Wailea Golf Club (Gold & Emerald) Putting Guide

How to prepare your putting for Wailea Golf Club (Gold & Emerald) in Kihei, Hawaii.

Wailea Golf Club (Gold & Emerald). Greens are bermuda. Practice green available. For most players prepping here, lag putting and 4–6 foot pressure putts are the highest-leverage focus.

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Standard — build a steady putting routine

<cite index="1-5">The Wailea Gold and Emerald courses use TifDwarf, a type of Bermuda grass.</cite> <cite index="2-25,2-38">The Emerald Course (6,825 yards, par 72) was designed by Arthur Jack Snyder and Robert Trent Jones, Jr., while the Gold Course was created by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. in 1994.</cite> <cite index="3-19,23-17">The Gold Course's 7,078-yard layout blends classic design with rugged natural topography, including 200-ft elevation changes.</cite> <cite index="11-3,13-1">Both courses feature practice putting greens as part of their exceptional practice facilities.</cite>

Why putting prep matters at Wailea Golf Club (Gold & Emerald)

Wailea Golf Club (Gold & Emerald) plays as a 18-hole course.

Robert Trent Jones Jr.'s design philosophy shapes the green complexes here. Strategic design rewards thinking about position before speed.

RECOMMENDED ROUTINE

20-minute pre-round putting routine

Adapt timing to your practice green availability and arrival window.

3–6 foot start-line check

Hit 10 putts from short range and watch your face control. Pick one ball mark or grass blade as a target — this is your line accuracy check before everything else. On bermuda, grain affects even short putts — pay attention to which direction the grass is leaning around the cup.

5 min

15 / 25 / 35 foot distance ladder

Build your stroke-length feel for the most common lag putt distances. Three putts at each distance. The goal is getting the second putt inside the leather, not making the first.

8 min

Uphill / downhill speed calibration

If the practice green has slope: hit 5 uphill and 5 downhill putts from the same distance. Hit at least 5 putts each direction. This is where the practice green tells you what the course will play like today.

5 min

Pressure finish

Make 8 out of 10 from 4–6 feet before leaving. If you miss two in a row, reset the count. The goal is leaving the green with confidence, not a number.

2 min