 Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, voted best new course in Canada in 1996, continues to dazzle and impress golfers of all levels.
High above the city of Coquitlam, Westwood Plateau is a classic B.C. Mountain course. Its large Douglas Firs, granite rock faces, rugged ravines and "edge-of-the-world" green sites all combine to give the golfer what designer Michael Hurdzan describes as a "wow experience" on every hole.
Perhaps the best example of this philosophy is on the much talked-about 15th hole. Playing from the furthest of the five tee boxes you have to choose from, this hole drops an amazing 175 feet to the fairway below. The sloping fairway and rapid drop mean that you should take up to two clubs less than you normally would off the tee.
The urge will of course be to grip-it-and-rip-it but the ravine in front of the green has welcomed more than its fair share of golf balls from over-anxious golfers. Your second shot will leave you between 150 and 200 yards to the relatively small and well-defended green. If you are going to miss the green, miss it short. Trouble lurks on all other sides. All these thoughts get to roam through your mind while you are distracted by Westwood’s spectacular views and the ever-present aromas of the courses abundant wildflowers.
 After your round your will be greeted by the Westwood Plateau staff who will clean your clubs for you and take them to your vehicle. Cap off your day with a meal or a drink on the clubhouse deck and take in the amazing views of the Fraser Valley and snow-capped Mount Baker in Washington State. If this day on the links doesn’t get the golf juices flowing, nothing will.
Be sure to add Westwood Plateau Golf and Country Club, arguably the best course in the city, to your Vancouver Golf Vacation. |
