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Few courses in American golf carry the television pedigree of Waialae Country Club. Home to the Sony Open in Hawaii — the PGA Tour's traditional season-opening stop in January — this Honolulu landmark has hosted elite professional golf for decades, regularly drawing the world's top players to kick off the new year under the warmth of the Hawaiian sun. Seth Raynor designed the course, which opened in 1927, and his fingerprints remain in its classic, strategic architecture — a layout that rewards placement and thought over raw power.
Sitting in the shadow of Diamond Head crater along the southern coastline of Oahu, Waialae occupies one of the most dramatic settings in golf. Trade winds off the Pacific are a constant and defining factor, turning what appears on paper like a manageable test into something genuinely demanding, even for tour professionals.
As a private members' club, Waialae carries the kind of prestige befitting its history and address. To play here is to walk the same fairways that Ernie Els, Davis Love III, and generations of champions have navigated — a rare intersection of aloha spirit and genuine golf heritage.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue · men | 7,048 | 74.6 | 141 | 72 |
| White · women | 6,457 | 78.6 | 139 | 72 |
| White · men | 6,456 | 71.8 | 136 | 72 |
| Gold · men | 5,968 | 69.4 | 129 | 72 |
| Gold · women | 5,968 | 75.4 | 134 | 72 |
| Red · men | 5,657 | 67.9 | 124 | 72 |
| Red · women | 5,657 | 73.2 | 129 | 72 |
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