The Ridge
at Manitou began with a small idea posed by a group of Manitouwabing
Lake cottagers several years ago. Why don't we have a private
golf course up here, they asked? Two members of the group,
Udo Petersen and Brian Brisbin, took the initiative to turn
that suggestion into a reality. After careful planning and
consultation, they acquired 300 acres of spectacular land,
the kind of natural environment that excited the golfer in
them while seducing the part of their psyche that loved, and
needed, the unspoiled wonders of nature.
From the
start, their goal was to create a special place, where the
concepts of discretion and excellence would comfortably coexist
with unpretentiousness and relaxation. The result is The Ridge
at Manitou, a golf course, social centre and nature sanctuary.
Located about 20 minutes east of Parry Sound, near McKellar,
The Ridge at Manitou offers its members entry into a unique
world, one in which the golf course itself comprises less
than half of the land, with the remaining 150 acres dedicated
to preserving the rugged landscape that is home to deer, moose,
black bears, wolves, great-horned owls and myriad other forms
of wildlife.
Rave reviews
have greeted the opening of the spectacular first nine holes
and clubhouse. The second nine holes are well in progress
and will be ready for play on July 1, 2005.
Website: www.ridgeatmanitou.com
