Bel-Air Country Club
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California · LA Westside — Old-Guard Clubs golf market
- Access
- invitation only
- Holes
- 18
- Architect(s)
- George C. Thomas Jr., William P. Bell
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Opened in 1926 as one of the trilogy of great Los Angeles courses built by architect George C. Thomas Jr. (alongside Riviera and Los Angeles Country Club), Bel-Air Country Club winds through mansion-dotted canyons connected by a tunnel, elevator, and suspension bridge -- a routing solution to the site's steep, ravine-cut topography.
Golf & Course
The course plays to a par of 70 across 18 holes and is widely regarded as one of Thomas's finest routings given the difficulty of the canyon terrain. The club has undergone recent major clubhouse and course renovation work and has hosted USGA championship events, including reported Curtis Cup hosting.
Membership & Access
Does buying a home here include club membership?
Membership is by invitation only; the club does not publish a fee schedule or maintain a public membership application process. No mechanism was found by which nearby homeownership confers or advances membership access.
Location & Surrounding Area
The club sits within the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, north of Sunset Blvd, in an area of large estate homes; it is a physically and administratively separate institution from the Bel-Air Bay Club on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Costs & Fees
Figures below are labeled Current only when the source itself frames them as presently accurate. Everything else is labeled Historical — a source checked today does not make an old fee a current one.
Initiation (range low)
Historical — as of 2026-09-22$150,000
Third-party aggregator estimate; club does not officially disclose fees.
Initiation (range high)
Historical — as of 2026-09-22$300,000
Upper end of third-party aggregator estimate range.
Annual dues
Historical — as of 2026-09-22$20,000
Third-party aggregator estimate; reported range $15,000-$25,000/year plus caddie/dining/locker fees.
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What Buyers Should Verify
- Confirm current initiation fee and dues directly with the club -- third-party estimates ($150,000-$300,000 initiation) are unofficial.
- Confirm the specific Curtis Cup or other USGA championship hosting year referenced in press coverage.
- Confirm membership waitlist and transferability, not found this pass.
Notable
- One of architect George C. Thomas Jr.'s three great Los Angeles designs, alongside Riviera and Los Angeles Country Club.
- Golfers cross a tunnel, an elevator, and a suspension bridge to move between holes on the canyon-cut routing.
- Reported host of USGA championship play (Curtis Cup) in recent search coverage -- verify exact year/edition directly with the USGA/club.
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