Buckingham Golf Club Scorecard & Course Guide

How Buckingham Golf Club plays

Buckingham Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 71 golf course in England. From the white tees it measures 6,162 yards, with a course rating of 70.3 and a slope of 134; the red tees are 5,381 yards.

There are four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s. The longest hole is the 11th, a 527-yard par 5, and the shortest is the 12th at 160 yards. By stroke index the hardest holes are the 2nd (SI 1), 17th (SI 2) and 9th (SI 3).

On the planned lines, water is in play on hole 5 and bunkers guard the green on 17 of the 18 holes.

For a typical 15 handicap from the white tees, our plan hits driver from every par 4 and 5 and expects a score of about 91, in line with the course rating. The holes it finds hardest against par are the 17th, 2nd and 10th; the best scoring chances are the 5th, 1st and 13th.

Buckingham Golf Club scorecard

Yards per hole from every tee. Tap a hole number for its plan.

Front nine
Front nine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
White	288	463	522	173	252	306	502	183	364	3,053
Yellow	273	447	511	160	234	294	484	165	357	2,925
Red	235	382	433	127	224	273	472	143	334	2,623
Par	4	4	5	3	4	4	5	3	4	36
Stroke index	13	1	9	5	17	15	7	11	3
15 hcp expects	4.6	5.6	6.2	4.1	4.3	4.8	6.2	4.1	5.2	45.1

Back nine
Back nine	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
White	432	527	160	281	330	199	381	465	334	3,109	6,162
Yellow	413	517	149	270	315	179	361	451	323	2,978	5,903
Red	384	484	141	252	307	163	331	394	302	2,758	5,381
Par	4	5	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	35	71
Stroke index	4	12	18	16	14	6	10	2	8
15 hcp expects	5.5	6.3	4.2	4.6	4.9	4.2	5.3	5.9	5.0	45.9	91.0

Buckingham Golf Club scorecard
Hole	Par	SI	White	Yellow	Red
1	4	13	288	273	235
2	4	1	463	447	382
3	5	9	522	511	433
4	3	5	173	160	127
5	4	17	252	234	224
6	4	15	306	294	273
7	5	7	502	484	472
8	3	11	183	165	143
9	4	3	364	357	334
Out	36		3,053	2,925	2,623
10	4	4	432	413	384
11	5	12	527	517	484
12	3	18	160	149	141
13	4	16	281	270	252
14	4	14	330	315	307
15	3	6	199	179	163
16	4	10	381	361	331
17	4	2	465	451	394
18	4	8	334	323	302
In	35		3,109	2,978	2,758
Total	71		6,162	5,903	5,381

Tee	Length	Par	Men’s rating	Men’s slope	Women’s rating	Women’s slope
White	6,162 yds	71	70.3	134	–	–
Yellow	5,903 yds	71	68.9	129	74.6	140
Red	5,381 yds	71	66.5	120	71.4	130

Hole-by-hole guide

Plans are the app's own, for a typical 15 handicap from the white tees: calm, 18°C, medium ground, middle pins, with the round matched to the course rating.

Hole 1

Par 4 · 288 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 13288 yds white273 yds yellow235 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 245 yds, aim 18 yds left of centre.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 73 yds (plays like 80), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.6shots expected, about 0.6 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 31%Rough or trees 67%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 119–126 yds; Bunker left, 133–137 yds; Bunker left, 144–158 yds; Bunker right, 213–221 yds.

Green 6 m below the tee; green slopes 2.4%.

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Hole 2 →

Hole 2

Par 4 · 463 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 1463 yds white447 yds yellow382 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 82 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 212 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 5 yds in.

5.6shots expected, about 1.6 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 63%Rough or trees 36%Bunker 1%

Green 6 m below the tee; green slopes 1.9% at the front, 2.7% at the back.

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← Hole 1 Hole 3 →

Hole 3

Par 5 · 522 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 9522 yds white511 yds yellow433 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 84 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 282 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 80 yds in.

6.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 30%Rough or trees 70%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 61–66 yds; Bunker right, 252–257 yds.

Green 4 m above the tee; green slopes 3.5% at the front, 4.4% at the back.

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← Hole 2 Hole 4 →

Hole 4

Par 3 · 173 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 5173 yds white160 yds yellow127 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 166), aim 9 yds left of the pin.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 13%Off the green 77%Bunker 10%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre of the green, 150–164 yds; Bunker right of the green, 158–168 yds; Bunker left of the green, 170–174 yds; Bunker right of the green, 173–177 yds.

