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Circling Raven Flies Early

by Vic Williams | posted March 4, 2010
While the West Coast spent the winter wallowing under a series of sodden storms, parts of the Pacific Northwest enjoyed the best weather in memory.

Welcome to the vagaries of El Niño, a weather phenomenon that sets golf course operators’ heads spinning and sends usually sun-splashed destinations into an alternate universe of soggy fairways and squeegee-needy greens.

But this spring Circling Raven, an incredible resort course way up on the Idaho Panhandle, can’t count itself in that camp. In fact, thanks to a warm and nearly-dry late winter, the Raven crew just announced the earliest open date in its six-year history — March 26. That’s enough to make an FG blogger want to jump in the SUV and drive to Worley, Idaho — or fly into nearby Spokane Airport — to be there when the gates open.

A perennial Top 5 course in FG’s annual Hack-it-ology rundown of the best courses in the West, Circling Raven is architect Gene Bates’ greatest achievement to date, rolling over incredible forest-meets-meadow real estate owned by the Coeur d’Alene tribe, who also operate a full-service hotel-casino next door to the golf course.
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