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Few clubs on Connecticut's Gold Coast carry quite the social and athletic weight of the Country Club of Darien. Founded in the early 20th century, it sits in one of Fairfield County's most affluent communities — a town that takes its private institutions seriously and its golf seriously. The club draws a membership rooted in the New York commuter corridor, yet the course itself feels removed from that world, unfolding across the rolling, wooded terrain that defines this stretch of southwestern Connecticut.
The layout plays to a par of 71, which tends to reward precision and course management over raw power — a characteristic common to the better Golden Age-era designs of the Northeast, where property topography did the architectural heavy lifting and tree-lined corridors demanded honest ball-striking.
Darien sits minutes from the Merritt Parkway and a commuter rail line to Grand Central, yet the club maintains the unhurried character of a place that exists for its members alone. For those fortunate enough to hold a membership, it represents a genuine retreat from one of the most competitive suburban corridors in American golf.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black · men | 6,812 | 73.4 | 137 | 71 |
| Players · men | 6,604 | 72.4 | 135 | 71 |
| Green · men | 6,375 | 71.2 | 133 | 71 |
| Masters · men | 6,006 | 69.7 | 130 | 71 |
| Masters · women | 5,926 | 75 | 135 | 71 |
| Silver · men | 5,518 | 67.3 | 126 | 71 |
| Silver · women | 5,480 | 72.2 | 131 | 71 |
| Red · women | 5,299 | 71.3 | 128 | 71 |
| Blue · women | 4,866 | 68.2 | 125 | 71 |
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