Muskoka Bay Resort Golf Club

Granite ridges and wetland, ninety minutes from Toronto.

Muskoka Bay is the golf course at the centre of Muskoka Bay Resort, on North Muldrew Lake Road just outside Gravenhurst, at the southern gate of Ontario’s cottage country. Doug Carrick designed it, and Golf Digest named it Canada’s best new course in 2007. The club is semi-private, with members and resort guests sharing the tee sheet, but the public can book online through Chronogolf at a published rate. The resort places itself about 90 minutes north of Toronto, so a round fits easily into a trip that starts at Pearson.

Muskoka Bay Resort Golf Club green fees and tee times.

Public golfers book through the course’s Chronogolf page using the Public option; members log in separately. No booking window is published. Resort guests pay a lower rate, and the Stay & Play package includes one round per adult for each night of accommodation; book it online with the promo code SPLAY or on 1-855-249-8390. The 2026 Stay & Play sold out, and the resort is taking 2027 package bookings now. Every rate includes the green fee and a cart. Juniors aged 15 and under pay C$75 but must play with an adult who pays a green fee or holds a membership. Rain checks are issued only when the course is declared unplayable, and there are no refunds.

The round, in perspective.

Carrick routed the course over the ground Muskoka is known for: rocky ridges of exposed Canadian Shield, wetlands between them and real changes of height from tee to green. The resort describes the play as moving between those wetlands and ridges, with dramatic elevation changes, rather than through the flat parkland most visitors associate with southern Ontario. The hotel suites overlook the 18th hole, so the finish is played in view of the clubhouse and lodging. The resort says the course is currently ranked in the top 10 public courses in Canada. Pace of play is set at 4 hours 10 minutes, with tee times ten minutes apart and Player’s Assistants on the course to keep groups moving.

Know before you go.

Access

Semi-private; public tee times online

Carts

Included in all rates

Pace of play

4 hours 10 minutes

Tee interval

10 minutes

Juniors

15 and under with a paying adult

Rental clubs

TaylorMade; reserve ahead

Make the trip work.

Decide early whether to stay on site, since the C$34 to C$50 gap between public and guest rates adds up over two rounds. Twilight starts at 5pm, from C$149 in shoulder season and C$170 in peak; with a 4 hour 10 minute pace target, a 5pm start in midsummer finishes close to sunset. TaylorMade rental clubs are available from the Golf Shop; check availability before you arrive. The dress code is set out in a PDF on the course page; the resort calls itself a balance between golf tradition and a relaxed Muskoka style. After golf, the Cliffside restaurant and the Muskoka Skybar are within the resort.

Toronto Pearson (YYZ) is the arrival airport. Drive north on Highway 400 and Highway 11 to Gravenhurst; the resort says the trip is about 90 minutes from Toronto, though Friday-afternoon cottage traffic in summer can add a good deal more. The resort is on North Muldrew Lake Road, a short drive from Gravenhurst town centre.

Where it is.

Somewhere to settle in.

Muskoka Bay Resort has condo-style hotel suites overlooking the 18th, one- and two-bedroom lofts on the edge of a cliff and three- and four-bedroom villas for families and groups. All are within walking distance of the clubhouse and Golf Shop, with a games room, barrel sauna and fitness studio for guests. A nightly resort fee is added, and minimum stays may apply.

Make a trip of it.

Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, about 45 minutes north on Highway 11, has two courses, Highlands and Lakeside, for a second Muskoka day. In Gravenhurst, the RMS Segwun steamship sails from Muskoka Wharf on Lake Muskoka, and Bethune Memorial House, the birthplace of Dr Norman Bethune, is in town.

Find your season.

Shoulder rates apply from opening to 5 June and from 28 September to closing, with peak pricing from 6 June to 27 September. The course has closed for winter and the resort says it will reopen in spring 2027. Late September and early October bring the Muskoka autumn colour at shoulder prices.