Country Club Of Darien
Darien, Connecticut · 18 holes · par 71 · Private. Designed by Dr Michael Hurdzan, opened 1958.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 170 ft the ball carries about 0% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 150. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 10, where the green sits 39 ft above the tee and plays about 13 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 3, where the green sits 50 ft below the tee and plays about 17 yards shorter.
- 14 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Green | Red | Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 11 | 373 | 360 | 309 | 304 |
| 2 | 3 | 17 | 150 | 134 | 104 | 99 |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | 424 | 383 | 348 | 323 |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 616 | 563 | 507 | 460 |
| 5 | 4 | 13 | 435 | 390 | 330 | 327 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | 430 | 391 | 323 | 304 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 396 | 386 | 294 | 262 |
| 8 | 4 | 15 | 341 | 308 | 265 | 223 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 439 | 407 | 360 | 326 |
| 10 | 4 | 10 | 374 | 359 | 316 | 283 |
| 11 | 3 | 14 | 212 | 183 | 146 | 132 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 440 | 413 | 304 | 298 |
| 13 | 4 | 8 | 381 | 359 | 277 | 274 |
| 14 | 3 | 16 | 192 | 174 | 129 | 119 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 570 | 548 | 470 | 448 |
| 16 | 3 | 18 | 195 | 172 | 127 | 121 |
| 17 | 4 | 6 | 427 | 404 | 312 | 302 |
| 18 | 5 | 12 | 517 | 508 | 424 | 396 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | Male | 6801 | 73.4 | 137 |
| Players | Male | 6583 | 72.4 | 135 |
| Green | Male | 6354 | 71.2 | 133 |
| Masters | Male | 6020 | 69.7 | 130 |
| Silver | Male | 5497 | 67.3 | 126 |
| Silver | Female | 5497 | 72.2 | 131 |
| Red | Male | 5278 | 71.3 | 128 |
| Blue | Male | 4845 | 68.2 | 125 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 382+27 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 359 · 373 · 388front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 24yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 36 ydswide at 231
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker across the hole: 323 to reach, 331 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards longer: the green sits 27 ft above the tee.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 36 yards wide at 231 and narrows to 27 at 271.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 2.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 3
- Plays like
- 152+6 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 137 · 150 · 165front · middle · back
- Green size
- 28 × 24yards deep × wide
- Green slope
- 3%falls to the front-right
In play
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-right of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 2 yards longer: the green sits 6 ft above the tee.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 3%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 407-50 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 411 · 424 · 435front · middle · back
- Green size
- 33 × 35yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 34 ydswide at 234
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the right
In play
- Bunker right: 293 to reach, 306 to carry
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker right of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 17 yards shorter: the green sits 50 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 293 to reach, 306 to carry. Drives that finish short of 293 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 34 yards wide at 234.
- Hazards guard both sides of the green; aim for the middle.
- The green falls from left to right, about 1.5%. Finish on the right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 55 · Par 46 · Par 47 · Par 48 · Par 49 · Par 410 · Par 411 · Par 312 · Par 413 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 5
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 68 hazards with reach and carry
- 13 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].