In the early 1950s, golfing in Barcelona was limited to the Real Club de Golf de Pedralbes and the Club de Golf de Sant Cugat.
Pedralbes opened in 1927, and was located at the end of what is now Diagonal Avenue. It was not long before it was enveloped by the growing city and at the end of the 1940s, when Diagonal was opened, it was obliged to disappear.
At this time a group of members of Pedralbes and Sant Cugat began work on a project to build the RCG "El Prat" on a plot of land located between the Barcelona airport and the sea. Design of the course was entrusted to Javier Arana, who designed many of Spain's best golf courses. From the outset he worked to remodel the wonderful pine grove that already flourished at the location, and the result was a golf course that quickly became one of Europe's finest.
The first important tournament hosted by "El Prat", which marked its introduction to the world of golf, was the Spanish Open in 1956, which featured important figures such as Bob Toski, Peter Alliss and Jimy Demaret. The winner was Peter Allis, and both he and the American Toski called "El Prat" one of the most beautiful and interesting courses they had ever played.
Over the Club's history it has been the venue for tournaments of all kinds. It has hosted the Spanish Open on 8 occasions, as well as multiple European pro golf tours and national and international championships. Its members have participated in over 250 national and international championships.
Similarly, the RCG “El Prat” has produced regular players for national teams and, over the last few years, professional players for various national and European tours.
In 1968 the course expanded, adding 9 more holes to the 18 that were already in place. All of the Club's 27 holes were designed by Javier Arana, and they could be divided into three separate courses. Later, in 1988, 9 additional holes were built, this time designed by David Thomas. The Club now boasted 36 holes divided into four different 18-hole courses. No changes were made to this configuration until the year 2002.
In 1997, due to the extension of the Barcelona airport, the Club was informed that its land would be taken over by the airport and that it must relocate. In 1998, the Board of Directors began to search for land with potential in terms of size, proximity, landscape, climate and other characteristics that were necessary in order for it to serve as the location for facilities whose quality and capacity would be at least as high as that of El Prat de Llobregat.
After analysing many plots of land, the one that best fit the Board's exacting standards was chosen. It was located 26 km from Barcelona between Terrassa and Sabadell, and was comprised of 250 hectares of land that met the necessary criteria. Once the land had been located, the paperwork began. Licences and permits were requested, and construction began on the 1st of January, 2002.
Design of the course was entrusted to well-known Australian golfer and designer Greg Norman, because of all the architects short-listed he was the one that promised the highest guarantee of success.
Construction of the Club finished in November of 2003, and the course was inaugurated unofficially for members with the Christmas Tournament in December of the same year. The official inauguration of the new facilities took place in June of 2004, with a match between Greg Norman and Sergio Garcia and the Spanish Professionals Championship.
Later, the Club carried on its sporting tradition by hosting two European Challenge Tours (2005/2006), the Spanish Amateur Women's Individual Championship (2006) and the Club's Spanish Amateur Team Championship (2005).
In 2007 the Club hosted the Spanish Amateur Men's Doubles and Individual Championships.Next to the Club facilities is “Vallès Golf”, a golf school owned by RCG "El Prat" that is open to the public and features nine Pitch &Putt holes, a driving range and a Clubhouse, which began operations in March of 2005.