The land on which the course was built was acquired by Dr. Pension Williams in the early 1920s and early excavations of the site identified a holy well which allegedly dates from the third century which is located adjacent to the remains of St Constantine's Chapel.

[1] The championship course was designed by Harry Colt and opened for play in 1925.

The Gammon family have continued to oversee the management of the club since this date.

[4][5][6] The championship course has hosted a number of professional and amateur golf tournaments: The championship course hosted the Brabazon Trophy in 2008 which was won by Steven Uzzell of England with a 19 under par score of 197 in a tournament that was shortened to 54 holes as a result of adverse weather conditions.

In 2019 Ian Woosnam announced that Trevose would be the host course for the Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship[8] List of golf courses in the United Kingdom