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{{Short description|Resort hotel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho}}
{{Infobox golf facility
|name = The Coeur d'Alene Resort<br />Golf Course
|image              = File:Coeur d'Alene Resort (Main hotel; Facing southeast; 2023-02-16).jpg
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|caption            = Coeur d'Alene Resort's Lake Tower in 2023
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|location           = [[Coeur d'Alene, Idaho|Coeur d'Alene]], [[Idaho]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|coordinates        = {{coord|47.672|-116.784|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|establishment      = {{start date and age|1991}} (golf course)
|type               = Resort / Public
|owner              = [[Duane Hagadone]]<br />& Jerry <!--J.-->Jaeger
|operator           = Hagadone Hospitality
|holes              = 18
|elevation          = {{convert|2150|ft|round=5}}
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|website            = [http://www.cdaresort.com/ cdaresort.com]
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The '''Coeur d'Alene Resort''' is a [[resort]] [[hotel]] in the [[Pacific Northwest|northwest]] [[United States]], located in [[Coeur d’Alene, Idaho]]. Seated on the north shore of [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]] by Tubbs Hill, the resort features a marina, convention facilities, spa, as well as a notable 18-hole [[golf course]].

The hotel has 338 guest rooms and suites, and its main tower has 18 floors; the resort also has {{convert|40912|sqft|-1}} of meeting room space and {{convert|23000|sqft|-1}} of exhibition space for conventions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.meetings-conventions.com/Meeting-Facilities/Coeur-dAlene-ID/Convention-Hotel/Coeur-dAlene-Resort-p2350526|title = Coeur d'Alene Resort – Coeur d'Alene, ID Meeting Rooms & Event Space &#124; Meetings & Conventions}}</ref> At {{convert|216|ft}} in height, it&nbsp;is the tallest building in [[Idaho Panhandle|northern]] Idaho and the third-highest in the&nbsp;state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/101953/coeur-d-alene-id-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511191602/http://www.emporis.com/city/101953/coeur-d-alene-id-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 11, 2015 |title=Coeur d'Alene &#124; Buildings |publisher=Emporis |date= |accessdate=2022-05-03}}</ref>

==History==
The "North Shore Resort" opened {{Time ago|1965}} in 1965 and completed its seven-story tower in&nbsp;1973;<ref name=svnstr>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bKhYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5779,4037222|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|location=(Washington)|agency=(photo)|title=June target|date=March 28, 1973|page=5}}</ref> it&nbsp;was acquired by Hagadone Hospitality in June 1983 in a takeover of {{nowrap|Western Frontiers, Inc.<ref name=tmpmay83>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4u0vAAAAIBAJ&pg=5082,7153998|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Clark|first=Doug|title=Templin files suit to stop takeover bid|date=May 28, 1983|page=2}}</ref><ref name=twewhtw>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KqQwAAAAIBAJ&pg=5327,2077567|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Ledford|first=David|title=Turf war ends with Hagadone the winner|date=June 5, 1983|page=A20}}</ref><ref name=resrev>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NWRWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3985,437421|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Resort renovation|last=Rosdahl|first=Nils|date=January 12, 2000|page=A8}}</ref>}} [[Duane Hagadone]] soon announced plans for resort {{nowrap|expansion,<ref name=gdahdlc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FQ5XAAAAIBAJ&pg=2705%2C9588366 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title= Hadadone: Great days ahead for Lake City |last=Newman |first=David|date=May 31, 1984 |page=Aa}}</ref>}} and the North Shore closed on [[New Year's Day]] in 1986 for several months; it reopened in the spring with a new name: {{nowrap|"The Coeur d'Alene:}} {{nowrap|A Resort on the Lake."<ref name=nshtcls>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A8VYAAAAIBAJ&pg=5482%2C9614394|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Kramer |first=Jeff |title=North Shore to close for remodeling |date=May 15, 1985|page=A8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_HQzAAAAIBAJ&pg=6822,37020|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Resort closes – temporarily |date=January 1, 1986|page=A7}}</ref>}} The new 18-story addition, known as the Lake Tower, was built by Hagadone and Jerry Jaeger and opened {{Time ago|1986}} {{nowrap|in May 1986.<ref name=szlfsl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xKopAAAAIBAJ&pg=3879%2C1501012 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Ripley |first=Richard |title=Hagadone gambles $60 million that lots of 'sizzle won't fizzle |date=May 3, 1986 |page=B1}}</ref><ref name=twthou>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xaopAAAAIBAJ&pg=3475%2C3061587 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Newman |first=David |title=20,000 stand in line to tour The Coeur d'Alene resort |date=May 5, 1986 |page=B6}}</ref>}} Designed by [[architect]] R.G. Nelson, the hotel features a {{convert|3/4|mi|km|spell=in|adj=pre|of a}} floating [[boardwalk (entertainment district)|boardwalk]] around the marina.

