Whitetail Golf Club, McCall, Idaho ? One of Idaho's Finest Golf Courses with a ``Feel-Good'' Demeanor

The Whitetail Golf Club is an 18-hole Andy North-Roger B. Packard-designed championship course that opened in 2002. The course typifies Idaho golf and features old-growth forests, sweaping, open meadows, Ponderosa Pines, trout ponds, fields of vibrant wildflowers, and imposing bolders, all nestled beneath the serenity of Idaho's mountain peaks.

The course is carved out of and through a dense forest, and features lush, crosscut Blue Grass fairways,white-sand bunkers and long, rolling greens. The par-72 course plays to 7,013 yards at its longest, with a USGA course rating of 71.4 and a slope rating of 125. The course is considered a bit more forgiving than other nearby courses, with flatter putting surfaces and more of a "feel-good'' demeanor.

One of the more noteworthy holes is the par-5 4th, which plays to 548 yards form the back tees. The hole plays uphill to an undulating fairway landing area that slopes to the left on drives that miss the mark. A large pond guards the approach to the green on the right, and a number of bunkers guard the front and right side of the green.

Another noteworthy and challenging hole is the par-5 15th. The hole plays to 540 yards from the back tees, and a severe dogleg right off the tee plays around a water hazard that runs the length of the hole and past the green. The fairway narrows to a bottleneck just before a green guarded by two front bunkers, trees on the left and water on the right.

The Whitetail Golf Club has received several honors and awards, including being named one of the "Top 100 Courses in America'' by Golfweek Magazine in 2009. Golf Digest also ranks it among "America's 100 Greatest Courses.''

The course features expansive practice facilities, and lessons are also available from a PGA Professional instructor. The Whitetail Pro Shop features a complete line of equipment and clothing.

The Whitetail Club and Resort is located on the shores of Payette Lake, with breathtaking views of the Jughandle and Council Mountains. The club features an upscale, 10,000-square-foot lodge-style clubhouse, with a full-service bar and grill, locker rooms, fireplace, pool table, flat-screen TVs, and outdoor patio.

The resort is set on 1,300 acres of land that ranges from wooded ridges to sandy beachfront on Payette Lake. Other amenities include a 14,000-square-foot Athletic Complex with basketball, indoor tennis courts, fitness equipment, and indoor golf net. The Fish & Swim Club is a 6,000-square-foot private lodge with a salt-water pool, spa, a stocked fishing pond and private beach, along with a game room and casual dining.

For more upscale dining fare, the resort offers the Narrows Restaurant located within Shored Lodge, a historic lodge-resort overlooking the lake.

The resort also features 10 miles of paved pathways for biking, rollerblading, hiking, and running. And, in the winter, five miles of groomed Nordic trails are available for skiing and snowshoeing.