Championship Golf

Established in 1927, the course's initial design was by Seth Raynor with changes over the years by Robert Trent Jones, Desmond Muirhead, Rick Smith and most recently Tom Doak.

The golf course at Waialae is world-renowned for its location and natural beauty. The coconut trees forming the iconic “W,” or Waialae’s living logo, play backdrop along with the Pacific Ocean to the green on the member's 7th Hole. 

Waialae features fairways lined with stands of coconut, monkey pod and kiawe trees and 83 strategically placed bunkers that come into play for any golfer.  The course is cooled by gentle trade winds and features well-tended and manicured Bermuda grass tees, fairways, and greens.

Each year, Waialae has become synonymous with the start of the PGA Tour season and is one of only 40 private country clubs in the United States chosen to host a sanctioned PGA Tour event. 

The course plays to a par 70 for the Sony Open and measures 7,020 yards from the Championship Tees, 6,456 yards from the Member Tees, and 5,962 from the Forward Tees.