OUR AWARDS

2026

• GOLF’s Top 100 Teachers to Watch (2026-27), GOLF, Claude Brousseau, Wailea Golf Academy

• Golf Digest’s Best Teachers in Every State 2026-2027 (Hawaii), Claude Brousseau, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy

2025

• Golf Digest America’s 75 Best Golf Resorts, Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort, #33; Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, #12.

• Hawai‘i Magazine 2025 Readers Choice Awards: Maui. Wailea Golf Club ranked #2

• Golfweek’s Best 2025: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S., Wailea Gold Course, #93 and Wailea Emerald Course, #122

2024

• Best Public-Access Courses in Hawaii, Golfweek, Wailea Gold Course, #7 and Wailea Emerald Course, #T9.

• The 50 Best Golf Trip Destinations for Women, 2024, Wailea Golf Club, Golf Digest

• Golfweek’s Best 2024: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S., Wailea Gold Course, #96 and Wailea Emerald Course, #113

• The Best Teachers in Your State 2024-25 (Hawaii), Claude Brousseau, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy, #1, Golf Digest

2023

• Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play 2023, state-by-state rankings for public-access layouts, Hawaii: Wailea Gold Course, #8 and Wailea Emerald Course, #9

• Golfweek’s Best 2023: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S., Wailea Gold Course, #108 and Wailea Emerald Course, #121

2022

• 2022 Player Development Award, Aloha Section PGA, Marcus Judge, PGA, Head Golf Professional, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses.

• 2022 Assistant Golf Professional of the Year, Aloha Section PGA, Michael Taylor, PGA, Assistant Golf Professional, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses.

• 2022 Readers’ Choice Awards, Best Golf Course on Maui, Hawai`i Magazine, Wailea Golf Club, #3

• Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play 2022, state-by-state rankings for public-access layouts, Hawaii: Wailea Gold Course, #6 and Wailea Emerald Course, #9

• Golf Digest Editors' Choice Best Golf Resorts in The Americas, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea and Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

• Golfweek’s Best 2022: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S., Wailea Gold Course, #109 and Wailea Emerald Course, #127

• The Best Teachers in Your State 2022-23 (Hawaii), Claude Brousseau, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy, #1, Golf Digest

2021

• The Best Golf Courses in Hawaii 2021-2022, Golf Digest, Wailea Gold Course #13

• 2021 GRAA Top 100 Growth of the Game Teaching Professionals, Golf Range Association of America, Claude Brousseau, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy

• 33 Best Golf Destinations for Women, 2021-2022, Wailea Golf Club, Golf Digest

• 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards, Best Golf Course on Maui, Hawai`i Magazine, Wailea Golf Club, #3

• Golfweek’s Best 2021: Best Courses You Can Play, state by state: Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course #7, and Wailea Emerald Course #9

• Marquis Who's Who, Claude Brousseau, Director of Instruction, Wailea Golf Academy

• Golfers' Choice 2021: Best golf courses in Hawaii, GolfPass, Wailea Blue Course #16; Wailea Gold Course #2; Wailea Emerald Course #1

• Golfweek’s Best 2021: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #103 and Wailea Emerald Course, #126

2020

• 2020 Player Development Award, Aloha Section PGA, Marcus Judge, PGA, Head Golf Professional, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses

• 2020 Merchandiser of the Year - Resort Award, Aloha Section PGA, Marcus Judge, PGA, Head Golf Professional, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses

• 2020 Professional Development Award, Aloha Section PGA, Claude Brousseau, PGA, Director of Player Development, Wailea Golf Academy

• TripAdvisor 2020 Travelers' Choice Winner, Wailea Golf Club

• Golfweek’s Best 2020: Best Courses You Can Play, state by state: Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course #7, and Wailea Emerald Course #10

• Golfweek’s 2020 Ultimate Guide: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #100 and Wailea Emerald Course, #134

• 2020 Readers’ Choice Awards, Best Golf Course on Maui, Hawai`i Magazine, Wailea Golf Club, #3

• Golf Advisor 2020 Golfers’ Choice awards, based on over 153,000 ratings and reviews submitted in 2019:

• Top 50 U.S. Courses, Wailea Emerald Course #12

• Top 25 Course Layouts, Wailea Emerald Course #8

• Best of Hawaii Golf Courses, Wailea Emerald #1

• Top 25 golf courses for Off-Course Amenities, Wailea Golf Club #13

2019

• The Best Teachers in Your State 2019-20 (Hawaii), Claude Brousseau, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy, #1, Golf Digest

