Buckingham Golf & Country Club

History

Yes, it's unusual for a 9-hole course in a tiny faraway town to exert a continued hold on golfers ranging from Joe Six-Pack to Joe Montana. But then Buckingham Golf & Country Club is an unusual course. Tucked into Lake County's Buckingham Park area of "metropolitan" Kelseyville (population 3,000), this country-fresh course boasts nearly year-round blue skies, a No. 3 ranking among Northern California's 9-hole courses by the publication On the Links, and universal acclaim for its tremendously true greens. Just a mile from Konocti Resort & Spa, Buckingham hosted its Annual "Celebrity Quarterback Shootout," which has seen nearly every notable living quarterback take a crack at the par-72, 6,344 yard layout over 18 holes, Montana, Plunkett, Stabler, Lamonica, Dawson, Theisman, Unitas, Starr, Tittle-they've all enjoyed Buckingham, as have non-QB guests Jerry Rice, John Riggins, Tony Dorsett, Paul Horning, and many others. Also notable: the countywide Amateur Golf Circuit which stops off for seven of its eight events at this gorgeous course under the shadow of Mt. Konocti. Learn more