Buckinghamshire Golf Club
Buckinghamshire Golf Club, containing the Denham Court Mansion,[1] is a golf club near Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.[2][3]
It is accessed via Denham Country Drive off the M40 motorway near the junction with the M25 motorway. The golf course and surroundings form part of the Denham Country Park, an area which the poet John Dryden called "one of the most delicious spots in England".[4] The mansion is set in a course of 226 acres, designed by the former Ryder Cup captain John Jacobs. The golf club was established in 1992. The River Misbourne flows through the course.
The club hosted the Senior Tournament of Champions on the European Seniors Tour from 1996 to 2000, the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf European Final in 1997, which was won by Colin Montgomerie, and the ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters on the Ladies European Tour since 2012.[5]
The course
A championship golf course, with the course playing over 7,000 yards off the Black tees. The 18 holes off the Black tees are as follows:[6]
- 1. Par 4 - 419 yards
- 2. Par 5 - 505 yards
- 3. Par 4 - 459 yards
- 4. Par 4 - 469 yards
- 5. Par 3 - 173 yards
- 6. Par 4 - 387 yards
- 7. Par 3 - 186 yards
- 8. Par 4 - 473 yards
- 9. Par 5 - 570 yards
- 10. Par 5 - 507 yards
- 11. Par 4 - 394 yards
- 12. Par 3 - 210 yards
- 13. Par 4 - 466 yards
- 14. Par 5 - 485 yards
- 15. Par 4 - 370 yards
- 16. Par 4 - 418 yards
- 17. Par 4 - 378 yards
- 18. Par 4 - 205 yards
The course was reversed in 2024 as part of a major refurb to the clubhouse, with the 10th becoming the 1st and original 1st, the 10th.
Denham Court Mansion
The club house, Denham Court Mansion has its origins in Anglo-Saxon times. The current version was largely built in the 18th century, although an area of the building is over 700 years old.[7] Denham Court Mansion is a Grade II listed manor house. It contains the Heron Restaurant and is a venue for wedding receptions.
References
- ^ "Buckinghamshire Golf Club". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Brand, Max (November 1995). The Shadow of Silver Tip. G.K. Hall. ISBN 978-0-7838-1470-4.
- ^ Finegan, James W. (2007). All Courses Great And Small: A Golfer's Pilgrimage to England and Wales. Simon and Schuster. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4165-6797-4.
- ^ Saunders, Colin (January 2003). London: The Definitive Walking Guide. Cicerone Press Limited. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-85284-339-7.
- ^ "The Course". Buckinghamshire Golf Club. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Course Guide". Buckinghamshire Golf Club. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "History". Buckinghamshire Golf Club. Retrieved 27 June 2011.