• Best golf resorts for general excellence: GOLF’s Top 100 Resorts 2019, Grand Wailea Maui, GOLF

• Treat yourself: the 25 most luxurious resorts from GOLF’s Top 100 Resorts, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, GOLF

• 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards, Best Golf Course on Maui, Hawai`i Magazine, Wailea Golf Club, #3

• Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play, 2019, Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course #7, and Wailea Emerald Course #9

• TripAdvisor 2019 Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame, Wailea Golf Club

• Pacific Business News, “Golf Courses, Neighbor Islands,” ranked by slope rating back, Wailea Gold Course #8, Wailea Emerald Course #12, Wailea Blue Course #22.

• “13 Best Things to Do in Maui”, by Todd Plummer, Conde Nast Traveler, Wailea Golf Club

• Aloha Section PGA 2018 President’s Award, Anne Takabuki, president, Wailea Golf, in recognition of her dedication and service.

• Golfweek’s 2019 Ultimate Guide: Top 200 Resort Golf Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #93 and Wailea Emerald Course, #123

2018

• 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards, Best Golf Course on Maui, Hawai`i Magazine, Wailea Golf Club, #2

• Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play, 2018, Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #7, and Wailea Emerald Course, #9

• Golf Course Gurus, Top 100 Public Golf Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #72, and Wailea Emerald Course, #73, Golf Course Gurus

• Golf Course Gurus, Hawaii’s Best Golf Courses, Wailea Emerald Course, #12, and Wailea Gold Course #13

• President’s Plaque, Aloha Section PGA, Renee Lee, PGA, Teaching Professional, Wailea Golf Academy

• Superintendent of the Year, Hawaii Golf Course Superintendent Association, Mike Atwood, Superintendent, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses

2017

• Best Teachers in Hawaii, 2017-2018, Eddie Lee, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy, Golf Digest

• 2017 Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, reflecting the consistently great reviews a business receives on TripAdvisor

• Robb Report’s 2017 Best of the Best winner, Journeys category, Golf Experience subcategory, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

• The Best Golf Courses in Hawaii, 2017-2018, Wailea Gold Course #13, Golf Digest

• Golfweek’s Best: State-by-State Courses You Can Play, 2017, Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #8, and Wailea Emerald Course, #9

• The 30 Best U.S. Public Courses to Ever Host an LPGA Tour Event, Wailea Blue Course #20, Golf Advisor

• Hawaii Golf Hall of Fame (2016), Aloha Section PGA, Brenda Rego, PGA, Wailea Blue Course Head Professional

• Merchandiser of the Year, Resort Facilities Award (2016), Aloha Section PGA, Marcus Judge, PGA, Head Golf Professional, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses

• Teacher of the Year (2016), Aloha Section PGA, Eddie Lee, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy Director of Instruction

• Best of 2016: Top 20 golf courses in Hawaii, Wailea Gold #7, GolfAdvisor.com

• Golfweek’s Best: Resort Courses 2017, Wailea Gold Course

2016

• Best Golf Resorts: Readers’ Choice Awards 2016, Four Seasons Resort Maui #2, Andrew Harper’s The Hideaway Report

• Best Golf Courses You Can Play in Hawaii, 2016-17 Edition, Wailea Gold #5, Wailea Emerald #8, Golf Magazine

• Premier Golf Resorts 2016-2017, Gold Medal, Four Seasons Resort Maui; Silver Medal, Fairmont Kea Lani Maui and Grand Wailea Waldorf Astoria Resort, Golf Magazine

• “Five Sought-After Golf Courses for Dad”, Wailea Gold Course, Modern Luxury Hawaii

• 2016 Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, reflecting the consistently great reviews a business receives on TripAdvisor

• Best Resorts of The Americas 2016, Editor’s Choice Award, Golf Digest, Grand Wailea Waldorf Astoria Resort and Four Seasons Resort Maui

• Best Golf Course in Hawaii, Readers’ Choice Award 2016, Wailea Golf Club (Blue/Emerald/Gold), #5, Hawai`i Magazine

• Golfweek’s Best: State-by-State Courses You Can Play, 2016, Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #7, and Wailea Emerald Course, #8

