An Innis Arden Chronology
1640
A group of settlers including Jeffrey Ferris acquires from the Asamuck Indians lands in what is now Eastern Greenwich.
1887 - 1898
J. Kennedy Tod acquires the 147 acres of Tod's Point and constructs "Innis Arden". Tod built a 37-room mansion as well as a number of outbuildings, importing some 30 skilled stonemasons from Italy for the duration of the construction, and a 9 hole golf course.
1899
Innis Arden Golf Club is organized with 64 charter members.
1904
Following a series of indignities, Mr. Tod reluctantly closes Innis Arden to his neighbors in Sound Beach and Riverside. The Sound Beach Golf and Country Club is organized with Tod a charter member. Play begins at a course in Shorelands.
1905
Sound Beach Golf and Country Club is incorporated.
1908
After negotiating a lease with the Ferris family, the Club begins play on 9 holes at the present site in (now) Old Greenwich.
1925 - 1926
The Club purchases land in Stamford from George Boles and others, and expands the golf course to 18 holes.
1934
Mr. Tod's widow grants permission to the Club to restore its name to "The Innis Arden Golf Club".
1948 - 1960
The Club moves back across Tomac Avenue to the Clubhouse that had been shuttered during the Depression and WWII. Refinancing allows the Club to build tennis courts and a swimming pool and to become a club for the whole family.
1971
The gates that once guarded Tod's Point are refurbished to stand watch at the Club's first tee.
1974
The Club arranges to purchase from the Ferris family the 56 acres of land on a lease expiring in the year 2000.
1994 - 1995
The original Ferris farmhouse (erected circa 1840) is gutted and rebuilt into the present Clubhouse.
2004
The Club undertakes major reconstruction and modernization of the golf course.
2008
The Club celebrates the opening of the major reconstruction of the golf course.
2011
The Club membership with an overwhelming mandate approves funding for the Special Capital Project to reconstruct the tennis and pool building adding a fitness center and reconfiguration in the spring, following construction of buildings in the fall.
2012
The Club breaks ground on the parking lot reconfiguration in the spring following construction of buildings in the fall.
2013
The Club opens its new Poolhouse featuring a brand new Tennis Pro Shop, a state of the art fitness center, a two-lane bowling alley, a muti-purpose studio and the Bluefish Café which includes an outdoor seating area.
2021
Construction begins on a new 60,000 sq.ft. clubhouse slated for completion in Spring 2023. Holes 1, 9 and 18 along with the putting area are redesigned to accommodate the new building. A short game area was added next to the 10th tee.
2022
Four new paddle courts and a Paddle Hut are completed as part of the construction project.
2023
The new Clubhouse opens in mid-June with classic architecture reminiscent of the old Clubhouse style. Featuring elegant and sophisticated interiors and an outdoor dining terrace and bar with spectacular views of the golf course.