SONY OPEN IN HAWAII

WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB

Love spending some time at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club.  Always good to get out and see the golf, catch up with old friends and make new friends.  Met Nick Lachey from 98 degrees and he was incredibly gracious and humble.  Jerry Tillery from the Oakland Raiders was a true gentlemen and 100% class act.  This man came from poverty and then went on to play football for Notre Dame, San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.  He is genuine and a super gentle giant who I immediatly liked.  Had to get a chair to talk to him at his level.

NICK LACHEY FROM 98 DEGREES

JERRY TILLERY, OAKLAND RAIDERS

THIS IS HOW I SEE EYE TO EYE WITH MY 6' 8" FRIEND

LET'S HIT THE 18TH HOLE SUITES

18TH HOLE SKY BOX

GOOD NIGHT FROM THE KAHALA RESORT AND SONY OPEN

 

SONY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT 2018

SONY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB - 2018

Always love the Sony Open in January.  The event is held just minutes from my home so it is easy to crab a Uber and head down the hill to the course.  I always enjoy visiting the Sky Boxes and luckily was given some great hospitality suite passes.  The best of the best was the Hy's Steakhouse Sweet 16 Chalet on the 16th Hole.  They served up Prime Rib, Rack of Lamb, Lobster Tails, Shrimp, Salad and some incredible Sweet Potatoes.  Food was delicious!!!!

SONY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT

HOSPITALITY SUITE AND SKY BOX PASSES TO SONY OPEN

GREAT LOCATION FOR GOLF.  RIGHT ON KAHALA BEACH

THE ICONIC "W" FOR WAIALAE

SQUARE BARRELS SERVING UP BURGERS

SQUARE BARREL BURGER

HY'S SWEET 16 CHALET

SWEET 16 CHALET BUFFET WAS INCREDIBLE

THINK I HAD FIVE LOBSTER TAILS AND HAMACHI COLLAR 

HEY IT'S FRANK FROM THE GOLF CHANNEL

VISITED MY FRIENDS PARTY WHERE HIS DAUGHTER SELLS FROM THEIR BACKYARD

RAISED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN'S CANCER FOUNDATION

SUN SETTING ON THE SONY

KAHALA HOTEL

A LITTLE BUBBLY AT THE KAHALA

THE KAHALA BURGER

BRAISED SHORT RIBS WITH TATER TOTS

VICTORY VILLA @ 18 - SONY OPEN IN HAWAII

VICTORY VILLA @ 18

WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB

HONOLULU, HAWAII

Invited to the Victory Villa @ 18 while attending the Sony Open Golf Tournament at Waialae Country Club.  Tickets to this VIP Tent run $185 each for the day so I was glad I did not have to pay. For $185 you get to sit inside an air conditioned tent with no view of the golf course.  There are however several flat screens in the tent so you can watch the golf while enjoying a drink or lunch.  The food here was provided by Hy's Steak House and it was amazing.  High quality ingredients and big bold flavors.  The staff was Tuxedo clad and very courteous and professional.  The $185 fee allows to to go in and out of the tent and eat as much as you want for one day during the golf tournament.  Drinks are extra and about $8 each.  Literally loved every dish served in the Victory Villa.  The Chilled Tomato and Shrimp Soup was refreshing and delicious.  The Mashed Potatoes were infused with Truffle and Butter.  Amazing!  The Prime Rib was perfectly cooked and well seasoned.  Served on its own or on a bun with Horseradish.  Yummy...The Rack of Lamb was one of the best ever.  Cooked with a nice char on the outside and pink in the middle.  Again perfect amount of seasoning.  Hy's really did a great job with the food.  You could finish your meal with Cherries Jubilee served like you were in a five star restaurant.  Tuxedo Clad waiter and flames to boot.  This was a great treat that I really enjoyed.  Just wish the Victory Villa tent faced the golf course and had seating where you could watch some golf.  No complaints hanging out in this tent.  Pampered experience that we all enjoyed at the Sony Open.  Many thanks and a big hug to Brigitte for getting us in this exclusive place.

