Course record

Bel-Air Country Club

George C. Thomas’s 1926 Bel-Air design made a golf course from unusually divided terrain. The routing descends into canyons, with tunnels, elevators and a suspension bridge connecting parts of the round.¹

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Holes: 18
Par: 70
Place: Los Angeles

Thomas’s route through the canyons

A 2018 account described Tom Doak’s restoration then underway: it aimed to recover Thomas’s green contours and bunkering, including the paired mounds at the twelfth, while removing features introduced by later architects.¹

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Course design

Date unrecorded Original design

George C. Thomas Jr.

Open Architect record Southern California Golf Association / FORE

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Complete 18-hole record

Historical competitions may have used different tees or routing.

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Tee register

Tee	Gender	Par	Rating	Slope	Front yards	Back yards	Total yards	Front par	Back par
Gold	Men	70	74.3	138	3,420	3,380	6,800	36	34
Blue · Women	Women	74	78.8	146	3,200	3,305	6,505	37	37
Blue · Men	Men	70	72.5	134	3,200	3,305	6,505	36	34
White · Women	Women	74	76.8	141	3,030	3,150	6,180	37	37
White · Men	Men	70	70.9	130	3,030	3,150	6,180	36	34
Green · Men	Men	70	68.5	125	2,880	2,910	5,790	36	34
Green · Women	Women	74	74.5	135	2,880	2,910	5,790	37	37
Red · Women	Women	74	73.6	132	2,790	2,860	5,650	37	37
Red · Men	Men	70	67.6	122	2,790	2,860	5,650	36	34

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Tot
Gold	495	440	175	445	145	380	415	515	410	3,420	205	395	395	240	585	465	200	475	420	3,380	6,800
Blue · Women	475	395	160	445	145	380	380	495	325	3,200	205	395	385	220	580	445	200	475	400	3,305	6,505
Blue · Men	475	395	160	445	145	380	380	495	325	3,200	205	395	385	220	580	445	200	475	400	3,305	6,505
White · Women	460	390	150	430	115	355	350	470	310	3,030	205	385	355	200	560	430	175	455	385	3,150	6,180
White · Men	460	390	150	430	115	355	350	470	310	3,030	205	385	355	200	560	430	175	455	385	3,150	6,180
Green · Men	435	380	130	410	110	320	340	455	300	2,880	100	375	330	175	545	425	155	430	375	2,910	5,790
Green · Women	435	380	130	410	110	320	340	455	300	2,880	100	375	330	175	545	425	155	430	375	2,910	5,790
Red · Women	435	360	110	405	105	310	320	450	295	2,790	95	365	325	170	515	420	150	425	395	2,860	5,650
Red · Men	435	360	110	405	105	310	320	450	295	2,790	95	365	325	170	515	420	150	425	395	2,860	5,650
Par	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	36	3	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	34	70
Hcp	17	3	11	1	13	5	9	15	7		14	10	18	8	2	4	16	6	12

Front nine Holes 1-9

Tee or hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out
Gold	495	440	175	445	145	380	415	515	410	3,420
Blue · Women	475	395	160	445	145	380	380	495	325	3,200
Blue · Men	475	395	160	445	145	380	380	495	325	3,200
White · Women	460	390	150	430	115	355	350	470	310	3,030
White · Men	460	390	150	430	115	355	350	470	310	3,030
Green · Men	435	380	130	410	110	320	340	455	300	2,880
Green · Women	435	380	130	410	110	320	340	455	300	2,880
Red · Women	435	360	110	405	105	310	320	450	295	2,790
Red · Men	435	360	110	405	105	310	320	450	295	2,790
Par	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	36
Hcp	17	3	11	1	13	5	9	15	7

Back nine Holes 10-18

Tee or hole	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In
Gold	205	395	395	240	585	465	200	475	420	3,380
Blue · Women	205	395	385	220	580	445	200	475	400	3,305
Blue · Men	205	395	385	220	580	445	200	475	400	3,305
White · Women	205	385	355	200	560	430	175	455	385	3,150
White · Men	205	385	355	200	560	430	175	455	385	3,150
Green · Men	100	375	330	175	545	425	155	430	375	2,910
Green · Women	100	375	330	175	545	425	155	430	375	2,910
Red · Women	95	365	325	170	515	420	150	425	395	2,860
Red · Men	95	365	325	170	515	420	150	425	395	2,860
Par	3	4	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	34
Hcp	14	10	18	8	2	4	16	6	12

Course design

George C. Thomas Jr.

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