David Bell (golfer)
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David "Davie" Bell (c. 1880 – ?) was a Scottish professional golfer. Bell placed third in the 1900 U.S. Open at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. He carded consistent rounds of 78-83-83-78=322 and won $125.
Early life
Bell was born circa 1880 in Scotland.
Golf career
Bell placed third in the 1900 U.S. Open, held 4–5 October 1900, at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. He posted rounds of 78-83-83-78=322 and won $125.{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1900/10/05/page/5/article/vardon-leads-by-one-stroke |title=Scores of First Day's Golf Play |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune |date=5 October 1900}}{{cite news|title=Vardon Was the Winner - Took the Open Golf Championship at Wheaton Yesterday |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn90059523/1900-10-06/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=1900&sort=relevance&rows=20&words=Harry+Vardon&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=17&state=&date2=1900&proxtext=Harry+Vardon&y=9&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2 |accessdate=9 April 2015 |newspaper=The Saint Paul Globe |date=6 October 1900}} In the 1901 Western Open, held at Midlothian Country Club, he was second behind Laurie Auchterlonie.{{cite web|last1=Beresford|first1=Hattie|title=The Way it Was|url=http://www.montecitojournal.net/archive/14/33/1518/|website=montecitojournal.net|accessdate=15 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912145642/http://montecitojournal.net/archive/14/33/1518/|archive-date=12 September 2015|url-status=dead}} Bell and Willie Smith played some exhibition matches in Santa Barbara, California, in the winter of 1901.{{cite web|title=Carry Your Golf Clubs to California|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=___mAAAAMAAJ&q=david+bell+1900+us+open&pg=PA16-IA200|website=books.Google.com|accessdate=15 August 2015|last1 = Morton|first1 = Julius Sterling|year = 1900}}
Death
Bell's date of death is unknown.