• GolfAdvisor.com, Top 10 courses in Hawaii as rated by Golf Advisor reviews in 2015, Wailea Emerald Course #3

• Golfweek’s Best: Resort Courses 2016, Wailea Gold and Emerald Courses

2015

• America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, 2015-2016, Wailea Gold Course, Golf Digest

• Best Teachers in Hawaii, 2015-2016, Eddie Lee, PGA, David Leadbetter Golf Academy at Wailea, Golf Digest

• Top 10 Golf & Beach Combos in the U.S., Wailea Resort, LINKS Golf Magazine

• 2015 Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor travelers

• Golfweek’s Best: State-by-State Courses You Can Play, Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #7, and Wailea Emerald Course, #9

• Hawaii: Best in State Rankings, 2015-2016, Wailea Gold Course #13, Golf Digest

• The Top 10 Resort Courses in Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #7, LINKS Golf Magazine

• Golfweek’s Best: Resort Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #100

• Golfweek’s Best: Next 100 Resort Courses, Wailea Emerald Course

2014

• Travelin’ Joe Awards, “Most Couples-Friendly Course,” Wailea Emerald Course, Golf Magazine

• Best of Maui reader awards 2014, voted one of Maui’s top 3 in “Best Golf Course” category, Wailea Gold Course, The Maui News

• Best Public Golf Courses in Hawaii 2014, Wailea Gold Course, #6, and Wailea Emerald Course, #12, Golf Magazine

• 2014 Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor travelers

• Premier Golf Resorts 2014-2015, Gold Medal, Four Seasons Resort Maui, and Silver Medal, Grand Wailea, Golf Magazine

• Best Courses: State by State, Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #6, and Wailea Emerald Course, #12, Golfweek

• Top Ten Golf Courses in Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, Gayot

• Best Golf Course in Hawaii, Readers’ Choice Award 2014, #4, Hawai`i Magazine

• The Top 10 Most Beautiful Holes in Hawaii, Wailea Emerald #18, Links Magazine

• 2014 Best Resort Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #80, Golfweek

2013

• Best of Maui reader awards 2013, voted one of Maui’s top 3 in “Best Golf Course” category, Wailea Gold Course, The Maui News

• 2013 Best Resort Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #75, Golfweek

• America’s Top 50 Courses for Women, Wailea Emerald Course, #40, Golf Digest. The Wailea Emerald was the only Hawaii course on this year’s ranking.

• 2013 Certificate of Excellence, TripAdvisor, given to businesses that consistently earn high ratings from TripAdvisor travelers

• Top Ten Golf Courses in Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, Gayot

• Best Golf Courses in Hawaii, Readers’ Choice Award, Hawai`i Magazine

• Best Courses You Can Play, Wailea Gold Course, #6 in Hawaii, Golfweek

• America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, 2013-2014, Wailea Gold Course, Golf Digest

2012

• Best Public Golf Courses in Hawaii 2012, Wailea Gold Course, #9, and Wailea Emerald Course, #16, Golf Magazine

• “Top 10 Golf Resorts for Women,” LINKS Magazine

• Top 15 Hawaii Golf Resorts, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea (#1), Fairmont Kea Lani Maui and Grand Wailea Resort (tied at #7), Conde Nast Traveler’s 16th golf poll.

• Best Courses: State by State, Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #7, Golfweek

• 2012 Best Resort Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #82, Golfweek

• Premier Golf Resorts 2012-2013, Gold Medal, Four Seasons Resort Maui, and Silver Medal, Grand Wailea, Golf Magazine

• Best Places to Play, Wailea Gold and Emerald Courses, 4.5 stars, and Wailea Old Blue 4.0 stars, Golf Digest

2011

• The 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea (#27) and Grand Wailea (#33), Golf Digest

• America’s Top 50 Courses for Women, Wailea Emerald is the only Hawaii course on the list, at #40, Golf Digest

• 2011 Value Award, Wailea Golf Club, up! Magazine (WestJet reader choice award)

• America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, 2011-2012, Golf Digest, Wailea Gold Course

• Top 15 Hawaii Golf Resorts, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea (#1), Fairmont Kea Lani Maui (#7), and Grand Wailea Resort (#8), Conde Nast Traveler’s 15th golf poll.

