The Toronto Golf Club originated in 1876, and is the third oldest golf club in North America after Royal Montreal Golf Club (founded 1873), and the Royal-Quebec Golf Club (1875). It originated on a parcel of land known as the Fernhill property, which was included within the City of Toronto in the 1900s. In 1909, the Club obtained a new charter without share capital, and in this the original name of the Club, “The Toronto Golf Club”, was restored.