In 1869 a nine-hole course was set out by three Scottish gentlemen, which lays its claim to being the first golf course in Wales. A new nine hole course was laid out in 1875, when members of the
Royal Liverpool Golf Club commissioned its design by their club professional, Jack Morris. Caernarfonshire Golf Club was formally established at
Conwy Guildhall on 30 June 1890. In 1895 the course was extended to 18 holes and the club was a founding member of the
Welsh Golfing Union. In 1899 the Welsh Amateur Golf Championships were held at the course, followed by the Welsh Professional Championship in 1905. The present clubhouse was built and opened on 1 June 1996, replacing the one built in 1934, which had become dilapidated. The original clubhouse from 1890 was a donated military mess hut from a nearby army camp. That was replaced in the early 1920s but that was destroyed by a fire during the summer of 1933. The course was commandeered for military use during
World War I, which decimated the original links course. In
World War II the ninth green was lost as a result of the building of a military harbour on the Conwy Estuary. During the 1970s,
Frank Pennink remodelled the front nine holes. In 1983 Brian Hugget and Neil Coles redesigned five of the holes on the back nine to accommodate the building of the
A55 (North Wales Expressway). == Tournaments ==