Waialae Country Club
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Waialae Country Club is a private country club in East Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded 97 years ago 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]
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Location in Hawaii | |
Coordinates | 21.272°N 157.775°W / 21.272; -157.775 |
Location | East Honolulu, Hawaii |
Elevation | Sea level |
Established | 1927; 97 years ago (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] |
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 Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game, True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club, and a Nintendo 64 game Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics, as well as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 from EA Sports and a handful of earlier games in the franchise.