The Balboa Park Women's Golf Club has a rich history intertwined with the development of golf in San Diego. Balboa's golf origins trace back to 1897, when the club's first facility of nine holes was built in Balboa Park on land donated by the City of San Diego. The 495-yard second hole stretched from what is now the San Diego Zoo parking lot to the green situated on the site of the Old Globe Theatre.

The original 300-square-foot clubhouse was enlarged in 1898, and equal-sized locker rooms were added, as there were as many women members as men. In 1904, the voting membership recorded 77 women and 77 men, and by 1910 the club membership numbered 233 members. Further expansion was necessary, and the club built a two-story clubhouse complete with a ballroom, eating facilities, and 142 lockers for $11,300.

In August 1934, the Balboa Park Women's Golf Club was formed. 

The original Balboa Park course, now known as the Balboa Park Municipal Golf Course, is the oldest public golf facility in San Diego.