CLUB LIFE
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or many residents of our town, private clubs form the nexus
Island Sound. The spacious pool area has a sleek, resort feel. Nearby, at
of their social lives. For others, they provide a welcome respite
the end of Perkins Road, the stone-and-clapboard clubhouse of BURNING
from a busy work week. It’s no surprise that club culture is
TREE sits amid elegantly landscaped grounds. In the backcountry, off
deeply woven into the fabric of this community, and with 15 to choose
North Street, discreet stone pillars mark the entrance to STANWICH CLUB,
from, there is something to fit most tastes and budgets. In addition to
generally considered home to one of the most challenging courses in the
traditional country clubs—which offer everything from championship
state. ROUND HILL CLUB is tucked at the end of a winding road off Round
golf and tennis to swimming, squash, trap, skeet and indoor bowling—
Hill; its low-slung gray clapboard clubhouse evokes an English country-
there are community clubs, yacht clubs and a location dedicated to
manor feel. Also in the backcountry is TAMARACK COUNTRY CLUB,
racket sports. All offer fantastic outlets for kids, including summer
founded in 1929. Its restored Charles Bank-designed course has been
camps and a variety of junior sailing, golf, swim and tennis programs.
challenging golfers for decades. The history of FAIRVIEW COUNTRY CLUB
Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, these clubs host outdoor barbecues, shore dinners, classic regattas and competitive swim races. The town’s seven country clubs feature beautifully designed golf courses that roll and rise along tree-lined fairways. Located just off Doubling Road in mid-country, the oldest among them, GREENWICH COUNTRY CLUB, dates back to 1892. Behind its white-brick façade, grand interiors strike an elegant note. From the outdoor terrace, diners are afforded a sweeping view of Long
is full of twists and turns. First established in Westchester In 2019, Stanwich Club was awarded “The Best Golf Club in Connecticut” by Golf Digest. Other facilities include a clubhouse, dining venues, tennis courts, swimming pool and paddle courts. (above); With a beautiful view of the Cos Cob Harbor, Riverside Yacht Club hosts many regattas each summer. (opposite)
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in 1904, it was displaced twice over the years by highway construction. Now located off King Street, a grand brick clubhouse overlooks a Robert Trent Jones course, which was built in 1968. In Old Greenwich, the INNIS ARDEN GOLF CLUB features all the sporty bells and whistles a
family might want, including a tennis bubble for winter play. And, of course, when the snow falls, the fairways behind the clubhouse serve as prime sledding territory. Greenwich also boasts two superb yacht clubs, both of
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THE TOWN’S COUNTRY CLUBS ATTRACT A SPORTY, SOCIAL CROWD