The golf course is about a mile east (1.6 km) of the resort and was originally the site of the Rutledge {{nowrap|[[sawmill]],<ref name=swmlcp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ayNZAAAAIBAJ&pg=7126%2C814176 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Bond |first=David |title=Sawmill cleanup studied |date=September 17, 1987 |page=A6 }}</ref><ref name=bmlolk>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=80JYAAAAIBAJ&pg=2671%2C1336876 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington)|title=Hagadone buying up more land on Lake Coeur d'Alene |last=Oliveria |first=D.F. |date=May 25, 1988  |page=A3 }}</ref>}} which operated from {{nowrap|1916 to 1987,}} closing on {{nowrap|October 31.<ref name=plchclscda>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=81xYAAAAIBAJ&pg=3647,756728|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|location=(Washington)|title=Potlatch will close Coeur d'Alene mill|last=Bond|first=David|date=January 21, 1987|page=A3}}</ref><ref name=lastlg>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lG5fAAAAIBAJ&pg=5763,114181|newspaper=Lewiston Sunday Tribune|location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press|title=Historic Rutledge Mill saws its final log|date=November 1, 1987|page=6B}}</ref><ref name=rutmildn>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qVpWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1971%2C9450751 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Last log sawn at Rutlege mill in wee hours of morning|last=Bond|first=David|date=October 31, 1987|page=A6}}</ref><ref name=reuauc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FL5YAAAAIBAJ&pg=3654%2C184278 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Trevison |first=Catherine |title=Rutledge auction wasn't run-of-the-mill |date=December 16, 1987 |page=B1}}</ref>}} The Hagadone Corporation bought the property from [[Potlatch Corporation]] in March 1988 via {{nowrap|a three-way}} {{nowrap|land swap,<ref name=rmsspos>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TKgpAAAAIBAJ&pg=5969,1985844|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Rutledge mill site sold, Potlatch official says|date=March 3, 1988|page=B2}}</ref><ref name=lndswp89>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o1lWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6632,8214179|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Jones|first=Grayden|title=Hagadone swapped land for resort site|date=April 12, 1989|page=A6}}</ref>}} and its buildings were allowed to be burned in June; local fire departments used it as a {{nowrap|training exercise.<ref name=ffwgpwm>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1r5YAAAAIBAJ&pg=6777,5665557|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Bender|first=David|title=Firefighters will get practice when mill is set ablaze in June|date=May 25, 1988|page=A9}}</ref><ref name=jsoktb>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rb5YAAAAIBAJ&pg=5034%2C4745147|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Judge says its OK to burn buildings at Potlatch mill|last=Goffredo|first=Theresa|date=June 8, 1988|page=A1}}</ref>}}

The golf course and the floating green were developed, and the course opened for play {{Time ago|1991}} in 1991.<ref name=apropg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rNRYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4278%2C3877582|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=staff and wire reports |title=April opening set for golf course |date=August 15, 1990 |page=B2 }}</ref><ref name=bbflgrinid>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oUZTAAAAIBAJ&pg=4618%2C3017892 |newspaper=Bend Bulletin |location=(Oregon)|agency=Associated Press |title=Floating green confronts players on Idaho course |date=June 13, 1991|page=E-8}}</ref><ref name=toppsed>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JVtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3721%2C6106093 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Tee-off pier proposed for floating green |date=September 20, 1991 |page=B1 }}</ref> {{nowrap|Its construction}} required environmental clean-up of the debris left from the {{nowrap|[[lumber industry]],<ref name=swmlcp/>}} and had stalled in August 1988.<ref name=quesmotv>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0UJYAAAAIBAJ&pg=7029%2C422923|title=Skeptics question Hagadone's motives|last1=Oliveria|first1=D.F.|last2=Bender|first2=David|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|location=(Washington)|date=August 3, 1988|page=C5}}</ref><ref name=bghdprop>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4VtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6336%2C7455264 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Oliveria |first=D.F. |title=Board gets Hagadone proposals |date=December 10, 1988 |page=A8 }}</ref> With environmental concerns allayed, the project was well received in January and course construction began in 1989.<ref name=rhnwpgr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElxWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3077%2C5707781 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Taggart |first=Cynthia |title=Region hails 'Northwest playground' plan |date=January 27, 1989 |page=A1}}</ref>

