The idea for a golf course was first put together by a group of 14 men and women in 1901. The original site was laid out in one evening at the old fairgrounds in what was then called Agricultural Park, located north of Franklin and west of 18th Street. They only played at the park for one month and soon decided with all the horse races and fair activities held there conflicts would be common. So they moved the course to Lane Heights where it stayed until 1912.
In 1912 the course was moved to Glen Hagan Park along the interurban railroad. The first clubhouse was built there that same year and many players would take the train to the course to play. All of the first courses used sand greens.
In 1915, 41 acres of land at the present location was purchased for $100 an acre and the club was officially moved in 1916. The present clubhouse was constructed in 1923 at a cost of $13,500 plus $1,500 for plumbing and wiring.
