[3] A nine-hole course was completed in 1895 and extended to 18 holes in 1897, designed by Alex Findlay.

Tillinghast designed a new 18-hole course, called the "Upper Course," on a 180-acre (73 ha) site on top of First Mountain, a few miles away from the original course.

[3] A second 18-hole course designed by Seth Raynor was built in the late 1920s; this course was sold in the 1970s, becoming the Francis A. Byrne Golf Course.

In the early 21st century, renovation work was undertaken by Gil Hanse.

[6] In addition to golf, popular sports on the club grounds in its early days included fox hunting, polo, lawn tennis, squash, and trap shooting.