Buckinghamshire Golf Club, containing the Denham Court Mansion, is a golf club near Denham

Denham, Buckinghamshire

Denham is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is north west of Uxbridge and north of junction 1 of the M40 motorway. Denham contains the Buckinghamshire Golf Club.-Origin:...

, Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....

. It is accessed via Denham Country Drive off the M40 motorway

M40 motorway

The M40 motorway is a motorway in the British transport network that forms a major part of the connection between London and Birmingham. Part of this road forms a section of the unsigned European route E05...

 near the junction with the M25 motorway

M25 motorway

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. The golf course and surroundings form part of the Denham Country Park, an area which the poet John Dryden

John Dryden

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 called "one of the most delicious spots in England".The mansion is set in a course of 226 acres, designed by the former Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...

 captain John Jacobs

John Jacobs

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. The golf club was established in 1992. The golfing website www.top100golfcourses.co.uk ranks the golf course as the 78th best in the world.The River Misbourne

River Misbourne

The River Misbourne rises in a field on the outskirts of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, and flows down the Misbourne valley to join the River Colne just north of where the latter is crossed by the A40 Western Avenue....

 flows through the course. The club has hosted The European PGA Seniors Tour, The Senior Tournament of Champions from 1996-2000 and the Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf

Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf

The Andersen Consulting World Championship of Golf was a 32-man match play golf tournament played from 1995 to 1998. It was the predecessor tournament to the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship....

 European Final in 1997, which was won by Colin Montgomerie

Colin Montgomerie

Colin Stuart Montgomerie, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer, often referred to by one of his nicknames 'Monty'. He has had one of the finest careers in European Tour history, having won a record eight Order of Merit titles, including a streak of seven consecutively from 1993 to 1999, and 31...

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The course

A large golf course, it is longer in total than 6800 yards. The 18 holes are as follows:

• 1. Par 5 - 505 yards
• 2. Par 4 - 375 yards
• 3. Par 3 - 212 yards
• 4. Par 4 - 447 yards
• 5. Par 5 - 482 yards
• 6. Par 4 - 354 yards
• 7. Par 4 - 413 yards
• 8. Par 4 - 363 yards
• 9. Par 3 - 165 yards
• 10. Par 4 - 430 yards
• 11. Par 5 - 504 yards
• 12. Par 4 - 429 yards
• 13. Par 4 - 448 yards
• 14. Par 3 - 178 yards
• 15. Par 4 - 382 yards
• 16. Par 3 - 190 yards
• 17. Par 4 - 470 yards
• 18. Par 5 - 533 yards

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. Denham Court Mansion is a Grade II listed manor house. It contains the Heron Restaurant and is a venue for wedding receptions.