
Westwood Plateau Course
Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club

About this course
Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club sits on the elevated terrain of Coquitlam's Westwood Plateau development, roughly 30 kilometers east of Vancouver. Dr. Michael Hurdzan designed the course in the mid-1990s as part of a master-planned residential community, routing the layout through the natural topography of British Columbia's coastal forest landscape. The property's elevation provides views across the Fraser Valley toward surrounding mountain ranges, and the design works with significant changes in grade throughout the round. Hurdzan's routing takes advantage of the site's natural contours and mature stands of Douglas fir and cedar. The course features elevation changes that require thoughtful club selection, with several holes playing uphill or downhill and others moving through relatively level corridors. Water comes into play on multiple holes, and the bunkering reflects Hurdzan's characteristic attention to strategic positioning rather than purely aesthetic placement. The greens offer varied shapes and internal movement, demanding accurate approach play. The club serves both its residential membership and outside play, functioning as a semi-private facility. Westwood Plateau has hosted regional amateur competitions and qualifiers over the years, serving the competitive golf community in the Greater Vancouver area. The course represents one of several layouts built during British Columbia's golf development boom of the 1990s, when the province's population growth and favorable climate supported expansion of golf facilities in suburban markets around Vancouver.
Quick facts
- Location
- Coquitlam, British Columbia, CA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1995
- Designer
- Dr. Michael Hurdzan
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 72
- Length
- 6,770 yards
- Difficulty
- 78.5/141
Getting there
Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club sits in the eastern suburbs of Metro Vancouver, most easily reached via Vancouver International Airport (YVR), roughly forty-five minutes to an hour west by car through the Fraser Valley corridor. The drive eastbound traces the Trans-Canada Highway before peeling away into the residential and forested foothills of Coquitlam, where the landscape shifts from urban sprawl to tree-lined residential streets and glimpses of the North Shore mountains rising in the distance. Private aviation options exist at nearby Pitt Meadows Airport, a regional hub serving the greater Vancouver area with considerably shorter ground transfer times. The final approach winds through the quiet, upscale neighborhoods of Coquitlam's plateau, arriving at a club that commands views across the valley and embodies the understated elegance characteristic of British Columbia's premier private golf communities.

FAQ
Common questions about Westwood Plateau
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Westwood Plateau was designed by Dr. Michael Hurdzan.
Yes. Westwood Plateau is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Westwood Plateau is 72.
Westwood Plateau plays 6,770 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Westwood Plateau is 141.
Westwood Plateau is a 18-hole course.



