Bel Air Country Club


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

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History

Located in posh Bel Air, the club was founded in 1927 as a work of Alphonzo E. Bell, and the golf course was opened soon after. It was designed by William P. Bell and George Thomas, measuring 6,491 yards and a par 70.[2] Described as "exclusive", the club offers one of the most challenging golf courses on the West Coast,[3] and is consistently ranked as one of the highest-rated golf courses in California.[4][5] Many celebrities are/were members at Bel Air, as many live in the high-end neighborhood itself.[2] Alfred Hitchcock's former home on Bellagio Road overlooks the course. The club enforces a very strict dress code, displaying high-end formality.[6]

Notable members

The Club, as it commonly referred to, serves as a social location for many notable figures. They include Jack Wagner, Jack Nicholson, Kelsey Grammar, Tom Cruise, Jim Nantz, Barron Hilton, Clint Eastwood, Mac Davis, Angelo Mozilo, Jerry West, Luke Wilson, Robert Loggia, Teddy Forstmann, James Woods, Steve Wynn, Glenn Frey, Pete Sampras, Joe Namath, Chris O'Donnell, Vin Scully, Al Michaels,[2] Dennis Quaid,[7] and Phil McGraw.

Honorary members

The Club also has a program that exists to remember and honor extraordinary or legendary individuals; they are called honorary members. These include Arnold Palmer, Amy Alcott, Byron Nelson, Greg Norman, Ken Venturi[2] and former President Ronald Reagan.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Lesel, Helene (2005-03-06). "A part of the city, yet apart from it too", The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 1 January 2008. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Bel-Air Country Club At A Glance". United States Golf Association (2004-01-19). Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  3. ^ "Bel-Air". Amalfi Estates. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  4. ^ "Bel-Air Country Cub: A gorgeous, top-notch course in Los Angeles". America Online, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Golf Course Designers". Southland Golf. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  6. ^ "Bel-Air… One Word… Luxury". Levik Stephan. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
  7. ^ "People: Quincy Jones, Garrison Keillor, Dennis Quaid", International Herald Tribune (2005-11-05). Retrieved on 22 January 2008. 

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