Former Governor John Kelly took up residence at Waterloo, the official residence of the Governor, in October 1997. The twenty two acres of surrounding garden grounds were wild and over- grown with thorn bushes. Both Mr Kelly and his wife were golfers and had recently served in Bermuda where there were no shortages of golf courses. He initially started clearing the bush with a view to building one or two golf holes but with additional enthusiasm from golfers in the community such as Mike Cassidy, a nine hole, par-three golf course was in the making. Much physical work had to be done including the clearing of rocks and scrub, landscaping and the building of tee-boxes and greens from mostly sand.This work was done after working hours and at the weekends by the Governor, other interested volunteers and a group of prisoners. Whilst the landscape was being transformed, work was also being done to form a club and committee. The club is registered as a not-for-profit company. On 3rd January 1998 the formal opening of the course took place, marked by the first Governors Trophy golfing event.

The club has several very valuable hole sponsors. This money goes towards the maintainance of the course and water bills which in very dry periods are very high. Currently there are some thirty five members. The club offers annual, overseas, family and hotel memberships. The running of the club is overseen by a committee of twelve chaired by the Governor, which meets on a regular basis.

There is always a monthly medal competition. Other regular competitions include the Governors Trophy, AGM tournament, Easter Tournament, Mike Cassidy Memorial Trophy, Heineken Tournament, Grand Turk Trophy and the Boxing Day Tournament. Thrown in also, are regular fun games, scrambles and "Say goodbye tournaments" for leaving members.

It has the air of a frozen moment, a place where time stands still. Salt Cay was the center of the Bermudan salt industry, the mainstay of the Turks and Caicos economy from the late 1600's until the early 1960's. When the salt industry stopped, the tools fell where they were being used. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Salt cay is a time capsule from the days "when Salt was king." She is a community of 200 hundred souls, surviving on an arid islands with one unarmed policeman and a strong sense of family and order. The island is largely divided into squares controlled by windmills that no longer turn and salinas holding slowly evaporating seawater.

Twelve cars wander her roads, soft beaches border much of her shore line, herons feed in the salinas and others in the marsh land to the south. The distinctively Bermudan style homes, all with dusty but neatly swept dirt yards, set a tone, and possess an undeniable style. The White House, owned by descendants of Bermudan salt rakers, is a landmark and contains the original antique furniture.