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Location in Hawaii | |
Coordinates | 21°16′19″N 157°46′30″W / 21.272°N 157.775°W |
Location | East Honolulu, Hawaii |
Elevation | Sea level |
Established | 1927 |
Type | Private |
Total holes | 18 |
Events hosted | Sony Open in Hawaii |
Greens | Tifdwarf Bermuda |
Fairways | Winter ryegrass |
Website | www |
Waialae Country Club | |
Designed by | Seth Raynor |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,125 yards (6,515 m) |
Course rating | 74.6 |
Slope rating | 141 [1] |
Waialae Country Club is a private country club in East Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 1927 and designed by Seth Raynor, it is a par 72 championship course at 7,125 yards (6,515 m) from the Championship tees. From the Members tees at 6,456 yards (5,903 m), the course rating is 71.8 with a slope rating of 136.[1]
The Waialae golf course hosts the Sony Open in Hawaii on the PGA Tour in January, the first full-field event of the calendar year. The event has had several corporate sponsors since its founding in 1965 as the Hawaiian Open.
Waialae was featured in the video games True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club, Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (as well as a handful of earlier games in the franchise).