Click links below for more posts on the Sony Open in Hawaii;

http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2014/01/glimpses-of-sony-open-2014.html

http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2013/01/glimpses-of-sony-open-in-hawaii.html

VICTORY VILLA SONY OPEN

VICTORY VILLA @ 18 AT THE SONY OPEN IN HAWAII
LARGE AIR CONDITIONED TENT OFF THE 18TH HOLE AT WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB


REFRESHING CHILLED TOMATO JUICE WITH SHRIMP AND VEGETABLES

LOVED THIS LITTLE REFRESHING SOUP 

HY'S STEAK HOUSE STAFF MAKING CAESAR SALADS 

SMALL BUFFET FEATURING TRUFFLE MASHED POTATOES, PRIME RIB AND RACK OF LAMB

PERFECTLY COOKED AND VERY FLAVORFUL RACK OF LAMB

PRIME RIB COOKED AND SEASONED TO PERFECTION

GREAT BAR STAFF BUT YOU MUST BUY YOUR DRINKS

NOT A BAD LUNCH ON THE GOLF COURSE AT WAIALAE

TUXEDO CLAD WAITERS MAKING FLAMING CHERRIES JUBILEE

GLIMPSES OF THE SONY OPEN IN HAWAII

SONY OPEN IN HAWAII

WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB

The Sony Open is a great golf event in Hawaii.  The course is located next to the beautiful Kahala Hotel which makes it convenient to stop in and have a bite to eat or cocktails if you want to get out of the sun.  This year we walked the course with co-leaders Langley and Henley on Saturday.  Watching these two go at it hole after hole and still coming up tied after the 18th was great.  Also caught some of the action at a private residence party on the golf course.  The muti-million dollar home that sits on one of the fairways is spectacular and his home to one of nicest families we know in Hawaii.  Each year they open their residence to friends and family for the Sony Open.  You can sit outside around the pool and bbq area and watch golf or go inside to an oasis of luxury that includes a gourmet kitchen, pool room and theatre room that plays the latest movies on a huge screen with surround sound.  Another nice place to visit during the Sony is the Kahala hotel.  You can walk right off the 17th hole and be on the property.  We take this walk each year and enjoy pupu's and cocktails at the Kahala.
Click links below for more posts on the Sony Open in Hawaii;
http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2015/01/victory-villa-18-sony-open-in-hawaii.html
http://greateatshawaii.blogspot.com/2014/01/glimpses-of-sony-open-2014.html

THE SONY OPEN IN HAWAII - WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB, OAHU

POSTCARD PERFECT WEATHER FOR THE SONY OPEN

VIEW FROM BACK OF HOLE #17 AT WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB

STOPPED INTO THE KAHALA HOTEL FOR SOME PUPU'S 

PUPU PLATTER AT THE KAHALA HOTEL

BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW OVER THE SONY OPEN AND KAHALA HOTEL

THE RAINBOW LED TO THE BLOG AUTHORS POT OF NO GOLD

WALK RIGHT OFF THE FAIRWAY INTO A SUPER LOCAL STYLE BUFFET

LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL HOME ON THE WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB FAIRWAY MAKES
FOR A GREAT SONY OPEN PARTY.  MAHALO DWIGHT AND DONNA!

ENJOYING GOLF IN THE FRONT YARD AND FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS INSIDE

PRIVATE RESIDENCE ON THE GOLF COURSE AT WAIALAE COUNTRY CLUB

HENLEY AND LANGLEY COMING OFF GREEN AT SONY OPEN

CO-LEADERS LANGLEY AND HENLEY TIED AFTER THIRD DAY OF PLAY

MAKING FRIENDS ALONG THE COURSE.  THIS GUY CARRYING THE LEADERS NAME CARDS

LANGLEY ON THE TEE BOX 

BE QUIET AROUND THE GREENS OR YOU WILL GET SPANKED