The Golf Courses of Buckinghamshire

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1   WOBURN DUKES   54   6976   72   1976   Charles Lawrie
2   WOBURN MARQUESS   54   7214   72   1997   Ross McMurray
3   STOKE PARK   27   6721   72   1908   Harry Colt
4   WOBURN DUCHESS   54   6651   72   1976   Charles Lawrie
5   BUCKINGHAMSHIRE   18   6880   72   1992   John Jacobs
6   DENHAM   18   6462   71   1910   Harry Colt
7   HARLEYFORD   18   6587   72   1996   Donald Steele
8   BEACONSFIELD   18   6493   71   1902   Harry Colt
9   BURNHAM BEECHES   18   6449   71   1891   
10   GERRARDS CROSS   18   6212   70   1921   B Pedlar
11   THE LAMBOURNE CLUB   18   6771   73   1992   Donald Steele
12   ELLESBOROUGH   18   6283   71   1905   
13   MENTMORE ROTHSCHILD   36   6777   72   1992   Bob Sandow
14   CHILTERN FOREST   18   5765   70      
15   MAGNOLIA PARK   27      73   1992   Jonathon Gaunt
16   MENTMORE ROSEBERRY   36   6580   73   1992   Bob Sandow
17   FARNHAM PARK   18   6172   71   1974   Hawtree
18   HAREWOOD DOWNS   18   5958   69   1907   
19   FLACKWELL HEATH   18   6211   70   1904   J Turner
20   BUCKINGHAM   18   6082   69   1914   
21   ABBEY HILL   18   6193   69   1975   Pennink & Lawrie
22   CHARTRIDGE PARK   18   5580   66   1989   John Jacobs
23   WESTON TURVILLE   18   6008   69   1973   
24   WINDMILL HILL   18   6720   73   1972   Henry Cotton
25   OAKLAND PARK   18   5246   67   1994   Jonathon Gaunt
26   SILVERSTONE   18   6558   72   1992   David Snell
27   THORNEY PARK   18   5731   69   1992   
28   WYCOMBE HEIGHTS   18   6300   70   1991   John Jacobs
29   HAZLEMERE   18   5807   69   1982   Terry Murray
30   RICHINGS PARK   18   6094   70   1996   Alan Higgins
31   THREE LOCKS   18   6025   70   1992   Bob Sandow
32   WHITELEAF   9   5391   66   1904   
33   AYLESBURY PARK   18   6150   69   1996   Martin Hawtree
34   AYLESBURY GOLF CENTRE   18   5965   69   1992   T S Benwell
35   WAVENDON GOLF CENRE   18   5460   67   1990   
36   WEXHAM PARK   18   5251   66   1979   David Morgan
37   CHESHAM & LEY HILL   9   5240   65   1900   
38   PRINCES RISBOROUGH   9   5440   68   1990   Guy Hunt
39   IVER   9   6300   72   1983   
40   STOWE   9   4472   62   1974   
41   LITTLE CHALFONT   9   5752   68   1981   J M Dunne
42   IVINGHOE   9   4508   63   1967   Reg Garrad
43   RAF HALTON   9   5724   69   1921   
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[Martin Toal]

Hard to disagree with Woburn being top of this. Some prefer The Marquess, but I think Dukes is still the classic Woburn course. Stoke Park is a slightly controversial choice. I like it (the original 18 at least) but there are detractors.

i was a member of Gerrards Cross for a few years. It certainly used to be a par 69, with 4 par 3s and just a single 5, but a good test at almost 6300 yards at that par. Some interesting natural holes following the land.

Not sure about The Buckinghamshire in 5th. I thought it was rather soulless, a big money course built with so-called Championship aspirations but not that many great holes.

Farnham Park is in a respectable position for a budget priced council run municipal. It is directly across the road from Stoke Park and used to be the ladies course, I believe, so perhaps it has good pedigree underneath its current modest standing.