California has said enough to the tee-time brokers reselling spots at municipal courses.
According to a story in the LA Times, Gov. Gavin Newsom has “signed a bill that prohibits third-party brokers from advertising, selling or transferring tee-time reservations at publicly owned golf courses without the written consent of the course operator.”
In 2024, it became widespread knowledge that “brokers” were gaming the online booking system by scooping up tee times at several municipal golf courses and then reselling them for $30 or $40 each, hiking the price for locals who seemingly have no choice but to pay.
A year ago, two tee time brokers were…
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