The Wailea Gold Course is the most challenging of Wailea’s trio. Designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., it has been ranked among the country’s best new courses by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest, and one of the world’s best designed by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler.
The “Thinking Player’s Course”
Robert Trent Jones flavored this Gold Course with elements of classic golf course design, then finished it with a rugged, natural look. Throughout the course are stark lava rock outcroppings, indigenous Hawaiian grasses, an abundance of kiawe (a relative of mesquite), and remnants of papohaku, prehistoric lava rock walls built by early Hawaiians and preserved for their historic value.The Gold’s 200 foot elevation change from top to bottom enhances the numerous ocean and mountain vistas available from virtually every hole. The course has been labeled a “thinking player’s” course because it demands strategy and careful club selection to be played well
WAILEA GOLD COURSE DETAILS
Address: 100 Wailea Golf Club Drive - Wailea, Maui, Hawaii 96753
Architect: Robert Trent Jones
Open: 1994
Golf Professional: Rick Castillo Course Type: 18 holes; par 72
Yardage: 7078/6653/6152/5442 yards Yardage Markers: sprinklers
Slope: 137/132/127/130/116/119 Rating: 73.4/71.6/69.2/74.6/65.9/70.1
Bunkers: yes Golf Carts: yes
Pull Carts: no Water Holes: yes
Caddies: no Five-somes Policy: no
Walking Allowed: no Greens: Tifdwarf
Fairways: Bermuda Dress Code: proper golf attire
Spike Policy: soft only GPS Tracking: yes (prolinks)
Lessons: yes Club House: yes
Pro Shop: yes Restaurant: yes
Bar: yes Conference Facilities: no
Banquet Facilities: yes Lodging: yes
Showers: yes Lockers: yes
Rider Fee: $25
Practice Green: yes Driving Range: yes
Club Rental: TaylorMade $50
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