- Bel Air Country Club
The Bel Air Country Club is a private social club located in Bel Air,
Los Angeles ,California . The property includes an 18-holegolf course ,tennis courts , and serves as a meeting place for residents. [cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/printedition/la-re-guide6mar06,0,448797,full.story?coll=la-class-realestate|title=A part of the city, yet apart from it too|publisher="The Los Angeles Times"|date=2005-03-06|first=Helene|last=Lesel|accessdate=2008-01-01]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.cite web|url=http://www.senioram.org/2004/news/glance.html|title=Bel-Air Country Club At A Glance|date=2004-01-19|accessdate=2008-01-02|publisher=United States Golf Association] Described as "exclusive", the club offers one of the most challenging golf courses on the West Coast, [cite web|url=http://www.laestatehomes.com/about-los-angeles/cities/bel-air.html|title=Bel-Air|accessdate=2008-01-02|publisher=Amalfi Estates] and is consistently ranked as one of the highest-rated golf courses in California. [cite web|url=http://search.cityguide.aol.com/losangeles/entertainment/bel-air-country-club/v-97496|title=Bel-Air Country Cub: A gorgeous, top-notch course in Los Angeles|accessdate=2008-01-02|publisher=America Online, LLC] [cite web|url=http://www.southlandgolfmagazine.com/t-top10_Southern_California_Golf_Course_Designers_0108.aspx|title=Top 10 Golf Course Designers|accessdate=2008-01-02|publisher="Southland Golf"] Many celebrities are/were members at Bel Air, as many live in the high-end neighborhood itself. Alfred Hitchcock's former home on Bellagio Road overlooks the course. The club enforces a very strict dress code, displaying high-end formality. [cite web|url=http://www.levikstephan.com/communitypages/bel-air.html|title=Bel-Air… One Word… Luxury|accessdate=2008-01-02|publisher=Levik Stephan]
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 ,Dennis Quaid , [cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/11/04/features/peepsat.php|title=People: Quincy Jones, Garrison Keillor, Dennis Quaid|date=2005-11-05|accessdate=2008-01-22|work=International Herald Tribune] andPhil 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 and former PresidentRonald Reagan .Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.bel-aircc.org/ Bel Air Country Club]
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