Malone's first golf course was laid out on a former polo field in 1895 but within a year the demand had outstripped the facilities and a new site was found. Several other moves took place before the present course on the Ballydrain Estate was opened in 1962.

The Championship Course has staged many professional tournaments through the years, with the likes of Gary Player, Tony Jacklin and Tommy Horton all being successful on the course. It has also played its part in the amateur, having hosted the Irish Amateur Championship on occasion. It is a fine championship course set in 330 acres of undulating wooded parkland just five miles from Belfast city centre.