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]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Notable members 1.2 Honorary members 2 Footnotes 3 External links

[edit] History

Located in 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.^[2][4][5] Alfred Hitchcock's former home on Bellagio Road overlooks the course.^[6]

[edit] Notable members

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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,^[2] Quincy Jones,^[7] Phil McGrawand, Carroll Shelby .

[edit] 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^[2] and Ronald Reagan.

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] External links

• Bel Air Country Club

Coordinates: 34°04′45″N 118°27′01″W / 34.079294°N 118.450218°W / 34.079294; -118.450218