The document discusses the Floating Green, a unique feature of the 18-hole golf course at the Coeur d'Alene Resort in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The Floating Green is a 22,000-ton island green on the resort's 14th hole that is moved daily to different locations in Lake Coeur d'Alene using an underwater cable system. This daily movement creates a constantly changing challenge for golfers, who must hit to distances ranging from 90 to 220 yards and then take a short boat ride to the green to set up their next shot.

1. The Coeur d'Alene Resort’s Floating Green
Nichole Thiel

2. Introduction
A hospitality professional in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Nichole Thiel has also worked extensively as
a local educator and educational administrator. Nichole Thiel got her professional start in the
hospitality industry in the mid-1990s as a display designer and a business center concierge at
the Coeur d'Alene Resort.

3. Located on the south side of Coeur d'Alene on the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene, the
Coeur d'Alene Resort features luxury accommodations and an award-winning, 18-hole
golf course. The highlight of this golf course is undoubtedly its unique Floating Green.

4. What makes the Coeur D’Alene Resort Golf Course’s 14th hole famous around the world
is the Floating Green. Each day, technicians move this 22,000-ton island green to a
different location in Lake Coeur d’Alene using a complex underwater cable system.

5. This movement turns the 14th hole into an ever-changing challenge that presents golfers
with distances that range from 90 yards from the women’s tee to 220 yards from the
championship tee. After hitting onto the green, golfers must take a short boat ride to set
up their next shot.