORLEY, Idaho) – Circling Raven Golf Club – the highly decorated amenity of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort & Hotel – has once again been named a “Top 100 Resort Golf Course” in America by Golfweek Magazine.
The Wall Street Journal recently published the rankings with Circling Raven (No. 58) moving up five spots, this despite many new resort courses debuting since last year’s list was published. The “Top 100 Residential Courses” list was published in partnership with Golfweek Magazine, which sends hundreds of course rating panelists around the country annually to identify the best courses in their respective categories. Golfweek and the Wall Street Journal are partnering to provide this valuable information to their combined readerships.
Circling Raven, owned and operated by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and designed by course architect Gene Bates, was ranked No. 83 in 2006 and No. 63 last year.
“Circling Raven and Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort & Hotel strive daily to provide an exceptional experience for our guests,” said Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort & Hotel CEO David Lasarte-Meeks. “Our mission is to exceed expectations and leave our guests gratified that they chose us to visit and play. We are very honored by this distinction from Golfweek Magazine.”
Other recent honors bestowed upon Circling Raven include:
* 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