The seven-story Park Tower (1973), completed a renovation {{nowrap|in 2000,<ref name=resrev/>}} as did the signature Lake Tower (1986) {{nowrap|in 2006.<ref name=golf06>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b2ZWAAAAIBAJ&pg=2012%2C1532129|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Bergum|first=Steve|title=Loop courses maturing nicely|date=June 3, 2006|page=3-golf}}</ref>}}

==Golf course==
[[File:floating golf green.jpg|thumb|left|The Floating Green – (14th Hole)]]
The resort's golf course is best known for its floating [[Golf course#Putting green|green]] on the 14th hole,<ref name=apropg/><ref name=bbflgrinid/><ref name=toppsed/><ref name=fltgr90>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Jk4pAAAAIBAJ&pg=7218,605355|newspaper=Deseret News|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|title=Floating golf green anchors in Coeur d'Alene|agency=Associated Press|date=September 2, 1990|page=B9}}</ref> and location on the north shore {{nowrap|of the lake.<ref name=hsogflt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y4ROAAAAIBAJ&pg=6935%2C1908626 |newspaper=Spokane Chronicle |location=Washington |last=Bond |first=David |title=Hearing set on floating green |date=September 24, 1987 |page=A4}}</ref><ref name=VisitIdahoGolf>[http://www.visitidaho.org/golf/courses/coeur-d-alene.aspx Coeur d'Alene], Official Idaho Vacation and Travel Planning Guide, Accessed January 27, 2009.</ref>}} {{nowrap|The 2,300-ton}} floating green was installed in September 1990 and unveiled by Hagadone and [[List of Governors of Idaho|Governor]] [[Cecil Andrus]] shortly {{nowrap|after;<ref name=midwhlk90>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Rv0tAAAAIBAJ&pg=4677%2C144271 |newspaper=Idahonian |location=Moscow |title=Hagadone: Floating green won't harm lake |date=October 2, 1990 |page=3A}}</ref>}} the course opened the {{nowrap|following spring.<ref name=apropg/><ref name=bbflgrinid/><ref name=toppsed/>}} "Putter" is the vessel that shuttles players to and from {{nowrap|the green.}}

[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]-based 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.<ref name="VisitIdahoGolf"/><ref name=glfgig15>{{cite news |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/story/idaho-best-in-state-rankings |magazine=Golf Digest |title=The Best Golf Courses in Idaho |date=August 24, 2015 |accessdate=July 10, 2016}}</ref> The course was featured in the video game [[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]]; its average [[elevation]] is approximately {{convert|2200|ft|round=5}} above [[sea&nbsp;level]].
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===Scorecard===
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{{white18|name=Tan   |rssize=9pt |M:68.2/116 W:73.1/129 |499|377|114|256|120|155|389|399|540|2849|406|506|180|293|147|462|401|236|434|3065|5914}}
{{par18 |5|4|3|4|3|3|4|4|5|35|4|5|3|4|3|5|4|4|4|36|71 }}
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{{red18|name=Copper   |70.2 / 126 |424|327|108|249|105|136|350|370|510|2579|351|484|148|278|137|443|391|229|396|2857|5436}}
{{silver18|name=Mauve|64.8 / 113 |387|285|88|220|91|124|240|308|425|2168|256|395|133|171|95|373|313|208|336|2280|4448}}
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.cdaresort.com}}
* [http://www.cdaresort.com/golf The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7amdWpYSIk YouTube] – The Coeur d'Alene & The Floating Green – ''Golf Channel'' (2010)
* [http://www.golfcoursegurus.com/reviews/cdaresort.php Golf Course Gurus] – Coeur d'Alene Resort
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