Best golf courses: Muskoka, Ont.

Muskoka, Ont.: the table below provides brief details about the top golf courses in this country or region. Each golf club has been visited and/or researched by Where2Golf. Click on the course name below to discover more. The course ratings below range from 5 highest, to 2 lowest. They attempt to provide an indication of the golfing experience you might expect at the course (based on its design, condition and surroundings). Hover your cursor above the Rating Key for the rating definitions.
Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Bracebridge
Carrick, Doug

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Doug Carrick

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Cupp & McBroom

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Co-designed by Bob Cupp and Tom McBroom.

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Rsrt guests only
Bracebridge
O'Meara & Stenson

Visitors?

Rsrt guests only

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Mark O'Meara & Brit Stenson

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Rsrt guests only
Bracebridge
McBroom, Tom

Visitors?

Rsrt guests only

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Tom McBroom

5-star: Fabulous – courses don’t get much better than this.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Carrick, Doug

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Doug Carrick

3-star: Good course – an enjoyable test for your game.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Evans, Bruce

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Bruce Evans

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Miller, Jason

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Jason Miller

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Parry Sound
Watters, Shawn

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Parry Sound

Designer

Shawn Watters & Associates transformed the former 9-hole Sunnylea course into the current 18-hole layout.

Private: A course for members and their invited guests only.
Private club
Parry Sound
McBroom, Tom

Visitors?

Private club

Nearest city

Parry Sound

Designer

Tom McBroom

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Parry Sound
McBroom, Tom

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Parry Sound

Designer

Tom McBroom

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Faldo, Nick

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Nick Faldo

4-PLUS: Must play course - excellent standard; worthy of 4½ stars.
Rsrt guests only
Parry Sound
McBroom, Tom

Visitors?

Rsrt guests only

Nearest city

Parry Sound

Designer

Tom McBroom

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Robinson, Robbie

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Clinton E. "Robbie" Robinson

4-star: Above average course - well worth a visit.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Garl, Ron

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Ron Garl

3-PLUS: Good course - several memorable features; worthy of 3½ stars.
Visitors welcome
Bracebridge
Thompson & Cumming

Visitors?

Visitors welcome

Nearest city

Bracebridge

Designer

Original design by course architect Stanley Thompson, working with George Cumming (pro at Toronto GC) & Nicol Thompson (pro at Hamilton G&CC and Stanley's brother) (1919).

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Tournaments

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.

Who's Who

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

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.

Prince's Golf Club, Kent (UK)

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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