Golf in Bangladesh started in the 1950s. However, the clubs had continued on their own and were not so regulated by any apex body until the late 1990s. 

The Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF) came into being as the highest body of golf in the country, established in 1998. It is responsible for the management, promotion, and development of golf in Bangladesh.

BGF has introduced many initiatives for the promotion and development of golf in the country. Towards this, different training programs for the underprivileged golfers under the aegis of R&A started in 2009. The federation is due to set up its golf academy by 2015. Recently, the ‘Junior Division Golf’ -a sub organ of BGF has been formed with the expressed purpose of developing the game from the root.

The Bangladeshi golfers, both amateurs and professionals, have left marks in the international arena. Most of the professional golfers in the country have risen through age-group development programs under BGF.