The club is located in Bled, a small town surrounded by the dramatic mountains of the Julian Alps near the border with Austria, about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana.

King Alexander I of Yugoslavia chose Bled as his summer residence in 1922, due to its mild climate.

[1] Austrian Rudolf von Gelmini designed the original layout and in 1937 the first nine holes of the course was completed, marking the birth of golf in the region.

[2] In 2014, Howard Swan was commissioned by new owners to bring the course up to modern standards while respecting the original heritage.

[4] The club has hosted both amateur and professional international championships, including the Slovenian Open.