Calabasas, CA Outdoor Activities

At the Greater Los Angeles Fine Jewelry & Antiques Fair, shoppers sift through the diverse wares of 40 national exhibitors. As one visitor admires the colorful, distinctively set bijoux from vintage jeweler Patricia Cohn, another might flip through the pages of 18th- to 21st-century volumes from international dealer Hayden & Fandetta Rare Books. Troves of larger items such as estate furniture, clocks, and objets d’art satisfy big-ticket shoppers and give them a reason to use their hand trucks besides bringing the refrigerator to the beach.

Jeff Stern grew up across the street from a country club, where he would hunt for lost golf balls and fish in the course's lakes. His passion for the game began when he first picked up a golf club at the tender age of 9, when most kids still believe that golf balls are filled with chocolate. With a whole lot of hard work and a dash of talent, Jeff developed into a serious competing amateur. His teaching career began in earnest under the tutelage of Bruce Hamilton, a top 100 golf professional, who groomed him to become a golf professional at prominent golf facilities including Cascades Golf Club and North Ranch Country Club.

Today, golfers can pick at his golf brain during one-on-one lessons at Lindero Country Club. Students can opt to stay on the range, where Jeff analyzes and critiques their swing mechanics, or head out on the course, where he can better teach course management and fly-swatting with a 9-iron.