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Auction Ends: Jun 11, 2017 10:00 PM PDT

Golf & Sports Gear

BEL-AIR COUNTRY CLUB - ROUND OF GOLF FOR TWO

Item Number
332
Estimated Value
1000 USD
Sold
1020 USD to Caldwrob
Number of Bids
16  -  Bid History

Item Description

  • Round of golf to be played with a host. Package includes cart or caddy, green fees and lunch. 
  • Date to be mutually agreed upon between the winner and host. 
  • Guest must have an established USGA handicap.
  • Club rules & dress code apply. 

The Course: Bel-Air is renowned for its verdant grounds and a creatively routed layout (because of its canyon site) that makes for a variety of approach shots and takes players across one bridge, through four tunnels and on two elevators. No shorts may be worn -- the club is long pants only. And there's also a strict policy against cell phones anywhere, even in the parking lot. As at Riviera, the first hole is quite visible from the clubhouse, so much so that one Hollywood mogul is said never to have played it when he was first learning the game out of fear of embarrassment.

Hollywood History:  Howard Hughes famously landed his plane there when he was late for a golf date with Katharine Hepburn. After the club towed the plane and handed him the bill, he refused to pay and resigned his membership. Past members have included Ronald Reagan, Bing Crosby, Richard Nixon, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, James Stewart, Fred Astaire and Spencer Tracy