• Golfweek’s Best Courses You Can Play, Wailea Gold and Emerald Courses, Golfweek

• Toughest Golf Courses - Neighbor Islands, Pacific Business News

• Golfweek’s 2011 Best Resort Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #73, Golfweek

2010

• American’s Top 50 Courses for Women, Wailea Emerald Course, #44, Golf Digest

• Top 80 Golf Resorts, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea ranked #1, Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Survey. Wailea Golf Club rated 97.9 for Course Design & Access and 97.9 for Golf Staff & Services.

• Best Public Golf Courses in Hawaii 2010, Wailea Gold Course, #6, and Wailea Emerald Course, #14, Golf Magazine

• Golfweek’s Best Public Access Courses, Wailea Gold Course, Golfweek

• Premier Golf Resorts, Gold Medal, Grand Wailea and Four Seasons Resort Maui, Golf Magazine

• Golfweek’s 2010 Best Resort Courses, Wailea Gold Course, #95, Golfweek

2009

• 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America, Golf Digest, Grand Wailea #17 and Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea #19.

• Merchandiser of the Year Award, Aloha Section PGA

• America’s Healthiest Beach and Lake Getaways, Health Magazine / CNN.com, July 3, 2009, Wailea listed among top 10 healthiest getaways, including Wailea Golf & Tennis Clubs.

• America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses, 2009-2010, Golf Digest, Wailea Gold Course

• Best Golf Courses in State, 2009-2010, Golf Digest, Wailea Emerald Course

• Best Golf Courses in State, 2009-2010, Golf Digest, Wailea Gold Course

• America’s Top Golf Courses 2009-2010, Zagat Guidebook, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses rated “Extraordinary”

• Best Courses of Distinction, Wailea Gold Course, Golfweek

2008

• Best Golf Resorts, #3 (with Four Seasons Resort Maui), Travel+Leisure Golf

• Best Resorts for Buddy Trips, #3 (with Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa), Travel+Leisure Golf

• Best Resorts for Family Trips, #1 (with Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa), Travel+Leisure Golf

• Best Public Golf Courses in Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #7, and Wailea Emerald Course, #15, Golf Magazine

• Best Places to Play 2008-2009, Wailea Gold Course, 4.5 stars, Golf Digest

• Best Place to Play 2008-2009, Wailea Emerald Course, 4.5 stars, Golf Digest

• 2008 Value Award, Wailea Golf Club, up! Magazine (WestJet reader choice award)

• Architecture Award, Best Golf Courses in the State of Hawaii 2007-2008, Wailea Gold Course, Golf Digest

2007

• Best Resort Course in Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #3, Travel+Leisure Golf

• Best Resort Courses 2007, Wailea Gold Course #93, Golfweek

• America’s Top Golf Courses 2007-2008, Zagat Guidebook, Wailea Gold & Emerald Courses rated “Extraordinary”

• Top 50 Courses for Women, Wailea Emerald Course, #30, Golf For Women

• Best Teachers in Hawaii, Eddie Lee #2, David Leadbetter Golf Academy at Wailea, Golf Digest

2006

• Top 50 Courses for Women, Wailea Emerald Course, #29, Golf For Women

• Assistant Golf Professional of the Year, Brenda Rego, Golf Operations Manager, Aloha Section PGA

• Merchandiser of the Year Award, Aloha Section PGA

• America’s Best Resorts, Gold Medal, Golf Magazine (one of only 25 resorts in the country to receive this honor), Golf Magazine.

2005

• 2005 Teacher of the Year, Eddie Lee, PGA, Wailea Golf Academy teaching pro, Aloha Section PGA

• Best Teachers in Hawaii, Eddie Lee #1 and Tim Mitchell #2, Wailea Golf Academy teaching pros, Golf Digest

• Top 50 Courses for Women, Wailea Emerald Course, #29, Golf for Women

• Best in Hawaii, Wailea Gold Course, #9, Golf Digest

2004

• America’s Best Resorts, Gold Medal, Golf Magazine (one of only 25 resorts in the country to receive this honor), Golf Magazine.

