The course architect was Willie Fernie of Troon, a notable golfer of that era, who designed the original 9-hole course. Currently the 5th and 9th holes are the only survivors of the original concept, with the Paradise Tee the only one standing on its exact pristine site, but then played to what is now the present 1st green.
There is very little recorded activity of the Club before 1909. There is one mention in August 1897, in ‘The Golfer’ which records the par at 30, a perhaps difficult course with the star golfer only managing a +9. The local membership at that time was about 50, with just 10 playing for the monthly medal. No minutes are recorded form 1914-19, but membership was recorded at 112 in 1913, with just 48 by 1917. The Ladies membership remained constant at 50. No golf was played on Sundays until autumn 1974.
