BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GOLF CLUB
🏴 Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Designed by John Jacobs
Buckinghamshire Golf Club sits in Denham, northwest of London in the Buckinghamshire countryside. Designed by John Jacobs and opened in 1992, the course occupies gently rolling parkland that was once part of the Denham Estate. Jacobs, better known as a teaching professional and founder of the European Tour's tournament structure, created a layout that emphasizes strategic shot-making over penal design, reflecting his instructional philosophy that golf should reward good thinking as much as pure ball-striking.
The course measures over 7,000 yards from the championship tees and features wide fairways bordered by mature trees, with water coming into play on several holes. The routing takes advantage of the natural contours of the land, and the design incorporates both parkland and heathland characteristics. Multiple teeing grounds allow the course to accommodate players of varying abilities, consistent with Jacobs' belief in accessible yet challenging golf architecture.
Buckinghamshire has hosted professional events on the European Tour, including the English Open in the 1990s, which brought players like Colin Montgomerie and Lee Westwood to the course. The club operates as a members' facility with visiting golfers welcomed by arrangement. The clubhouse overlooks the eighteenth green and provides views across the Buckinghamshire landscape, maintaining the traditional atmosphere of an English parkland club while serving a modern membership drawn from the greater London area.
FAQ
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
Buckinghamshire was designed by John Jacobs.
Yes. Buckinghamshire at Buckinghamshire Golf Club is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at Buckinghamshire is 72.
Buckinghamshire plays 6,880 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at Buckinghamshire is 138.
Buckinghamshire is a 18-hole course.