1137 Old Hwy 117, Baysville,
Lake of Bays, Ontario P0B 1A0
Office
+1 (800) 840 4036 (toll free)Pro shop
+1 (705) 635 2582Website
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Kevin Russell (CPGA Class A Pro; Director of Golf & Head Professional)The Course:
18 holes. Tree-lined parkland. Undulating terrain.
Surroundings:
Woodland with the 18th hole directly lakeside (Lake of Bays).
Designer:
Doug Carrick
45.241491
-79.027340
On Bigwin Island in the Lake of Bays, a short ferry ride from Norway Point (which is 34 km NE of Bracebridge).
Bigwin Island is located approximately half an hour north-east of Bracebridge, and is only accessible by water or air. Ferry service is provided from the Bigwin Island Docks at Norway Point. Reservations for access to the island are mandatory.
Bigwin Island
Bigwin Island Golf Club is home to one of the top-rated and finest championship golf courses in Ontario. The excellent tree-lined parkland layout contains a wealth of wonderfully crafted, memorable and challenging holes. Definitely a course that will challenge your all-round game, and well worth going out of your way to play.
Limited access: this private course is generally playable only by members and their invited guests.
Private club; generally visitors/guests may only play if hosted by a member. Contact club for playing possibilities for outside visitors.
Non-metal spike facility. Golf carts compulsory.
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Canada's 33rd best course (SCOREGolf, 2022).
The Sentry: known for many years as the Tournament of Champions, the PGA Tour’s 2025 season-opener gets underway on Kapalua’s Plantation course (Jan 2-5). Chris Kirk defends.
Tournament of Champions: the LPGA Tour’s 2025 season is launched at Lake Nona with the their Tournament of Champions (Jan 30-Feb 2). The 2024 edition gave Lydia Ko her 20th LPGA Tour title.
Attahya Thitikul: also known as “Jeeno”, the Thai golfer won the LPGA Tour’s 2024 CME Group Tour Championship … and an eye-watering $4 million, the richest first-prize in women’s golf.
Rory McIlroy: scooped the 2024 European (DP World) Tour season-long Order of Merit title, joining Seve Ballesteros as a six-time winner of this prestigious award.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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