Ala Wai Municipal Golf Course on Oahu

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NAME: Ala Wai Municipal Golf Course
ALSO KNOW AS: Ala Wai Golf Course
NUMBER OF HOLES: 18
PAR: 70
COURSE RATING: Unknown
YARDS: 6020 / 5011
SLOPE: 115 / 119
ADDRESS: 404 Kapahulu Avenue
LOCATION: Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
WEB SITE: Honolulu City and County Site

The Ala Wai Municipal Golf Course is a flat, 18 hole, 145 acre golf course with views of Diamond Head Crater, the Koolau Mountains, and the skyline of Waikiki. At one time the Guiness Book of World Records rated it as busiest golf course in the United States. 180,000 to 225,000 rounds of golf are played there every year.

History of the Ala Wai Golf Course
The original 9 hole Ala Wai Golf Course was designed by Donald Mackay and it opened for the first time on September 13, 1931. At that time it was the only municipal golf course in Hawaii. The second nine holes opened on July 10, 1937, and the clubhouse as built in 1948. In 1989 seven of the front nine holes were redesigned by Nelson and Right. When the course first opened in 1931 it was run by the Hawaii Territorial Fair Commission. When that commissioned was abolished upon Hawaii's statehood, the City and County of Honolulu took over the land. There has always been a great deal of pressure to develop the valuable golf course land with hotels and condominiums but so far, Honolulu has resisted.

Resources

- City of Honolulu "Ala Wai Golf Course" Web Site
- Resident and Visitor Ala Wai Golf Course Fees

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