One of the most exclusive golf experiences you may ever have in lifetime (don’t miss the truth about Hole 14 below).
This bucket-list golf course, home to the world’s only floating green on Hole 14, is worth every penny spent on travel, stay, and play.
The course isn’t just beautiful - it offers breathtaking views of Lake Coeur d’Alene from nearly every place. It becomes both fun and challenging, especially on the front nine where you play up/downhill slopes while constantly distracted by the stunning scenery of hills, water, and mountains.
Of course, most golfers come here for the iconic Hole 14. The green literally floats in the lake. Every morning, the staff adjusts the cables to set that day’s distance - and it stays fixed all day. There’s a sign near the clubhouse showing the exact yardage (you can tune your shots to that distance at the floating balls driving range before you start).
You tee off from land, aim to check your ball in on the floating green, then ride a small boat called the Putter to finish your putt. If you make par (3) or better, you earn a commemorative certificate - a memory you’ll never forget.
Important note (that AI or word-of-mouth often gets wrong):
1. You’re only allowed two shots from the tee box to try to reach the green.
2. The certificate isn’t given just for playing the hole - you must score par or better to earn it.
Ironically, my son was paired with two amateur players that day and both took penalties off the tee and missed par. We were told that many overthink the shot. In truth, the green is wide but shallow, so distance control and club choice (usually a wedge) are critical.
My son made par that day, and we were absolutely thrilled. This is the experience you come here for. All the staff members supported him - ferry captain, referee, caddy, clubhouse staff, other players!
You don’t have to stay at the resort to play the course, but make sure to book far in advance - it’s often fully reserved. Yes, it’s pricey (though they offer junior rates), and no, the burgers may not be the best you’ve ever had. But that’s not why you’re here - you’re here to play an iconic course.
And Coeur d’Alene delivers.
4 months ago
Beautiful place but ruined by the caddy. For it being my second time ever playing, hearing that we were to expect a fast round and that he worked a double that day wasn’t ok. He repeatedly kicked or threw my ball forward and when I decided to stop playing so that I could enjoy just hanging out because it was no longer fun, he went and talked behind my back to my party which was super embarrassing. Maybe I shouldn’t have played this course so early but was brought along by friends. Terrible experience on such a nice day.
6 months ago
Played this course on Friday September 5th. I saw the reviews of the slow play but we played in 4 hours 15 at 1:30 PM which is a very good pace for a resort course. We had a great caddie named Jace who was awesome all round. Course itself has some spectacular holes that are very memorable but a horrible finish to the golf course. Overall was a great day and well worth the visit.
6 months ago
Really enjoyed the course this time, having played it once before 25 years ago. I've got a few more courses under my belt since then and better suited to appreciate the entire layout. The entire course was in phenomenal condition and the forecaddie we had was awesome. Would like to have another crack at hole 11, but my saving grace was a nice tee shot onto the floating green.
8 months ago
Don't bother trying to buy anything from their online pro shop. I bought a driver head cover and had it shipped to me, as I live out of state. As far as I could tell, there was no way for me to track the package as there was no link or tracking number sent to me. Only an estimated delivery date. A few days after this date had passed, and my item had still not been delivered, I realized something was wrong so I called the pro shop. I was told that my item had been delivered. I told the associate helping me that I did not have the package and she told me that she would look into it and get back to me.
I got an email about 30 minutes later with a pdf receipt of Fex-Ex saying they had delivered the package and I was told that I had have to file a claim with Fed-Ex and that they couldn't (or wouldn't) file the claim themselves. At this point, I submitted a dispute on the card I used to purchase this item. After I pushed back and disputed the transaction, they were suddenly able to file the claim themselves. Three days later, I was told that my claim had been accepted and that they would send me another one. They requested that I agree to sign for the package this time to avoid any issues and I agreed. Then they told me that I needed to release the dispute on my card before they would send the replacement in the mail "sometime this week." I have never had this experience before and after some quick Google research, I learned that this is a completely unnecessary step, and that a seller can deal with this on the backend and still have the dispute resolved. Regardless, I released the dispute and requested that they put my item in the mail that day. I got an email 24 hours after my response saying that they were still waiting on my bank to respond before sending me my item.
At this point, I had enough of having my time wasted. It had been 23 days since I had purchased the item and 8 days since I had called the pro shop to say I had never received my item. And the item was still not even in the mail. I told them that I was reinstating my dispute and to not bother sending me the replacement.
I am not upset that my package got lost in the mail. I understand that mistakes happen. However, I am upset with the extremely poor customer service I received throughout this ordeal. The associates i dealt with made this mistake seem like my fault when I simply wanted an item that I paid for. They tried to make me go through steps that, they, the seller should have dealt with on the backend without involving me, the customer. It became a hassle to try to spend my money here. Additionally, the associates that I dealt with spent more time pushing back, stalling, and trying to do the bare minimum customer service than actually trying to resolve my issue, which could have been resolved in a day. I am extremely disappointed by this experience from what claims to be a "high end resort."
6 months ago
