MICHAEL BELL

Birthdate: June 4, 1947

Birthplace: Indianapolis, Ind.

Age: 59 Ht: 5'10" Wt: 170

Home: Indianapolis, Ind.

College: Indiana

Player Notes: This will be Bell's third U.S. Senior Open in nine attempts...Was the first alternate from the Carmel, Ind., sectional qualifying site…Played in the 2003 U.S. Senior Open just two months after double bypass heart surgery…Hopes to inspire people who have had heart surgery and show that recovery is possible...Married to wife Trish, and has two children and six grandchildren… Was once the youngest sales representative for the McGregor Golf Company; in 1971 hired to be sales rep for Ben Hogan Company ...In 1972, started Bell Enterprises, a sales representative company…Was a Western Golf Association Evans Scholar, which is a scholarship fund for caddies…Qualifying for the 2003 U.S. Senior Open is his most memorable golf experience…Lowest 18-hole score is 64 shot in 2005 at the Indiana State Mid-Amateur…Has four holes-in-one…Won the 2005 Indiana Mid-Amateur Championship, the 2006 Gasparilla, the 2005 Indiana Senior State Match Play Championship, the 2006 Adams Senior, the 2006 Riverwood Invitational, the 2006 Lake Jovita Championship, and the 2006 Lupton Cup…Was named the 2005 Indiana Senior Player of the Year…When not playing golf he enjoys sailing in the British Virgin Islands... Caddied in U.S. Women’s Open for Sandra Palmer back in 1978 at Indianapolis Country Club...