Founded in 1927 as Effingham Manor Golf Club and designed by Harry Colt, at 6,486 yards in length it was the second longest in Surrey at the time.

In the 1930s, Barnes Wallis (later Sir Barnes Wallis), of Dambusters fame, lived in nearby Beech Avenue overlooking the course, and was a member of the golf club with his wife. The current Georgian façade of the clubhouse, overlooking the 18th green, originates from around 1800.