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Morefar Back O' Beyond is an intensely private 18-hole golf club occupying land on both sides of the Connecticut-New York state line, with substantial acreage in Danbury, Connecticut and its main identity associated with Southeast/Brewster, New York. The course was created for insurance entrepreneur Cornelius Vander Starr, founder of the business that became AIG, and is generally dated to 1964, although some accounts cite 1962. Edward C.
Ryder and Val Carlson are credited as designers. Published historical course data lists a par of 69, a length of 6,748 yards, course rating of 73.7 and slope of 138. The property is not a conventional membership or daily-fee club and has traditionally been used by Starr-associated guests and employees.
The course is an 18-hole parkland golf course. It plays to par 69, 6,170m (6,748 yards), course rating 73.7 and slope rating 138. Designed by Edward C. Ryder and Val Carlson, the course originally opened in 1964. It is a private members' club. On-site facilities include Driving Range, Restaurant, Bar.
Morefar was created by Cornelius Vander Starr, founder of the company that later became AIG. The club occupies a large property crossing the state line between Connecticut and New York and was established in the early 1960s, most commonly dated to 1964. Edward C.
Ryder and Val Carlson are credited with its design.
The property has remained deliberately low-profile and private for decades. In late 2025, plans were submitted for a major overhaul involving demolition and replacement of buildings, a new clubhouse, lodging, a meeting venue, wellness facilities, a new driving range and redevelopment of the existing 18-hole course. Danbury approved the Connecticut-side wetland components in February 2026 subject to environmental conditions.
Morefar remains a private, non-public golf facility rather than a conventional membership or daily-fee club. The current redevelopment is described as the course's first major overhaul since the 1970s.
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