Bell placed third in the 1900 U.S. Open at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois.

Bell was born circa 1880 in Scotland.

Bell placed third in the 1900 U.S. Open, held 4–5 October 1900, at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois.

[1][2] In the 1901 Western Open, held at Midlothian Country Club, he was second behind Laurie Auchterlonie.

[3] Bell and Willie Smith played some exhibition matches in Santa Barbara, California, in the winter of 1901.