In 1890 Colonel Henry Morland built the first nine hole Lamberhurst Golf Course in the park of his family's manor house Court Lodge. At the time there were less than ten golf courses in Kent against nearly 150 today. This was a club for the gentry of the area and the membership was limited to fifty, the annual subscription was set at 10 shillings (50p). One of the regular visitors to the course in those early days was the poet Siegfried Sassoon, who recalled the course being maintained by sheep and postage size greens being particularly difficult to hit. In 1920 the maintenance of the course was taken over at the request of the Squire, by local businessmen who became the first artisan members of Lamberhurst Golf Club.

On Saturday 7^th April 1933 the members opened their ‘pavilion', located near the present 15^th tee, unfortunately not too long after the course was taken over by the Army for the duration of the Second World War. In 1946  the Professional and Groundsman, Ernie Sutherden together with his assistant John Jarvis had the mammoth task of restoring the course and the following year Ernie Southerden beat the local Ryder Cup player Sam King in an exhibition match at Lamberhurst, much to the delight of the members. When Ernie emigrated in 1950, his position was taken by Curly Prowse who stayed as Professional at Lamberhurst for the next twenty years.

By 1960 the membership had reached 200 and not only was the nine hole course at saturation point, but the old ‘pavilion' was now inadequate. On the 10^th February 1968 a new Club House was opened on it's present site, then in early 1970's in order to extend the course, adjacent farmland was acquired on a lease from the Hussey and McAlpine families.

The famous Golf Course architect Frank Pennink (Vilamoura (old), Royal Liverpool, Formby, Vale do Lobo) was contracted to design the new layout and John Jarvis the Head Greenkeeper set to work to construct the extension to the course. On 24th May 1976, Christy O'Connor Snr and Christy Jnr together with Tegwen Perkins and Carole Redford played an exhibition match to celebrate the official opening of the new 18 holes.

The first Pro-Am was played in 1983 and was won by Bob Cameron (now playing on the European Seniors Tour) and second was Peter Mitchell, now on the European Tour.

Today the course is in the best condition it has ever been in it's history and it still retains the magnificent views first appreciated by Henry Morland over 100 years ago.