
Royal Regina Course
Royal Regina Golf Club
About this course
Royal Regina Golf Club occupies a distinctive site in the capital city of Saskatchewan, designed by Stanley Thompson and opened in 1929. Thompson, Canada's most celebrated Golden Age architect, routed the course through the natural terrain of Wascana Creek valley on the southern edge of Regina. The property features more pronounced elevation changes and mature tree cover than the surrounding prairie landscape might suggest, with several holes playing along or across the creek corridor. Thompson's characteristic use of strategic bunkering and green contours remains evident throughout the layout. The course measures over 6,800 yards from the championship tees and presents a varied test across its eighteen holes. The routing takes advantage of the creek as both a visual and strategic element, particularly on holes where it borders fairways or guards greens. Thompson shaped large, undulating putting surfaces that reward precise approach play and demand careful reading. The property's mature elms and cottonwoods frame many holes and add definition to the playing corridors. Royal Regina has served as a significant competitive venue in Saskatchewan golf, hosting provincial championships and regional amateur events over its nine decades of operation. The club maintains a traditional private membership structure typical of established Canadian clubs from this era. The Thompson design has undergone periodic restoration work to preserve the architect's original strategic intentions while accommodating modern maintenance practices and playing standards.
Quick facts
- Location
- Regina, Saskatchewan, CA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1899
- Designer
- Stanley Thompson.
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,512 yards
- Difficulty
- 76.4/140
Getting there
The journey to Royal Regina Golf Club begins at Regina International Airport, a compact prairie hub just fifteen minutes south of the city center. From there, a brief drive northwest through Regina's tree-lined residential streets leads directly to the club's grounds on the edge of Wascana Lake, where the flat expanse of the Saskatchewan prairie meets one of Canada's most thoughtfully landscaped urban parklands. The approach is deceptively serene - wide skies, orderly avenues, and the sudden emergence of mature elms and ash sheltering fairways that have hosted championship golf since 1899. It is an arrival that trades the vastness of the plains for the intimate, storied enclave of one of Western Canada's oldest and most distinguished private clubs.
FAQ
Common questions about Royal Regina
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Royal Regina was designed by Stanley Thompson..
Yes. Royal Regina is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Royal Regina is 72.
Royal Regina plays 6,512 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Royal Regina is 140.
Royal Regina is a 18-hole course.
