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Hall of Fame 2008
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 William F. Bell. Their courses have hosted PGA, LPGA and Champions Tour events, along with major championships, PGA Tour qualifiers and a number of charity fund-raising events. Los Angeles County was the breeding ground for the Bells, and their stamp dominates that county’s public golf landscape. The eight most-played public tracks are all Bell designs, including La Mirada, Los Verdes, Recreation Park, Rancho Park, Lakewood and Whittier Narrows. Their joint career stretched from the golden age of golf design, when the elder Bell worked for George Thomas when he designed Riviera, Bel-Air and Los Angeles country clubs, through the 1970s and the construction boom in the Coachella Valley. The elder Bell died in 1953, and his son died in 1984. But their golf courses — from exclusive country clubs to affordable municipal tracks — have stood the test of time and are as heavily played today as they were when they first opened. OTHER HALL OF FAME PROFILES: GLEN CAMPBELL ANDY WILLIAMS DINAH SHORE JIM FLICK HALL OF FAME 2008 — MAIN PAGE A LOOK AT PAST INDUCTEES |
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