2003

• Golf Professional of the Year, Rick Castillo, Senior Head Golf Professional, Aloha Section PGA

• Merchandiser of the Year Award, Aloha Section PGA

• Best in State 2003-2004, Wailea Emerald Course, Golf Digest

• America’s 100 Best Golf Shops, Golf World Business

2002

• Top 25 Golf Shops for Women, Golf for Women

• Top 75 Golf Resorts in America, Golf Digest

• Top 50 Teachers, Cathy Torchiana, Wailea Golf Club LPGA Teaching Pro, Golf for Women Magazine

• America’s 100 Best Golf Shops, Golf World Business

• America’s Best Resorts, Gold Medal, Golf Magazine (one of only 22 resorts in the country to receive this honor), Golf Magazine.

2001

• Top 25 Golf Shops for Women, Golf for Women

• Top Fairways Award (most women-friendly), Golf for Women

• America’s 100 Best Golf Shops, Golf World Business

2000

• PGA/GMDA Merchandiser of the Year, Rick Castillo, PGA, Resort Category, PGA of America

• Merchandiser of the Year Award, Aloha Section PGA

• Hawaii’s best golf courses, Wailea Gold Course, #13, Hawaii Magazine

• Top Fairways Award (most women-friendly), Golf for Women

• 50 Best Golf Resorts, Wailea Golf Club together with Four Seasons Resort Maui and Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa, Conde Nast Traveler

• America’s Best Resorts, Gold Medal, Golf Magazine (ranked among top 10 in 5 categories, including quality of additional golf courses, value, lounges/nightlife, family programs and environment)

• 4 Star Rating, Wailea Gold Course; 4.5 Star Rating, Wailea Emerald Course; 4 Star Rating, Wailea Blue Course, Golf Digest’s Places to Play

• America’s 100 Best Golf Shops, Golf Shop Operations

1991 - 1999

• Assistant Professional of the Year, Wailea Golf Club PGA Pro Eddie Lee, Aloha Section PGA

• 50 Best Golf Resorts, Wailea Golf Club, together with Four Seasons Resort Maui, #7; Kea Lani Hotel, Suites & Villas, #11; and Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa, #13; Conde Nast Traveler

• Top Fairways Award (most women-friendly), Golf for Women

• Best Courses in Hawaii, Wailea Emerald Course #8, Golf Digest

• America’s Best Resorts, Silver Medal, Golf Magazine

• 4 Star Rating, Wailea Gold Course; 4 Star Rating, Wailea Emerald Course; 3.5 Star Rating, Wailea Blue Course, Golf Digest’s Places to Play

• Top 50 “Great-Service Facilities”, Golf Digest’s Places to Play

• Top Fairways Award (most women-friendly), Golf for Women

• America’s 100 Best Golf Shops, Golf Shop Operations

• Top Fairways Award (most women-friendly), Golf for Women

• America’s 100 Best Golf Shops, Golf Shop Operations

• Fifty Best Golf Resorts, Wailea Gold Course and Aston Wailea Resort, #1 Best Course Design, 100.0 perfect score, Conde Nast Traveler

• Best New Courses, Wailea Emerald Course, The Golfer

• Best Golf Courses for Couples in California and Hawaii, Wailea Emerald Course, Buying the Best

• America’s 100 Best Golf Shops, Golf Shop Operations

• America’s 500 Best Places You Can Play, Wailea Emerald Course, Golf Digest

• Best New Resort Courses of the Year, Wailea Emerald Course #2, Golf Digest

• Top 100 Teachers in America, Wailea Golf Club Teaching Professional Dan Pasquariello, Golf Magazine

• Merchandiser of the Year Award, Aloha Section PGA

• Top Fairways Award (most women-friendly), Golf for Women

• Best of Golf Award, Links

• Best New Resort Courses of the Year, Wailea Gold Course #9, Golf Digest

• Top 10 New Places You Can Play, Wailea Emerald Course, Golf Magazine

• PGA Teacher of the Year, Wailea Golf Club Teaching Professional Dan Pasquariello, Aloha Section PGA

• Top 10 New Places You Can Play, Wailea Gold Course, Golf Magazine

• Award of Merit, Wailea Gold & Emerald Clubhouse, Pacific Coast Builders Conference

• Gold Tee Award, Meetings & Conventions Magazine

• America's 75 Best Resort Courses, Wailea Blue Course, Golf Digest

• Gold Tee Award, Meetings & Conventions Magazine

• America's 75 Best Resort Courses, Wailea Blue Course, Golf Digest

• Historic Preservation Award, Wailea Gold Course, Maui Historical Society

• Gold Tee Award, Meetings & Conventions Magazine