In the middle of the last century, a group of local men & women met at the Donegal Courthouse, & thus began the discussion & design of the first golf course near Donegal Town. Land in the Tullycullion townland was donated by the Temple family, owners of the world famous Magee & Co., & on completion of design & construction, the course opened in May 1960. The Club remained in that location for just over a decade - a community effort where much of the club maintenance was performed by members. However, as membership and popularity grew, there was new incentive to construct a larger course, more in line with links golf that is known in this part of the world.