Thirteen golf courses, one county: what each one costs, who can play, and what is in the clubhouse

We counted thirteen golf courses in Kootenai County. Nine sell tee times to the public. Four are private clubs. The prices below are for an adult walking 18 holes unless it says otherwise, read from each course's own website on Nov. 11, 2026. Most courses are closed for the winter now; these are the rates they posted for the 2026 season.

HOW HARD IS EACH ONE

Every rated course has a slope rating, a number from 55 to 155 that says how much harder it plays for an everyday golfer than for an expert. A course of standard difficulty is 113. These are from the back tees, as listed on GolfPass, hardest first.

- CDA National Reserve, Coeur d'Alene (private): 144
- Circling Raven, Worley: 144
- The Golf Club at Black Rock, Coeur d'Alene (private): 143
- Gozzer Ranch, Harrison (private): 139
- Hayden Lake Country Club (private): 131
- Avondale, Hayden Lake: 130
- The Links, Post Falls: 130
- The Highlands, Post Falls: 125
- Twin Lakes Village, Rathdrum: 125
- The Coeur d'Alene Resort: 124
- Coeur d'Alene Golf Club: 120
- Prairie Falls, Post Falls: 115
- Ponderosa Springs, Coeur d'Alene: a nine-hole par 3, not slope rated

THE PRICE LADDER, PUBLIC COURSES

- Coeur d'Alene Golf Club: $48 Monday to Thursday, $54 Friday to Sunday, for Idaho residents.
- Prairie Falls, Post Falls: $55 any day.
- The Highlands, Post Falls: $58 any day.
- Twin Lakes Village, Rathdrum: $72 Monday to Thursday, $78 Friday to Sunday.
- Circling Raven, Worley: $149 to $229, cart included.
- The Coeur d'Alene Resort, The Links, Avondale and Ponderosa Springs do not post a price where we could read it.

COEUR D'ALENE

- Coeur d'Alene Golf Club. Public, 18 holes, par 72, slope 120. It says it has been the county's first public course since 1957. What gets you: trees. Players who reviewed it on GolfPass describe tree-lined fairways, large greens, little water, and homes along the front nine. It is an easy walk. Out-of-state players pay $56 on weekdays and $62 on weekends. Nine holes run $30 to $37. A cart is $21 a person. Range balls are $5.50 to $15.50. The restaurant is Pub53.
- The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course. Par 71, 6,497 yards, slope 124. Home of the floating green, the 14th hole. The first ball was hit onto it in 1991. The green weighs 2,200 tons and moves on an underwater cable, so the shot plays anywhere from 90 to 220 yards depending on the tee and the day. What gets you: the lake along several holes, tall evergreens, junipers that swallow a stray ball, and a creek down the whole left side of the par-5 11th. The front nine is hilly. Players ride a boat from the resort to the course. The restaurant is the Floating Green Restaurant.
- Ponderosa Springs. Nine holes, every one a par 3, from 91 to 165 yards. Walk-ins only, 9 a.m. to dark. Dogs are welcome on a leash with a signed waiver. It has a restaurant.
- The Golf Club at Black Rock. Private. Par 72, 7,130 yards, slope 143, designed by Jim Engh. Golf Digest puts it in its second hundred of the best courses in the country.
- CDA National Reserve, The Club at Rock Creek. Private. Par 72, 7,254 yards, slope 144, designed by Tom Weiskopf and Phil Smith. GolfPass lists its style as links.

POST FALLS

- Prairie Falls Golf Club, 3200 N. Spokane St. Eighteen holes, slope 115, the gentlest rated course in the county. Two courses in one: GolfPass describes a front nine with wide, forgiving fairways and a links-style back nine with narrow ones. Reviewers there say the bunkers hold rock and gravel. Walking is $55, riding $77. Nine holes are $42 walking, $57 riding. Seniors 65 and up pay $45 to walk Monday to Thursday; juniors pay $22. A season pass is $2,120 walking. The clubhouse has more going on than golf: Emma's restaurant and bar with a patio, golf simulator bays open all year, an event center and hotel suites.
- The Highlands Golf Course, 5600 E. Mullan Ave. Public, 18 holes, par 72, 6,455 yards from the back tees, slope 125, designed by Jim Krause. Seniors pay $53, juniors $20, and the sunset rate after 2 p.m. is $45. Nine holes are $40. A cart is $21. It has a grass driving range, with buckets from $7 to $14, a short game area, a simulator, and the Grill & Tap House.
- The Links Golf Club, 10623 N. Chase Road. Public, par 73, slope 130. Its website would not open for us, so we have no confirmed price. Call (208) 777-7611.

HAYDEN AND HAYDEN LAKE

- Avondale Golf Club. Semi-private, par 72, 6,564 yards, slope 130. What gets you: it is tight. Reviewers on GolfPass describe doglegs, trees, and small, fast, sloped greens; the front nine is more open. It books tee times online and does not post rates on its main page. It has TrackMan golf simulators and a bar and grill.
- Hayden Lake Country Club. Private. GolfPass lists it as built in 1907, at 18 holes, 6,321 yards and slope 131.

RATHDRUM

- Twin Lakes Village Golf Course, 5416 W. Village Blvd. Public, par 72, 6,277 yards, slope 125. What gets you: trees on both sides, several ponds, homes close to some fairways, small greens, and one tree in the middle of the 18th fairway. With a cart it is $94 on weekdays and $100 on weekends. Seniors 60 and up pay $52 Monday to Thursday. Juniors pay $32. Twilight, after 3 p.m., is $58. Nine holes are $47 to $51.

WORLEY

- Circling Raven Golf Club, at the Coeur d'Alene Casino. Par 72, 7,189 yards, slope 144, designed by Gene Bates. What gets you: wetlands and tall rough in front of the tees, water, a lot of bunkers, and fast, sloped greens. In peak season, May 18 to Oct. 4, it was $199 Monday to Wednesday and $229 Thursday to Sunday. Before and after, $149 and $169. Every rate includes a cart with GPS and the practice range. The course says Golfweek named it the top public course in Idaho. The restaurant is Twisted Earth Grill.

HARRISON

- Gozzer Ranch Golf and Lake Club. Private. Designed by Tom Fazio, opened in 2007, par 72, 7,317 yards, slope 139. Built on steep, rocky ground above the lake. Golf Digest ranks it first in Idaho and 43rd on its list of America's 100 greatest courses.

WHAT WE COULD NOT CONFIRM

- Prices at The Coeur d'Alene Resort, The Links, Avondale and Ponderosa Springs.
- The hazards at The Highlands, The Links, Black Rock and Hayden Lake Country Club. Nobody has described them where we could read it, and we have not walked them.
- Opening dates for 2027. No course has posted one.
- If we missed a course, tell us and we will add it.

HOW WE COUNTED

Every price is from the course's own website, read Nov. 11, 2026. Prairie Falls, Coeur d'Alene Golf Club and Circling Raven label their rates for 2026; The Highlands and Twin Lakes Village post rates without a year. Slope, par and yardage are from each course's GolfPass page, back tees, men's rating. The notes on what gets you are how players who reviewed each course on GolfPass describe it, not our own rounds. Rankings are Golf Digest's, except Circling Raven's, which is the course's own statement about Golfweek.