The first golf club in Turkey was founded in 1895 as Constantinapole Golf Club, now known as Istanbul Golf Club.
In the following period, Klassis Golf Club and Kemer Golf Club were established in Istanbul in the early 1990s, and then various golf clubs continued to be established and the number of clubs increased and also the construction of golf courses in the Belek region of Antalya did not continue to develop rapidly. In the following years, golf courses and facilities were established in Bodrum, Ankara, Samsun, Kuşadası and İzmir.
The current Turkish Golf Federation was established on 12.02.1996 with the decision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports numbered MDK/26.
On September 9, 2005, it gained autonomy status.
The first president of the Federation was Raif BİLİR.
On November 18, 2000, as a result of the election of Federation Presidents held on November 18, 2000, Ahmet Ali AĞAOĞLU took office as the President of the Federation and continued to serve as the President of the Federation until November 01, 2021.
On November 01, 2021, Yıldırım DEMİRÖREN was elected as the President of the Federation at the 5th Ordinary General Assembly and 8th Financial General Assembly.
