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Taboo
- 1208 Muskoka Beach Rd. • View on map »
- Gravenhurst
- 866-982-2669
- http://www.tabooresort.com
Already playing to a stone-cold slope rating of 153 from the tips, this gorgeous brute has grown even tougher with renovations to the par four sixth, where an elevated green discourages the bump-and-run-and-hope tactics of high handicappers. The Ron Garl–designed track, part of Taboo Resort, offers a roller-coaster ride through marshland, thick stands of pine, and great slashes of Canadian Shield granite. Garl’s evil genius is on full display at the seventh, a monstrous 218-yard par three that cuts through a craggy chute of striated granite. Leak it to the left or right and the ball bounces into the stratosphere. Even pros might have trouble breaking par at such a superb course, demanding long carries over wasteland and booby-trapped with 21 pot bunkers.
18 holes, 7,340 yards, par 71
- Green Fees:
- Su–Th $135–$180, F–Sa $145–$195, twilight $120 (public); Su–Th $115–$155, F–Sa $125–$165; twilight $100 (resort guests)
- Carts:
- power cart included in green fees
- Amenities:
- club rentals, clubhouse, driving range ($35 per hour for course players and resort guests), lessons, pro shop, putting green, restaurant, sand traps
- Reservations:
- up to two months in advance
1208 Muskoka Beach Rd. , Gravenhurst
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