Golf in Darien

Darien is one of Fairfield County's most consistently affluent communities, a Long Island Sound shoreline town where three private golf clubs—Country Club of Darien, Wee Burn Country Club, and Woodway Country Club—reflect the extraordinary concentration of private wealth and leisure culture that has made the Darien residential market among the most sought-after in the entire northeastern United States. The concentration of hedge fund professionals, corporate executives, and financial industry leaders in Darien's residential neighborhoods has created demand for private club golf that the three clubs collectively serve. The combination of Long Island Sound waterfront access, commuter rail, and consistently high school ratings that make Darien the benchmark for educational quality in Fairfield County have sustained the demand for residential real estate and the membership clubs that serve this tightly governed community.