Woodway Country Club
Darien, CT · Country club · founded 1916
Steady
Initiation revenue is roughly flat.
$80k–$120k
plus $17,500 a year in dues
Worth a question
Expenses exceeded revenue in the latest filing, which often means a capital project is underway. Ask whether an assessment is planned.
How it rates
Scored out of ten from documented facts only — court counts, ranking lists, published fee and sponsor requirements. Nothing here is an opinion poll, and a category the club has not documented is left blank rather than guessed at.
Composite 6.6 across 6 scored categories. How we score
What it costs, by category
Every figure carries its source and a confidence rating. Where a source gave a range rather than a number, we show the range.
| Category | Initiation | Annual dues | Minimum | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | — | — | — | Well sourced 88/100 · 2026 | Woodway Country Club ↗ |
| full | $80k–$120k | $17,500 | — | Unverified 40/100 · 2026 | what.club community dataset ↗ |
- · Club's own live page; sponsorship required but no count published.
- · Community pricing dataset. Range reflects the spread across reports, not a single quoted figure.
The golf
Willie Park Jr. (opened 30 June 1918); restored by Bruce Hepner from 2019
What the public filings show
From this club's IRS Form 990 returns. Initiation-fee revenue is the closest public proxy there is for how many members a club admitted in a year.
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Initiation fees | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $18M | $3.1M | $19M | $22M |
| 2022 | $17M | $3.2M | $17M | $23M |
| 2021 | $16M | $2.7M | $15M | $23M |
Initiation-fee revenue moved 0% year over year.
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Contribute what you knowSources
Everything on this page traces back to one of these.
- Woodway Country Club — Tennis — Woodway Country Club
- Woodway Country Club — Pool — Woodway Country Club
- Membership | Woodway Country Club — Woodway Country Club (2026)