Green 10 m below the tee; green slopes 2.8%.

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← Hole 3 Hole 5 →

Hole 5

Par 4 · 252 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 17252 yds white234 yds yellow224 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 6 yds left of centre.

Approach: Sand W from the rough, about 45 yds (plays like 50), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

4.3shots expected, about 0.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 3 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 33%Rough or trees 64%Bunker 2%Water 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 68–77 yds; Water right, 211–283 yds; Bunker right of the green, 233–239 yds; Bunker left of the green, 234–248 yds.

Green slopes 4.8%.

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← Hole 4 Hole 6 →

Hole 6

Par 4 · 306 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 15306 yds white294 yds yellow273 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 6 yds right of centre.

Approach: Gap W from the fairway, about 97 yds, aim at the pin.

4.8shots expected, about 0.8 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 53%Rough or trees 46%Out of bounds 1%

Green slopes 5.9% at the front, 3.5% at the back.

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← Hole 5 Hole 7 →

Hole 7

Par 5 · 502 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 7502 yds white484 yds yellow472 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 234 yds, aim 27 yds left of centre.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 292 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 74 yds in.

6.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 52%Rough or trees 48%

Green slopes 1.9% at the front, 7.0% at the back.

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← Hole 6 Hole 8 →

Hole 8

Par 3 · 183 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 11183 yds white165 yds yellow143 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

4 Hybrid (plays like 191), aim at the pin, 8 yds long.

4.1shots expected, about 1.1 over par

Finds the green about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Green 16%Off the green 83%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 170–184 yds.

Green slopes 3.8% at the front, 2.4% at the back.

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← Hole 7 Hole 9 →

Hole 9

Par 4 · 364 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 3364 yds white357 yds yellow334 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 248 yds, aim 69 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 6 Iron from the rough, about 136 yds (plays like 150), aim 24 yds left of the pin.

5.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the fairway about 1 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 13%Rough or trees 84%Bunker 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 59–64 yds; Bunker centre, 65–79 yds; Bunker right, 234–246 yds; Bunker left, 236–245 yds.

Green slopes 5.2% at the front, 4.5% at the back.

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← Hole 8 Hole 10 →

Hole 10

Par 4 · 432 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 4432 yds white413 yds yellow384 yds redOne of the toughest

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 248 yds, aim 41 yds left of centre.

Approach: 3 Wood from the rough, about 201 yds (plays like 196), aim 24 yds left of the pin, 5 yds short.

5.5shots expected, about 1.5 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 56%Rough or trees 44%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 122–136 yds; Bunker left, 139–148 yds.

Green 17 m below the tee; green slopes 6.6% at the front, 4.8% at the back.

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← Hole 9 Hole 11 →

Hole 11

Par 5 · 527 yards from the white tees

Par 5Stroke index 12527 yds white517 yds yellow484 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 238 yds, aim 36 yds right of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the rough, about 295 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 91 yds in.

6.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about 2 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 24%Rough or trees 76%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 249–254 yds.

Green 5 m below the tee; green slopes 0.5% at the front, 2.2% at the back.

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← Hole 10 Hole 12 →

Hole 12

Par 3 · 160 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 18160 yds white149 yds yellow141 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

6 Iron (plays like 168), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 8 yds long.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green about 2 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 17%Off the green 73%Bunker 8%Out of bounds 3%

In play off the tee: Bunker right of the green, 137–146 yds; Bunker left of the green, 154–170 yds.

Green slopes 2.2%.

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← Hole 11 Hole 13 →

Hole 13

Par 4 · 281 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 16281 yds white270 yds yellow252 yds redScoring chance

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 6 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Sand W from the fairway, about 71 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.6shots expected, about 0.6 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 48%Rough or trees 51%Out of bounds 1%

Green slopes 3.0%.

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← Hole 12 Hole 14 →

Hole 14

Par 4 · 330 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 14330 yds white315 yds yellow307 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 235 yds, aim 18 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: Pitching W from the fairway, about 115 yds, aim 3 yds left of the pin.

4.9shots expected, about 0.9 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 44%Rough or trees 56%

In play off the tee: Bunker centre, 230–240 yds.

Green slopes 3.5%.

