Westwood Plateau
Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club opened in 1995, built on land that had been the Westwood Motorsport Park. Designed by American architect Michael Hurdzan. Two courses (Championship par-72, max 6,770 yards, plus the executive par-3 course). Named SCOREGolf 'Best New Course in Canada' 1996; Golf Digest runner-up 1995.
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Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club opened in 1995, built on land that had been the Westwood Motorsport Park. Designed by American architect Michael Hurdzan. Two courses (Championship par-72, max 6,770 yards, plus the executive par-3 course). Named SCOREGolf Craig Johnston, Top 1% Team Member — Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and 47+ year Tri-Cities resident, can walk you through the local context. Free Strategy Call ends with a written one-page plan in 24 hours.
Verified facts · Westwood Plateau
Opened
1995
Course architect
Michael Hurdzan
Built on
Former Westwood Motorsport Park lands (track closed 1990)
Main course
Championship par-72, 6,770 yards
Executive course
Par-3 12-hole
1995 award
Golf Digest runner-up Best New Course in Canada
1996 award
SCOREGolf Best New Course in Canada
Course character
Douglas Firs, granite rock faces, rugged ravines
Westwood Plateau · Real estate connection
Westwood Plateau buyers in the on-course homes have direct golf-course frontage — premium pricing tier. Even non-golfing buyers value the course as guaranteed-permanent green space behind their lots. The clubhouse restaurant patio view is one of the best in Coquitlam.
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Westwood Plateau was planned as a hillside community around a golf course, and that origin still shapes what it is like to own there. Here is the present-day relevance.
Layout
The golf-course masterplan is why the Plateau has winding streets, green corridors and generous setbacks rather than a flat grid. That deliberate design gives the area its distinctive feel.
Setting
Building around a course left the neighbourhood with mature landscaping, green outlooks and elevation views that flatter, denser areas simply cannot match.
Homes
The Plateau spans executive detached homes, larger townhomes and gated strata enclaves, so a single neighbourhood name covers a wide range of prices and home types.
Ownership
Many Plateau communities are strata or bare-land strata. Reading the fees, bylaws and depreciation reports is part of buying here well, not an afterthought.
Lifestyle
The design favours privacy, quiet and a settled, upscale character — a strong draw for buyers who value that over walk-to-everything convenience.
Trade-off
The grade and the drive up are real considerations, especially in winter. Buyers who weigh them honestly rarely regret the Plateau; those who ignore them sometimes do.
So the Plateau’s golf-course history is not just backstory — it is the reason the neighbourhood looks and functions the way it does today, with the greenery, the views, the privacy and the strata structure that define ownership there. For the right buyer, that planned, upscale, green character is precisely the appeal.
If the Plateau is on your list, it pays to test the practical side before you commit: drive the grade on a wet evening, not just a sunny afternoon, and read the strata documents closely on any home you are serious about. The setting and the views are the enduring draw; the hillside logistics and the strata details are simply the homework that lets you enjoy them without surprises.
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