 The golf course is about a mile east (1.6 km) of the resort and was originally the site of the Rutledge which operated from closing on The Hagadone Corporation bought the property from Potlatch Corporation in March 1988 via and its buildings were allowed to be burned in June; local fire departments used it as a 

The golf course and the floating green were developed, and the course opened for play in 1991. required environmental clean-up of the debris left from the and had stalled in August 1988.With environmental concerns allayed, the project was well received in January and course construction began in 1989.The seven-story Park Tower (1973), completed a renovation as did the signature Lake Tower (1986) 

The resort's golf course is best known for its floating green on the 14th hole, and location on the north shore floating green was installed in September 1990 and unveiled by Hagadone and Governor Cecil Andrus shortly the course opened the "Putter" is the vessel that shuttles players to and from 

Phoenix-based designer Scott Miller planned the course to feel like a park, and it has since been ranked among the best resort golf courses in the United States by "Golf Digest", "Golf Magazine" and others.