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← Hole 13 Hole 15 →

Hole 15

Par 3 · 199 yards from the white tees

Par 3Stroke index 6199 yds white179 yds yellow163 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

3 Wood (plays like 202), aim 3 yds left of the pin, 5 yds long.

4.2shots expected, about 1.2 over par

Finds the green about 1 in 10. Trouble about 1 in 10.

Green 13%Off the green 82%Bunker 4%Out of bounds 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker left of the green, 162–172 yds; Bunker right of the green, 180–192 yds.

Green slopes 3.1% at the front, 3.9% at the back.

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← Hole 14 Hole 16 →

Hole 16

Par 4 · 381 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 10381 yds white361 yds yellow331 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 9 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 4 Hybrid from the rough, about 172 yds, aim 12 yds left of the pin.

5.3shots expected, about 1.3 over par

Finds the fairway about half the time. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 51%Rough or trees 49%Bunker 1%

In play off the tee: Bunker right, 95–106 yds; Bunker right, 214–221 yds.

Green slopes 2.4%.

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← Hole 15 Hole 17 →

Hole 17

Par 4 · 465 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 2465 yds white451 yds yellow394 yds redHardest by stroke index

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 236 yds, aim 53 yds left of the line to the corner.

Second shot: 3 Wood from the fairway, about 238 yds out. The green’s out of reach, so lay up to the fairway and leave about 15 yds in.

5.9shots expected, about 1.9 over par

Finds the fairway about 6 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 57%Rough or trees 43%

In play off the tee: Bunker left, 184–192 yds.

Green slopes 3.4%.

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← Hole 16 Hole 18 →

Hole 18

Par 4 · 334 yards from the white tees

Par 4Stroke index 8334 yds white323 yds yellow302 yds red

The plan for a 15 handicap, white tees

Driver 233 yds, aim 3 yds left of the line to the corner.

Approach: 7 Iron from the rough, about 131 yds (plays like 140), aim 6 yds left of the pin.

5.0shots expected, about 1.0 over par

Finds the fairway about 4 in 10. Rarely finds trouble.

Fairway 41%Rough or trees 59%

Green 9 m above the tee; green slopes 5.7% at the front, 3.3% at the back.

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← Hole 17

Questions golfers ask

How long is Buckingham Golf Club?

From the white tees Buckingham Golf Club plays 6,162 yards. The other tees are the yellow 5,903 and the red 5,381 yards. It is par 71 from every tee.

What is the course rating and slope at Buckingham Golf Club?

White tees: 70.3 rating, 134 slope. Yellow tees: 68.9 rating, 129 slope. Red tees: 66.5 rating, 120 slope. Women's ratings are in the scorecard table above.

What is par at Buckingham Golf Club?

Par is 71: 36 out and 35 in, with four par 3s, eleven par 4s and three par 5s.

Which is the hardest hole at Buckingham Golf Club?

The 2nd is stroke index 1, a par 4 of 463 yards from the white tees. For a typical 15 handicap, our plans make the 17th the hardest against par.

What's a good score at Buckingham Golf Club for a 15 handicap?

From the course rating and slope, a typical 15 handicap shoots about 91 from the white tees, 20 over par. The hardest holes against par are the 17th, 2nd and 10th.

Where is Buckingham Golf Club?

Tingewick Road, Buckingham, MK18 4AE.

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Straight-line distance

Home Park2.1 mi Silverstone Golf Club4.5 mi Whittlebury Hall Golf Course5.6 mi Abbey Hill Golf Centre9.5 mi Aylesbury Vale Golf Club13.3 mi Three Locks Golf Club14.1 mi Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club16.3 mi Tadmarton Heath Golf Club17.5 mi

Course map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Terrain from Environment Agency LIDAR, © Environment Agency copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence. Pars, stroke indexes, yardages and ratings from the club's scorecard. Plans are simulations for a typical 15 handicap, not a guarantee. Spotted something wrong? Improve this course map.

Buckingham Golf Club

How Buckingham Golf Club plays

Hardest by stroke index

Toughest for a 15 handicap

Best scoring chances

Buckingham Golf Club scorecard

Hole-by-hole guide

Hole 1

Hole 2

Hole 3

Hole 4

Hole 5

Hole 6

Hole 7

Hole 8

Hole 9

Hole 10

Hole 11

Hole 12

Hole 13

Hole 14

Hole 15

Hole 16

Hole 17

Hole 18

Questions golfers ask

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