
The oldest of the three Wailea Golf Club courses, Old Blue is a traditional Maui resort course designed by Arthur Jack Snyder just a sniff off the coastline and beneath Mt. Haleakala.
The flagship of the three golf courses at Wailea Golf Club on Maui, Old Blue is a classic Arthur Jack Snyder design built in 1972. The golf course rolls along the foothills of 10,000-foot-high Mt. Haleakala, a dormant volcano that dominates the skyline. This scenic Hawaiian resort-style course features both Pacific Ocean and volcano views and plays 6,765 yards from the championship tees, though each hole has between four and six tee boxes for players of every skill level. The Old Blue course is close enough to the water that, from certain points like the 12th tee boxes, whales can be spotted.
| Tee | Par | Yardage | Slope | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 72 | 5208 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 72 | 6397 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue | 72 | 6765 | 0 | 0 |
The course itself is a gorgeous resort course, very generous fairways, spectacular views, really everything you could want when you're golfing in paradise.
The only reason I didn't give it a full 5 stars was the fact that the pace of play was brutally slow. There were several foreign 5-somes ahead of us that had no concept of playing anywhere near fast, or normal for that matter. Had they not clogged up the works it would have been 5 stars all the way.