Burnham Beeches Golf Club is a

golf club A golf club is a club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Wood (golf), Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway or tee shots; iron (golf), irons, the most versatile class ...

, located in

Burnham, Buckinghamshire Burnham is a large village and civil parish that lies north of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, between the towns of Maidenhead and Slough, about 24 miles west of Charing Cross, London. It is probably best known for the nearby Burnham Beec ...

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. Established in 1891, it is the oldest golf club in Buckinghamshire. Burnham Beeches' 18-hole

golf course A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...

was built on land owned by the

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. In 1909 the land was bought by

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and leased to the club. It continued to be leased from the Burnham Trust until 2014, when the club purchased the land outright. Early in the twentieth century, J.H. Taylor was consulted on changes to the course. In 1984, Burnham Beeches hosted the

White Horse Whisky Challenge The White Horse Whisky Challenge was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour held in England. It was played at Selsdon Park in Croydon, south London in 1983, and at Burnham Beeches near Slough in Buckinghamshire B ...

, a tournament on the WPGA circuit, which later became known as the

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. The winner of the tournament was

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of Italy.

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* Golf clubs and courses in Buckinghamshire 1891 establishments in England Burnham, Buckinghamshire {{Buckinghamshire-geo-stub