Country Club of Darien

Detailed description of Country Club of Darien

Country Club of Darien, is a Private, 18 hole golf course located in Darien, Connecticut.

The Country Club of Darien golf course first opened for play in 1957. The par-71 course was designed by Alfred H. Tull.

This is a scenic course with well-maintained, fast greens that are sometimes tricky to read. The fairways are tree-lined, and the terrain is hilly and home to several water hazards. Darien is a private equity facility golf course with an 'Accompanied By Member' guest policy.

Green tees: 6,317 yards, course rating 70.8, slope rating 132.
Masters tees: 6,107 yards, course rating 69.8, slope rating 128.
Silver tees (M): 5,493 yards, course rating 66.2, slope rating 119.
Silver tees (W): 5,493 yards, course rating 72.2, slope rating 126.
Red tees: 5,245 yards, course rating 70.7, slope rating 124.

Darien is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. A relatively small community on Connecticut's "Gold Coast," it is one of the most affluent towns in the United States. The population was 19,607 at the 2000 census.

Situated between the small cities of Norwalk and Stamford, the town is a bedroom community with relatively few office buildings. Most workers commute to the adjacent cities, and many also work in New York City. Two Metro-North railroad stations — Noroton Heights and Darien — link the town to Grand Central Terminal and the rest of the New Haven Line. For recreation, the town includes four small parks, two beaches on Long Island Sound, four country clubs, a hunt club, and two yacht clubs.

With a median home price of approximately $1 million, Darien is one of the most expensive places to live in North America and was rated one of the best places to live in America by CNN in 2005.