Home of one of Ontario’s most acclaimed courses — and famous as the site of the 2010 Group of Eight Summit — Deerhurst Resort kicks off the golf season with its annual Masters in Muskoka Weekend.
True Patriot Love of Golf in Canada’s Rocky Mountains
August 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
While golfing recently at Whistler Golf Club, my friend and playing partner Breton Murphy of Tourism Whistler posed an intriguing question: Where in the world, if I had ample funds to settle anywhere, would I choose to live? Canada, I answered, without a moment’s hesitation. Ours is a rich and gorgeous country that, not least [...]
Challenge Muskoka’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairways
July 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Not since Stanley Thompson’s groundbreaking Rocky Mountain layouts opened in Jasper and Banff in the 1920s has another golf destination equalled Muskoka’s impact on Canadian golf course design. Just as Thompson established a template for mountain courses followed to this day, Tom McBroom, Doug Carrick and other top architects are using the granite outcroppings of [...]
Muskoka’s New Signature Hole, Remembering Moe Norman, and Vietnam’s Golf Boom
June 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Muskoka, a rocky, lake-filled tourist district just a two-hour drive north of Toronto, has long been one of Canada’s top golf destinations. Muskoka Bay Club, Bigwin Island, Taboo and Deerhurst Highlands are all highly rated tracks. Recently, I had the opportunity to play the newest addition to the roster, Oak Bay Golf and Country Club, a 6,503-yard [...]
Canada’s Bucket List Golf Courses
March 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From the sand dunes of Prince Edward Island to the mountain valleys of Alberta and British Columbia, our roundup of Canadian courses every golfer must play at least once — or regret it forever.
