Waialae Country Club
Waialae Country Club: Seth Raynor (1927). Par 72, 7,044 yards. Chris Gotterup won the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii here with 264 (−16).
Waialae Country Club: Seth Raynor (1927). Par 72, 7,044 yards. Chris Gotterup won the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii here with 264 (−16).
Waialae Country Club: Seth Raynor (1927). Par 72, 7,044 yards. Chris Gotterup won the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii here with 264 (−16).
Updated October 24, 2026
61 editions on the record, by event, newest first.
PGA Tour
| Year | Champion | Score | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sony Open in Hawaii Chris Gotterup | 264 (−16) | by 2 strokes |
| 2025 | Nick Taylor | 264 (−16) | won in a playoff |
| 2024 | Grayson Murray | 263 (−17) | won in a playoff |
| 2023 | Kim Si-woo | 262 (−18) | by 1 stroke |
| 2022 | Hideki Matsuyama | 257 (−23) | won in a playoff |
| 2021 | Kevin Na | 259 (−21) | by 1 stroke |
| 2020 | Cameron Smith | 269 (−11) | won in a playoff |
| 2019 | Matt Kuchar | 258 (−22) | by 4 strokes |
| 2018 | Patton Kizzire | 263 (−17) | won in a playoff |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | 253 (−27) | by 7 strokes |
| 2016 | Sony Open in Hawaii (Hawaiian Open) Fabián Gómez | 260 (−20) | won in a playoff |
| 2015 | Jimmy Walker | 257 (−23) | by 9 strokes |
| 2014 | Jimmy Walker | 263 (−17) | by 1 stroke |
| 2013 | Russell Henley | 256 (−24) | by 3 strokes |
| 2012 | Johnson Wagner | 267 (−13) | by 2 strokes |
| 2011 | Mark Wilson | 264 (−16) | by 2 strokes |
| 2010 | Ryan Palmer | 265 (−15) | by 1 stroke |
| 2009 | Zach Johnson | 265 (−15) | by 2 strokes |
| 2008 | K. J. Choi | 266 (−14) | by 3 strokes |
| 2007 | Paul Goydos | 266 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 2006 | David Toms | 261 (−19) | by 5 strokes |
| 2005 | Vijay Singh | 269 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 2004 | Ernie Els | 262 (−18) | won in a playoff |
| 2003 | Ernie Els | 264 (−16) | won in a playoff |
| 2002 | Jerry Kelly | 266 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 2001 | Brad Faxon | 260 (−20) | by 4 strokes |
| 2000 | Paul Azinger | 261 (−19) | by 7 strokes |
| 1999 | Jeff Sluman | 271 (−9) | by 2 strokes |
| 1998 | John Huston | 260 (−28) | lowest winning score in this event · by 7 strokes |
| 1997 | Paul Stankowski | 271 (−17) | won in a playoff |
| 1996 | Jim Furyk | 277 (−11) | won in a playoff |
| 1995 | John Morse | 269 (−19) | by 3 strokes |
| 1994 | Brett Ogle | 269 (−19) | by 1 stroke |
| 1993 | Howard Twitty | 269 (−19) | by 4 strokes |
| 1992 | John Cook | 265 (−23) | by 2 strokes |
| 1991 | Lanny Wadkins | 270 (−18) | by 4 strokes |
| 1990 | David Ishii | 279 (−9) | by 1 stroke |
| 1989 | Gene Sauers | 197 (−19) | by 1 stroke |
| 1988 | Lanny Wadkins | 271 (−17) | by 1 stroke |
| 1987 | Corey Pavin | 270 (−18) | won in a playoff |
| 1986 | Corey Pavin | 272 (−16) | by 2 strokes |
| 1985 | Mark O'Meara | 267 (−21) | by 1 stroke |
| 1984 | Jack Renner | 271 (−17) | won in a playoff |
| 1983 | Isao Aoki | 268 (−20) | by 1 stroke |
| 1982 | Wayne Levi | 277 (−11) | by 1 stroke |
| 1981 | Hale Irwin | 265 (−23) | by 6 strokes |
