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The Oxfordshire Golf Club is a private golf club in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, that is located 1 miles (2 km) Southwest of Thame

Thame

Thame is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....

, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....

.

It is owned by Leaderboard Golf

Leaderboard Golf Ltd

Leaderboard Golf Ltd is a company that owns four renowned Golf Clubs in the South East including The Oxfordshire Golf Club near Oxford, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke and Newbury, Dale Hill Hotel and Golf Club near Tonbridge and Royal Tunbridge Wells and Chart Hills Golf Club near...

along with 4 other golfing venues in the South East including Dale Hill Golf Club Wadhurst

Wadhurst

Wadhurst is a market town in East Sussex, England. It is the centre of the civil parish of Wadhurst, which also includes the hamlets of Cousley Wood and Tidebrook. Wadhurst is twinned with Aubers in France.-Situation:...

, East Sussex

East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...

, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke

Basingstoke

Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...

and Newbury

Newbury, Berkshire

Newbury is a civil parish and the principal town in the west of the county of Berkshire in England. It is situated on the River Kennet and the Kennet and Avon Canal, and has a town centre containing many 17th century buildings. Newbury is best known for its racecourse and the adjoining former USAF...

, Chart Hills Golf Club near Ashford

Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...

in Kent and The Leaderboard Golf Centre in Reading

Reading, Berkshire

Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

History

After Paul Gibbons

Paul Gibbons (businessman)

Paul Gibbons is an English businessman, who co-owns Leaderboard Golf Ltd with his wife Jennifer.Gibbons co-founded the magazine Auto Trader and it’s parent company Hurst Publishing alongside John Madejski. He has appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List in recent years.-Life and career:Gibbons was...

sold his shares in Hurst Publishing and Auto Trader, he created the Leaderboard brand and negotiated the purchase of The Oxfordshire Hotel and Golf Club.

The golf course

Golf course

A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...

was designed by eminent American golf course architect Rees Jones

Rees Jones

Rees Jones is an American golf course architect.He was born in Montclair, New Jersey the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the younger brother of golf course designer Robert Trent Jones, Jr...

, and has hosted many prestigious tournaments including the Benson & Hedges International Open

Benson & Hedges International Open

The Benson & Hedges International Open was a men's professional golf tournament which was played in England. It was founded in 1971 and for its first five years it was called the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf. It was sponsored by Benson & Hedges, a cigarette company...

between 1996 and 1999, and the Brabazon Trophy

Brabazon Trophy

The English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in England . It has been played annually since 1947 and is organized by the English Golf Union.The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over 4 days...

in 2005.

As with other Leaderboard

Leaderboard Golf Ltd

owned courses, The Oxfordshire regularly plays host to high profile golfing events which are televised on Sky Sports

Sky Sports

Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...

such as the Four Nations Golf Challenge 2011.

Like the other Leaderboard courses, it is part of Leaderboard Golf’s

Leaderboard Golf Ltd

‘Premier Golf Alliance’ with other high profile golfing venues like La Manga in Spain and Gleneagles

Gleneagles Hotel

The Gleneagles Hotel is a luxury hotel near Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland.- History :The hotel was built by the former Caledonian Railway Company and opened in 1924, originally with its own railway station...

in Scotland.

The course was recently voted into the 'Top 100 Golf Courses in England' in the publication Today's Golfer

Today's Golfer

Today's Golfer is a monthly golf magazine which is published by Bauer. It was launched by Emap to coincide with the US Masters in April 1998 and enjoyed many years as Britain's number one golf magazine. In 2008, Bauer acquired Emap's consumer media division...

.

In July 2010, Leaderboard

Leaderboard Golf Ltd

opened a new luxury Spa and Hotel at The Oxfordshire.

Tournaments

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 section): 1995, 1996
Benson & Hedges International Open
Benson & Hedges International Open
The Benson & Hedges International Open was a men's professional golf tournament which was played in England. It was founded in 1971 and for its first five years it was called the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf. It was sponsored by Benson & Hedges, a cigarette company...

: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Ladies English Open
Ladies English Open
The Ladies English Open was a women's professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour. It was first held between 1991 and 1996, when it was dominated by Laura Davies who won four of the five tournaments played...

: 1995, 1996, 2008
Brabazon Trophy
Brabazon Trophy
The English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in England . It has been played annually since 1947 and is organized by the English Golf Union.The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over 4 days...

: 2005

External links

The Oxfordshire Golf Club – official site

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