A group of wealthy businessmen from Renfrew and Govan held a meeting and subsequently leased land from Speirs of Elderslie Estates.

It was originally a nine-hole course at Haining Road and was extended by James Braid in 1920 to eighteen holes and a par of 73.

[3] A demand for housing in the area led to the club giving up the lease on the land at Haining Road.

As part of the deal Ravenstone would provide 105 acres of land at Blythswood Estate for a new course to be built.

The European Boys Team Championship 1988 and the Sunderland of Scotland Masters 1991 were held at Renfrew.