A doctor has dropped his lawsuit against a private Glendale golf course in which he alleged his player membership was wrongfully revoked in January because of alleged slow play when in reality it was due to his Arabic ethnicity.
In his Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit, Dr. Sherif El-Harazi alleged that non-Arabs at Oakmont Country Club were not treated similarly regarding their pace of play. On Wednesday, the doctor’s lawyers filed court papers with Judge William F. Fahey asking that their client’s case be dismissed “with prejudice,” meaning it cannot be refiled.
The parties had filed court papers on July 22 with Fahey informing him that they were close to settling the case. No terms were divulged.
According to the suit, El-Harazi obtained a 12-month preview membership in August 2025. Last Nov. 2, he was “aggressively harassed” by a golf marshal regarding his speed of play, despite a golf cart’s GPS data showing he was playing at a proper pace, the suit further states.
White members frequently play rounds exceeding four hours without facing expulsion, suspension or even formal written warnings, but El-Harazi was “summarily expelled for a single alleged instance of slow play” in January without being given a hearing, according to the suit filed March 27.