Four-wheel drive

Published on April 25, 2011

From a distance, Sam Geta looks as if he is standing upright in an Elvis Presley-esque knock-kneed stance. He hits his approach shot and cheers triumphantly as his ball finds the edge of the green. He replaces the club in his golf bag, then lifts his legs one at a time back onto the accessible golf cart.

It’s a Wonderful Life… in Florida…

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 22, 2011

Golfer sues course, claims religious discrimination

Published on February 18, 2011

As the PGA Northern Trust Open gets under way at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, golfer Wade Morris finds himself on the sideline, a victim of what he says is religious discrimination.

Baja community begins where the land ends

By Adam Wills
Published on October 5, 2006

Cabo San Lucas is at the western end of what has become a 20-mile corridor of hotels and gated communities known collectively as Los Cabos. In the last year a very visible and increasingly vibrant Jewish community is taking shape where the land meets the sea.

A Hole In One for a Good Cause

Published on August 3, 2006

Bram Goldsmith, chair of City National Corporation, and his wife, Elaine, long-time supporter of the arts, donated $5 million to the future Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, with the result that a 500-seat theater will become the Goldsmith Theater.

5766

By Rob Eshman
Published on September 29, 2005

A foursome was tramping the fairway toward the seventh hole at Hillcrest Country Club last Saturday when two coyotes appeared from out of the shrubs.

Cruise Vacation Worth the Weight

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 19, 2002

Here's a tip to non-Jewish travelers looking for a low-cost vacation cruise. Pick your cruise dates to include the Jewish High Holidays in September or October, because then the ships offer their deepest discounts to fill the empty berths left by the noticeable absence of Jewish passengers.

Basketball and Life

By Ari Morguelan
Published on May 3, 2001

"Be Quick -- But Don't Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings

Andrew Hill should be considered a very lucky man. The 50-year-old Los Angeles native played basketball at UCLA in the 1970s under the auspices of John Wooden, one of the school's greatest coaches. Hill won three championship rings with UCLA but left the university with a chip on his shoulder and a deep misunderstanding of the coach who would later become his greatest mentor.

Open Season

By Jeff Wallach
Published on January 4, 2001

Those who see little distinction between religion and golf might be tempted to daven with their heads pointed northwest, toward Pebble Beach.

Up Front

Published on May 28, 1998

Up Front