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Waialae Country Club

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Par
70
Yardage
7,044
Designer
Seth Raynor
Opened
1927
Greens
Bermudagrass
Fairways
Bermudagrass
Avg winning score
-19 (15 ed.)

Waialae Country Club is a par-70, 7,044-yard PGA Tour golf course in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, designed by Seth Raynor. It has hosted 15 PGA Tour events in OTIS's 15-season window; the most recent was won by Chris Gotterup (2026).

What this course rewards

Positional venue — placement beats raw power. Length: 22nd percentile of tour venues. Emphasis is derived from this venue's profile — it describes what the course rewards, and complements the course-fit model (terms in the glossary).

  1. Approach37%

    graded on mid-iron proximity (125–150 yds) and short-iron proximity (100–125 yds)

  2. Around the green22%

    scrambling from rough and sand

  3. Course history20%

    past results at this venue

  4. Off the tee11%

    graded on distance from the edge of the fairway and good drive percentage

  5. Putting10%

    5–10 ft make rate and lag putting

Hole by hole

Par, yardage, and how the field actually scored — difficulty ranks 1 (hardest) to 18. From the most recent tournament played here. Tap or arrow through the holes; bar height is hole length.

Hole 1Par 4 · 495 yds

Field average
4.100 (+0.100)
Difficulty
#3 of 18
Birdies · Pars · Bogey+
11 · 89 · 19

Under par · par · over par, share of the field

Hole 1 at Waialae Country Club
HoleParYardsScoring avgDifficulty
144954.100#3
244204.025#6
344093.825#14
432193.233#1
544744.158#2
644523.975#13
731642.983#11
844664.008#9
955044.283#18
OUT353,60334.590
1043393.742#16
1131952.825#14
1244333.983#11
1344864.033#5
1444414.050#4
1543944.017#8
1644404.000#10
1731723.025#6
1855404.517#17
IN353,44034.192
TOTAL707,04368.782

Hosting history

SeasonTournamentWinnerScorePurse
2026Sony Open in HawaiiChris Gotterup-16$9,100,000
2025Sony Open in HawaiiNick Taylor-16$8,700,000
2024Sony Open in HawaiiGrayson Murray-17$8,300,000
2022 - 2023Sony Open in HawaiiSi Woo Kim-18$7,900,000
2021 - 2022Sony Open in HawaiiHideki Matsuyama-23$7,500,000
2020 - 2021Sony Open in HawaiiKevin Na-21$6,600,000
2019 - 2020Sony Open in HawaiiCameron Smith-11$6,600,000
2018 - 2019Sony Open in HawaiiMatt Kuchar-22$6,400,000
2017 - 2018Sony Open in HawaiiPatton Kizzire-17$6,200,000
2016 - 2017Sony Open in HawaiiJustin Thomas-27$6,000,000
2015 - 2016Sony Open in HawaiiFabián Gómez-20$5,800,000
2014 - 2015Sony Open in HawaiiJimmy Walker-23$5,600,000
2013 - 2014Sony Open in HawaiiJimmy Walker-17$5,600,000
2013Sony Open in HawaiiRussell Henley-24$5,600,000
2012Sony Open in HawaiiJohnson Wagner-13$5,500,000

Does a player fit this course?

Pick a player to see their skill percentiles against what this venue rewards. The dashed shape is the course's relative emphasis (from its archetype) — a read of what pays off here, not a percentile. Add a second player to compare two games head-to-head.

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Player history here

Rounds played, best finish, and scoring at this venue — cited from results, lower scoring is better. “Similar venues” is a player's scoring across every positional course of this type, the closest honest read on venue fit (Strokes Gained can't be split by venue, so this is scoring, not SG).

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Tournament intelligence

LAST TOURNAMENT HERE

Sony Open in Hawaii

2026-01-15 · won by Chris Gotterup

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