The club was created in the early 1920s by the famed golf course architect Donald Ross.

His design was considered "one of his masterpieces" and the club hosted the Connecticut Open, PGA Tour-level event, shortly after its creation.

In the early 1920s, 330 men from the area decided to spend $1,000 each to purchase territory near Hartford to create a country club.

[2] In June 1924, builder Peter Sazio and engineer Fred Dale began work on creating the course.

[1] The members decided to purchase a farmhouse on North Main Street and use that as a clubhouse.

The club hosted the Connecticut Open, then a PGA Tour-level event, several times during this era.

[6] In the late 20th and early 21st century, Wampanoag has hosted a number of other significant tournaments.