Slots open up at 6 a.m. for golfing nine days ahead. And every morning, in a matter of seconds, the reservations for these prime city courses in Griffith Park and on the Westside disappear on the city’s online booking platform, GolfNow. Golfers say that without using a broker, they get tee times primarily through last-minute cancellations or a waitlist, where they must stand by in person from five minutes to several hours. Sometimes the list doesn’t get tapped at all.
According to Watson, the investigation’s findings will be made public and shared with the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners, whose five members oversee the golfing program and are appointed by Mayor Karen Bass.
Again, these courses are supposed to be for the middle class and lower and are $35 to use. The brokers were charging at least that for the rich to use them and one would have to know how to hire the broker.