Wailea Golf Club - Gold, Emerald & Blue Courses
Wailea, Maui County, Hawaii · Maui golf market
- Access
- mixed
- Holes
- 54
- Architect(s)
- Robert Trent Jones Jr., Arthur Jack Snyder
- Gated
- No
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Wailea Resort is a master-planned resort-and-residential community on Maui's sunny South Shore, built out from the late 1970s onward around three golf courses designed primarily by Robert Trent Jones Jr.: the Blue Course (commonly called 'Old Blue,' designed by Arthur Jack Snyder and the resort's original course), the Gold Course, and the Emerald Course. All three remain semi-private/public-play courses rather than a fully private club, but Wailea Golf Club runs a real, legally documented membership-eligibility structure tied to specific Wailea properties rather than being open to any Wailea homeowner or the general public on equal terms.
The clearest golf-residential integration is along the Old Blue Course, where several gated communities were built directly against its fairways over the decades: Wailea Fairway Estates (1979, one of Wailea's first gated communities, 31 lots bordering the 13th and 14th fairways), Wailea Golf Estates (61 homesites bordering the 10th, 11th, 12th and 17th fairways), Kai Malu (built out 2007, 75 duplex buildings/150 residences surrounding the 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th holes), and Wailea Golf Vistas (48 custom homes on 18 acres along the Blue Course near the Fairmont Kea Lani). These are genuine developer-built, golf-fronting residential products, not incidental proximity to a public course.
Golf & Course
The Blue/Old Blue Course, Wailea's original layout, was designed by Arthur Jack Snyder; the Gold Course (par 72, roughly 7,078 yards from the back tees) and Emerald Course (par 72, roughly 6,825 yards) were both designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and are generally regarded as the resort's more prestigious, more heavily promoted courses - the Gold Course in particular has hosted significant amateur and celebrity events over the years.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
All three courses accept public/resort play. Separately, Wailea Golf Club membership eligibility (Regular or Associate tiers) is restricted to owners of the 13 developments named in the club's governing Settlement and Release agreement; other Wailea properties may instead qualify only for a reduced Property Owner Rate, and some properties qualify for neither. This is a genuinely tiered, resident-linked access system rather than a blanket resort perk.
Living in Wailea Golf Club - Gold, Emerald & Blue Courses
The Old Blue Course corridor in particular has become a dense strip of golf-fronting gated communities built over roughly four decades (1979 through 2007), ranging from large single-family homesites (Wailea Golf Estates) to smaller-lot estate homes (Wailea Fairway Estates, Wailea Golf Vistas) to attached duplex-style residences (Kai Malu) - genuinely differentiated housing products sharing the same golf-course backdrop.
Lifestyle & Amenities
Wailea Golf Club includes a tennis facility (Wailea Tennis & Pickleball Club) and clubhouse dining; the broader Wailea Resort adds multiple luxury hotels (Four Seasons, Fairmont Kea Lani, Grand Wailea, Andaz), an oceanfront coastal walking path, and upscale shopping at The Shops at Wailea.
Location & Surrounding Area
Wailea sits on Maui's South Shore in the Kihei-Wailea-Makena corridor, roughly 25 minutes from Kahului Airport and immediately north of Makena.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Annual dues
Historical — as of 2024$3,485
Reported 'Regular Golf Membership' rate (plus Hawaii GET tax and a per-round cart fee) as of 2024 reporting on a real-estate blog, not Wailea Golf's own current rate sheet; confirm directly. An 'Associate Golf Membership' tier was reported at $1,265/year (2024) for a lower access level.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm the current list of the 13 developments eligible for full Wailea Golf Club membership.
- Confirm current membership dues, the Property Owner Rate, and any initiation cost directly with Wailea Golf Club.
- Confirm current course management/ownership (reporting found references Wailea Golf LLC/GolfBC Group, but this could not be confirmed as still current).
Notable
- Wailea Resort's three courses (Blue/Old Blue, Gold, Emerald) total 54 holes.
- Full golf membership eligibility is legally restricted to owners in 13 specifically designated Wailea developments under a club Settlement and Release agreement.
- Wailea Fairway Estates (1979) was one of the first gated communities built in Wailea, directly on the Old Blue Course's 13th/14th fairways.
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