STONY PLAIN GOLF CLUB
🇨🇦 Stony Plain, Alberta, CA
Designed by Norman H. Woods
Stony Plain Golf Club sits in the town of Stony Plain, approximately thirty kilometers west of Edmonton in central Alberta. The course was designed by Norman H. Woods, a Canadian architect active in the mid-twentieth century who laid out several courses across the prairie provinces. The design reflects the practical, straightforward approach common to municipal and community courses of that era, built to serve local golfers with modest budgets and maintenance capabilities.
The landscape around Stony Plain is characteristic of the aspen parkland transition zone where prairie grassland meets boreal forest. The routing likely incorporates gentle rolling terrain with stands of poplar and spruce framing fairways, and the property would have been shaped by glacial activity that left modest elevation changes across the region. Courses in this part of Alberta typically feature firm conditions during summer months and require strategic placement off the tee to navigate mature tree lines and modest hazards.
Stony Plain Golf Club functions as a community facility, serving both town residents and golfers from the greater Edmonton area. The club provides accessible golf in a region where the season runs from late April through October, depending on weather. Like many Alberta courses of its vintage, it offers a straightforward test that rewards accuracy and course management over length, with a clubhouse that serves as a gathering place for local members and visitors throughout the golf season.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Stony Plain was designed by Norman H. Woods.
Yes. Stony Plain at Stony Plain Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Stony Plain is 72.
Stony Plain plays 6,473 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Stony Plain is 135.
Stony Plain is a 18-hole course.