A delightful surprise, especially considering that this was KRP Designes’ second course only (after Copper Head Country Club), with a pretty mountainous panorama (next to a lake) and very challenging with plenty of narrow fairways, well-placed water hazards, and greens, often hidden by big bushes and/or small trees.
You will start your journey with two right dogleg holes, with my favorite being the par-5 1st, downhill all the way, with a green, too far to reach on your second shot because of a lake winding its way near it (on the right, with an unusual lighthouse, next to a small house), over which you will have to hit your final approach.
Then, after the left dogleg par-4 3rd hole, where you will need to hit an uphill tee shot to reach the fairway (with a river running all along on the right), and a slightly downhill approach to the green, you will move later on to the straight “do-or-die” par-4 5th, where choosing the right club to tee off will be crucial if you want to avoid landing into the river (flowing on the right and ending midway across the fairway) before hitting your approach to the green, surrounded by four bunkers (with three of them in front).
Two downhill holes follow, with narrow fairways : the par-6th bends to the right, with a second shot over rough and bushes not too far in front of the undulating green, whereas the par-4 7th goes left, with a challenging approach toward the green, with small trees in the corner hiding it.
Finally, after the uphill par-3 8th hole, with a narrow path through the fairway leading to the green, you will walk over to the pretty right dogleg par-4 9th, with a downhill tee shot and a blind approach to the elevated and slanted green (with an imposing sporting clubhouse behind and a “king-size” swimming pool (on the far right).
The back 9 starts with a big bang, with the very long right dogleg (more than 630 yards) par-5 10th hole, downhill all the way, with a narrow fairway and a small elongated lake (with a few small rocks in the middle) not too far from the green (surrounded by vegetation), impossible to reach on your second shot, forcing you to play it safe.
The next three holes are a little easier in comparison, with the par-3 11th, needing a blind and slightly-downhill tee shot to land onto the green (set next to a small lake on the right and behind), unlike the straight par-4 12th, with its downhill fairway hugging a big cliff (on the right) and the right dogleg par-4 13th, again downhill all the way, with a narrow fairway hugging a river, on the left...
On the downhill left dogleg par-4 14th hole, you will have to watch out for the wide lake on the left (and a big rock in the corner of the undulating fairway) and avoid another small rock, guarding the front of the green, before moving over to the scenic and downhill par-3 15th, with a tee shot over the lake landing onto the green (with that clubhouse again on the other bank on the left).
Another downhill hole awaits you with the right dogleg par-4 16th, with an undulating and sloped fairway, and a tough and blind approach over trees hiding the elevated green, followed by the beautiful left dogleg par-4 17th, with a tee shot over a small island in the middle of a wide lake (mostly on the left of the fairway), and a slightly-elevated green.
You will complete your round with the nice right dogleg par-5 18th hole, downhill all the way, with a little slope in the middle of the fairway (on the right, next to a wide lake) and a very tough and long second shot over big bushes, hiding the green, guarded by a small elongated bunker in front.
Needless to say, this well-designed and scenic par 72 is a definite keeper and if you can manage to putt well on all those undulating greens and break par, you will have enjoyed your ride and be allowed to dive into that gorgeous swimming pool to celebrate and feel like a... king !

load of fun looks great and runs real smooth , many thanks for sharing this beauty

This is the year of the new, talented, designers.
When your first course is like this, what about the future ones?
Very spectacular, I suppose!
Great work KRP designs!
Thank you...

Played on expert very dry - NO the greens are not suitable

Hi KRP ,just played it gr8 job ,plays well on expert had fun,give us your name and background if you can.... I'm working on Coeur D Alene 2014 ...may need your help .