Editing Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (section)

==Sports==
[[File:IronmanCDA2013-101 (9441388726).jpg|thumb|[[Ironman Triathlon|Ironman]] Coeur d'Alene, 2013]]

Coeur d'Alene has become a destination for golf enthusiasts.<ref>{{cite web| last = Gavrich| first = Tim| title = Trip dispatch: Contrasting courses coax golfers to Coeur d'Alene| publisher = Golf Advisor| date = July 8, 2019| url = https://www.golfadvisor.com/articles/trip-dispatch-contrasting-courses-coax-golfers-to-coeur-dalene| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Coeur d'Alene Golf Guide| publisher = GolfTrips.com| url = https://www.golftrips.com/destinations/coeurdalene.cfm| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref> The city is home to five golf courses and there are another eight more within {{convert|20|mi}}.<ref>{{cite web| title = Coeur D Alene, Idaho Golf Courses| publisher = GolfLink| url = https://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/id/coeur-d-alene/| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref> [[Coeur d'Alene Resort|Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course]] features the world's only movable floating green.<ref>{{cite web| last = Flemma| first =Jay| title = The Floating Green at Coeur D'Alene – Still a Wonder of the Golf World| publisher = The Golf Course Trades| date = May 23, 2018| url = https://golfcoursetrades.com/the-floating-green-at-coeur-dalene-still-a-wonder-of-the-golf-world/| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last = Olito| first = Frank| title = The most famous hotel in every state| publisher = [[Insider Inc.]]| date = October 22, 2019| url = https://www.insider.com/famous-hotel-in-every-state-2019-8#idaho-coeur-dalene-resort-12| access-date = September 19, 2020}}</ref> There is also the [[Circling Raven Golf Club]] at the Coeur d'Alene Casino resort,<ref>{{cite web| last = Shepherd| first = Dan| title = Golf Digest Magazine Ranks Circling Raven No. 17 Nationwide Among its 'America's 100 Greatest Public Courses Re-Ranked by Price'| publisher = The Golf Wire| date = August 25, 2009| url = https://thegolfwire.com/205090-2/| access-date = August 8, 2020}}</ref> as well as several other private courses nearby, such the [[Tom Fazio]]-designed Gozzer Ranch.<ref>{{cite web| title = Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club| work = Golf Digest| date = January 3, 2019| url = https://www.golfdigest.com/story/gozzer-ranch-golf-and-lake-club| access-date = August 8, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Gozzer Ranch Golf & Lake Club| publisher = Top100GolfCourses| url = https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-course/gozzer-ranch| access-date = August 8, 2020}}</ref>

Coeur d'Alene hosts some sporting events, and the event that receives the most attention is most likely the Ironman Coeur d'Alene. The [[Ironman Triathlon]] alternates between full- and half-distance Ironman events on a rotating basis from year to year.<ref>{{cite web| last = Collingwood| first = Ryan| title = Full Ironman race announces return to Coeur d'Alene in 2021| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = November 21, 2019| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/nov/21/full-ironman-race-announces-return-to-coeur-dalene/| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref> The course takes athletes through a {{convert|2.4|mi|km|adj=on}} double-loop swim in Lake Coeur d'Alene before transitioning to a {{convert|112|mi|km|adj=on}} double-loop bike course that is routed along the lake and then through the countryside, ending in a {{convert|26.2|mi|km|adj=on}} multiple-loop run through McEuen Park to a finish in downtown on Sherman Ave.<ref>{{cite web| author = Gary| title = Return of full distance IRONMAN to Coeur d'Alene in 2021| publisher = EnduranceBusiness.com| date = November 22, 2019| url = https://endurancebusiness.com/2019/industry-news/return-of-full-distance-ironman-to-coeur-dalene-in-2021/| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref> Other less intense and rigorous athletic events in town include the {{convert|15|-|108|mi|abbr=on}} Coeur d'Fondo bike race<ref>{{cite web| last = Landers| first = Rich| title = 2017 Northwest Bicycling Events Calendar| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = July 11, 2017| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/apr/05/2017-northwest-bicycling-events-calendar/| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref> and the Coeur d'Alene Crossing, a {{convert|2.4|mi|km|adj=on}} swimming challenge in which participants attempt to cross the lake.<ref>{{cite web| last = Hales| first = Susan| title = The Coeur d'Alene Crossing (August 13)| magazine = Out There Monthly| date = July 15, 2017| url = https://outthereoutdoors.com/the-coeur-dalene-crossing-august-13/| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref> The Coeur d'Alene marathon is held annually at the end of May on the North Idaho Centennial Trail.<ref>{{cite web| last = Hill| first = Kip| title = Not breaking stride: CdA, Windermere marathons to take place with distancing measures| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = August 20, 2020| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/aug/20/not-breaking-stride-cda-windermere-marathons-to-ta/| access-date = September 19, 2020}}</ref>

In amateur baseball, Coeur d'Alene fields a team in the [[American Legion Baseball]] league, the CDA Lumbermen.<ref>{{cite web| title = CDA Lumbermen AA 2021 Baseball Team| publisher = The American Legion| url = https://www.legion.org/baseball/teams/2021/id/3023893| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref> In high school team sports, there is an annual rivalry game between the Coeur d'Alene High School Vikings and Lake City High School Timberwolves called the "Fight for the Fish".<ref>{{cite web| last = Nichols| first = Dave| title = Fight for the Fish: Lake City sweeps Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho rivalry games| newspaper = The Spokesman-Review| date = January 10, 2020| url = https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jan/10/fight-for-the-fish-lake-city-sweeps-coeur-dalene-i/| access-date = September 27, 2020}}</ref> The schools are the only two public high schools in the city and both compete in Idaho's [[Idaho High School Activities Association#5A Conferences|Inland Empire League]]. The city is also home to [[Kyle Manzardo]], professional baseball player for the [[Cleveland Guardians]]