The Golf Club At Black Rock

Coeur D Alene, ID Private

Overview

Jim Engh’s architecture is all about turning fantasies into realities, and Black Rock delivers on that goal like few others, with some bobsled-run fairways (where one can putt from landing area downhill to the green), rollicking putting surfaces framed by squiggly bunkers and a par-4 11th pinched by towering rock formations that bring to mind a pinball machine. Unusual and controversial (it won Best New Private in 2003 ahead of No. 15 Friar’s Head and No. 83 Dallas National), Black Rock is a thrilling round of golf.

About

Holes 18
Length 7136
Slope 145
Facility Type Private
Year Opened 2003
Designer James J. Engh

Awards

100 Greatest the Second 100
Best Courses in Every State

Ranking history:

Second 100 Greatest: Ranked since 2021.
2023-'24 ranking: 141st.
Previous ranking: 105th.

100 Greatest: Ranked from 2009-'20.
Highest ranking: 27th, 2009-'10.

Best in State: Ranked first, 2005-'09. Ranked second, 2011-'24.
Current ranking: 2nd.

Golf Digest Logo Panelists

Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists

4.3

100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES

Shot Options
7.2479
Character
7.3086
Challenge
7.2349
Layout Variety
7.3039
Fun
7.3999
Aesthetics
7.6443
Conditioning
7.3699

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