In the Words of their website - In 1909 Robert Home Smith, an accomplished builder from Stratford, began acquiring lands near the banks of the Humber River for real estate development. By 1927 he had perceived that if a fine golf club could be constructed in the area, it would add considerable extra sales appeal for his properties.

About the same time, a good friend, Sir Edward Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, had launched the construction of the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, one of the largest hotels in the C.P.R. chain. Planned as a convention hotel, the Royal York would need the facilities of a fine golf club, and Home Smith lost no time in convincing his friend that he could provide that facility in Etobicoke — hence the original name, "The Royal York Golf Club."

Smith brought in one of North America’s most renowned golf architects, Stanley Thompson, to design and construct an 18-hole championship course and to design a further 9-hole course on the adjacent norther lands.

By 1929 the golf course was completed and construction was underway on the unique clubhouse. Designed by the architectural staff of the Home Smith Company, the clubhouse reflects the personal taste of the man, as well as his motto for the Company: "A little bit of England — far from England."

Robert Home Smith died in 1935 and his executor trustee, Godfrey S. Pettit, became president of the Club, a position he held for the next 20 years. In 1946, when the financial arrangement with the Canadian Pacific Railway ended, the name of the Club was changed to St. George’s Golf and Country Club.

In 1957 a curling facility was added, providing six sheets of ice, its own lounge, dining and bar facilities, locker rooms and an office. This addition
attracted new members and made the year-round operation of the clubhouse feasible.

Members undertook the purchase of the Club in 1962. Under the new ownership, operation and control passed to a Board of Directors elected from the general membership each for a three-year term. At that time the Club acquired an option to buy the Brulé 9-hole course and the surrounding land. The option was later sold to a developer in 1966.

St. George’s Golf and Country Club is currently rated in the top three in Canada and amongst the top 100 in the world, a fact which generates a great deal of pride among St. George’s members, young and old. As host club for the Canadian Open on four occasions, and for the LPGA Classic on five occasions, and most recently the du Maurier Champions, Canadian Senior Open. St. George’s has won much praise from noted tour players for its persistent demand for accuracy and four finishing holes.