This golf course was opened in 1929 by the Milwaukee County Park Commission within the 365 acres of Brown Deer Park in the northern part of the community. Cited as one of the best regulation public golf courses in the country by Golf Digest, this 18-hole course has been the site of several national tournaments, including the A.S. Links Championship in 1951, 1966, and 1967.

An old farmhouse located on the course was the temporary clubhouse until a spacious new brick structure was built and dedicated in 1931. The clubhouse served as a community center in the early years, hosting dances, card games and other indoor activities, while also operating as a refectory throughout the year. The clubhouse is currently used by golfers during the golfing season and is rented to various groups in the winter months. The eastern boundary of the golf course once had natural hills for skiing but these were later leveled. Much of the early landscaping and construction of the course was done by Milwaukee County relief workers during the Depression. In its first two years of operation, the park reported over 15,500 permits issued to golfers compared to 60,500 by 1980.