It has an 18-hole golf course that has hosted many major tournaments, including the 1949 Ryder Cup.

Ganton has been widely rated as one of the best golf courses in England and one of the very best in Yorkshire.

[5] The course at Ganton was originally designed by Tom Chisholm,[6][7] assisted by Robert Bird, who became the club's first professional.

[11] Percy Adams, who, like Vardon and Ray, was also from Jersey, was the club's professional for a short time, before Arthur Day was appointed in 1913;[12] he remained in post until his death in 1944.

[16] The course has been the venue for a number of notable amateur and professional competitions including the 1949 Ryder Cup, the News of the World Match Play (1953), the Sun Alliance PGA Championship (1981), the 2000 Curtis Cup, the 2003 Walker Cup and The Amateur Championship (1964, 1977, 1991), the English Amateur (1933, 1947, 1955, 1968, 1976, 2016[a]) and the Brabazon Trophy (1952, 1960, 1987, 2006, 2021).