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Amid beautiful, sparkling lakes and breathtaking landscapes lies Carrick Design’s second Muskoka masterpiece – the Muskoka Bay Club. It’s the heart and soul of the area’s largest recreational golf community, an 850-acre development hidden from the hustle and bustle of the city at “The Gateway” to Ontario cottage country.

For this project, we took the most rugged terrain and thoughtfully adapted it to create one of the most visually stunning golf courses to be found anywhere. Our client asked us to leave the less rocky land for the 1,000-unit $500 million eco-friendly master planned residential community in order to minimize servicing costs. It turned out to be a brilliant strategy, as our design team turned rocky cliffs, deep valleys, scenic wetlands and dense woodlands into an impressive layout that flows effortlessly through the rugged Muskoka ridges.

This is a course that builds with suspense and excitement from start to finish yet it’s designed to be extremely player friendly when played from the appropriate tees. Finding the perfect routing took time, patience and creativity from our design team. The dramatic elevation changes, thought provoking shot values, undulating fairways, ragged bunkers and subtle greens create a series of uniquely memorable golf holes – each punctuated by Muskoka’s signature natural rock outcroppings – have made it the talk of the town and the place to play in Muskoka.

• Best New Course in Canada for 2007 - Golf Digest Magazine
• 2nd Best New Course in Canada for 2007 - Scoregolf Magazine
• Best New Course in Ontario 2006 - Ontario Golf Magazine
• Best New Course in Ontario 2006 - Fairways Magazine