Ballycastle Golf Club was founded in 1890, then known as the 'Warren Links', by 26 founder members. The man who breathed golfing life into 'a stretch of sandy turf abounding in rabbit holes and bracken' was Commander Alfred Malcolm Causton R.N. Despite modest beginnings, Ballycastle Golf Club has an honoured position in the history of Irish golf. In 1891, together with delegates from eight other clubs, Ballycastle was one of the founders of the Golfing Union of Ireland. The course was originally constructed as a nine hole course on a local area known as the Warren and officially opened in May 1891. In 1906 it was found that the course was inadequate for the numbers using it. The original nine holes where redesigned into six with newly secured land making three new holes. It was decided in 1925 to alter the course from 9 to 18 holes and the final layout which was created and opened in 1926 has remained basically unchanged until the present day. The course "clubhouse" prior to 1901 consisted of a wood and corrugated iron hut and was a feature of the club for many years. It was moved in 1929 and became a building for issuing visitor tickets and repairing clubs. In 1901 the decision was made to erect a proper clubhouse with common and locker rooms. A bar was introduced in 1951 and further extensions were initiated in 1962. More rebuilding and restructuring was carried out in 1982 and most recently in 2003 the clubhouse was extensively modernised and rebuilt now offering some of the finest clubhouse facilities in Northern Ireland.