South Muskoka Golf Club

Long before the high-profile Muskoka courses started grabbing headlines, a local Bracebridge course featured all of the same grandeur that is emblematic of its better-known neighbours: spectacular granite outcroppings, tall pines, dense forest, dramatic elevation and ball-gobbling wetlands. The first nine opened in 1974 and a second nine was added five years later. Both were designed by Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Robbie Robinson, who used the rugged landscape to shape a scenic and varied challenge over the 6,300-yard layout.