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).
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
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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