Calumet Country Club recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, with the original Club Charter signed in 1901. Calumet has played a significant role in the history of golf since Calumet's inception. Calumet was initially located at 95^th and Cottage Grove, the present day site of Chicago State University. The course was built by Mr. Tweedie, on land that was purchased for $24,000.00 including $8,000.00 for the clubhouse. Calumet almost immediately joined the United States Golf Association and the Western Golf Association. A young amateur, Chick Evans, and the 1896 U.S. Open Champion, Jim Foulis, regularly played the course at that time. In 1914 Calumet became one of the founding members of the Chicago District Golf Association, a relationship that is still strong today.

Growing industrialization of the area surrounding the Club led members to look for a new location, and land at the present site was purchased in 1917.  Legendary golf course architect, Donald Ross, was hired to design the new golf course that opened for play in 1922. Calumet hosted the 1924 Western Open, which was won by Bill Melhourn with a 72-hole score of 285. This tournament was the first to have live scoring updates reported on radio.

In 1945, Calumet hosted the Chicago Victory Open, a PGA Tour event many pros considered the unofficial replacement of the U.S. Open which was stopped during World War II. The 1945 event held at Calumet was won by the legendary Byron Nelson, the 8th victory in his remarkable 11 consecutive win streak. As a result, Calumet Country Club is forever linked to this great champion and his amazing accomplishment.

In the late 1950's the construction of Interstate 80/94 forced a redesign of the golf course to its present configuration. The Club embarked upon a major renovation project in the early 1990's that included the interior and exterior remodeling of the clubhouse, a new swimming pool complex, a new maintenance building and a state of the art irrigation system.