Taboo’s ruggedly gorgeous 7th. Cobble Beach’s magnificent 17th. A survey of acclaimed Ontario resort golf courses and the signature holes that helped make their reputations.
Deerhurst’s “Masters in Muskoka”
April 2, 2013 by
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 in Canada’s Rockies
August 2, 2012 by
(Last updated November 2023.) A friend recently asked me an intriguing question: If I had ample funds to settle anywhere, where in the world would I choose to live? Canada, I answered without a moment’s hesitation. Ours is a rich and spectacularly beautiful country which, not least of all, is ripe with wonderful golf courses. Admittedly, […]
Challenge Muskoka’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Fairways
July 23, 2012 by
(Last updated December 2022.) Not since Stanley Thompson’s groundbreaking Rocky Mountain layouts opened in Jasper and Banff in the 1920s has another golf destination come close to matching 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 […]
Muskoka’s New Signature Hole, Remembering Moe Norman, and Vietnam’s Golf Boom
June 27, 2012 by
Muskoka, a rocky, lake-filled tourist district 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 Shawn […]