| 1980 | Andy Bean | 266 (−22) | by 3 strokes |
| 1979 | Hubert Green | 267 (−21) | by 3 strokes |
| 1978 | Hubert Green | 274 (−14) | won in a playoff |
| 1977 | Bruce Lietzke | 273 (−15) | by 3 strokes |
| 1976 | Ben Crenshaw | 270 (−18) | by 4 strokes |
| 1975 | Gary Groh | 274 (−14) | by 1 stroke |
| 1974 | Jack Nicklaus | 271 (−17) | by 3 strokes |
| 1973 | John Schlee | 273 (−15) | by 2 strokes |
| 1972 | Grier Jones | 274 (−14) | won in a playoff |
| 1971 | Tom Shaw | 273 (−15) | by 1 stroke |
| 1969 | Bruce Crampton | 274 (−14) | by 4 strokes |
| 1968 | Lee Trevino | 272 (−16) | by 2 strokes |
| 1967 | Dudley Wysong | 284 (−4) | won in a playoff |
| 1966 | Ted Makalena | 271 (−17) | by 3 strokes |
| 1965 | Gay Brewer | 281 (−7) | won in a playoff |
The coconut palms forming the "W" behind the member's 7th green (tournament No. 16) were the idea of member Ethan Abbott and were planted by superintendent Dave Nakama.
Source: Waialae CC Championship Golf
The course has only about 10 feet of elevation change, and in the 2025 season it was the eighth-oldest course on the PGA Tour.
Justin Thomas began the 2017 Sony Open with a 59, then added 64-65-65 for a 253 total that set the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record and won by seven over Justin Rose.
Source: CBS Sports: Justin Thomas sets PGA Tour scoring record at Sony Open · Wikipedia: Sony Open in Hawaii
The front and back nines are switched for the tour event, so the members' 7th plays as No. 16 and the tournament finishes on the members' dogleg 9th.
Source: GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: Sony Open 2026 · Wikipedia: Sony Open in Hawaii
Fairways are lined with stands of coconut, monkeypod and kiawe trees, with 83 bunkers on the course.
Source: Waialae CC - Championship Golf · GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: Sony Open 2026
The club describes the course as cooled by gentle trade winds; in 1998, with virtually no wind, Waialae gave up 54 eagles and more than 2,000 birdies in one week.
Source: Waialae CC - Championship Golf · Irish Times: Huston breaks Hogan's 53-year-old record
Seth Raynor
Changes over the years
Source: Waialae CC Championship Golf · GCSAA Tournament Fact Sheet: Sony Open 2026
The PGA Tour and DP World Tour weeks at this course since 2017.
| Year | Event | Winner | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sony Open in Hawaii 15–18 January 2026 | Chris Gotterup | PGA Tour |
| 2025 | Sony Open in Hawaii 9–12 January 2025 | Nick Taylor | PGA Tour |
| 2024 | Sony Open in Hawaii 11–14 January 2024 | Grayson Murray | PGA Tour |
| 2023 | Sony Open in Hawaii 12–15 January 2023 | Kim Si-woo | PGA Tour |
| 2022 | Sony Open in Hawaii 13–16 January 2022 | Hideki Matsuyama | PGA Tour |
| 2021 | Sony Open in Hawaii 14–17 January 2021 | Kevin Na | PGA Tour |
| 2020 | Sony Open in Hawaii 9–12 January 2020 | Cameron Smith | PGA Tour |
| 2019 | Sony Open in Hawaii 10–13 January 2019 | Matt Kuchar | PGA Tour |
| 2018 | Sony Open in Hawaii 11–14 January 2018 | Patton Kizzire | PGA Tour |
| 2017 | Sony Open in Hawaii 12–15 January 2017 | Justin Thomas | PGA Tour |
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