Bel Air Country Club

The Bel Air Country Club is a social club located in Bel Air, Los Angeles, California. The property includes an 18-hole golf course and tennis courts.[1]

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History

Located in Bel Air, the club was founded in 1927, financed by Alphonzo Bell and designed by noted southern California architect Carleton Winslow.[2] The golf course, opened soon after, was designed by William P. Bell and George Thomas, measuring 6,491 yards and a par 70.[3] Described as "exclusive", the club offers one of the most challenging golf courses on the West Coast,[4] and is consistently ranked as one of the highest-rated golf courses in California.[3][5][6] The club hosted the 1976 U.S. Men's Amateur Championship, won by Bill Sander. Alfred Hitchcock's former home on Bellagio Road overlooks the course.[7]

Notable members

The Club, as it commonly referred to, serves as a social location for many notable figures. They include Jack Wagner, Kelsey Grammer, Jim Nantz, Barron Hilton, Mac Davis, Angelo Mozilo, Jerry West, Luke Wilson, Robert Loggia, Teddy Forstmann, James Woods, Glenn Frey, Pete Sampras, Joe Namath, Chris O'Donnell, Vin Scully, Al Michaels,[3] Dennis Quaid,[8] Phil McGraw, Bill Victor, Carroll Shelby, and Larry Brown.

Honorary members

The Club also has a program that exists to remember and honor well-known individuals; they are called honorary members. These include Arnold Palmer, Amy Alcott, Byron Nelson, Greg Norman, Ken Venturi, and Ronald Reagan.

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ Lesel, Helene (2005-03-06). "A part of the city, yet apart from it too". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20080619014630/http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-re-guide6mar06,0,448797,full.story?coll=la-class-realestate. Retrieved 2008-01-01. 
  2. ^ Architectural Forum, March 1930
  3. ^ a b c "Bel-Air Country Club At A Glance". United States Golf Association. 2004-01-19. http://www.senioram.org/2004/news/glance.html. Retrieved 2008-01-02. 
  4. ^ "Bel-Air". Amalfi Estates. http://www.laestatehomes.com/about-los-angeles/cities/bel-air.html. Retrieved 2008-01-02. 
  5. ^ "Bel-Air Country Cub: A gorgeous, top-notch course in Los Angeles". America Online, LLC. http://search.cityguide.aol.com/losangeles/entertainment/bel-air-country-club/v-97496. Retrieved 2008-01-02. 
  6. ^ "Top 10 Golf Course Designers". Southland Golf. http://www.southlandgolfmagazine.com/t-top10_Southern_California_Golf_Course_Designers_0108.aspx. Retrieved 2008-01-02. 
  7. ^ "Bel-Air… One Word… Luxury". Levik Stephan. Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080503125744/http://www.levikstephan.com/communitypages/bel-air.html. Retrieved 2008-01-02. 
  8. ^ "People: Quincy Jones, Garrison Keillor, Dennis Quaid". International Herald Tribune. 2005-11-05. http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/11/04/features/peepsat.php. Retrieved 2008-01-22. 

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