Golfers sue city of L.A., calling out failure to stop black market in tee times

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But in recent years, a network of brokers, primarily in the Korean community, has managed to consistently grab desirable morning and afternoon tee times at the most sought-after municipal courses, like Rancho Park and Griffith Park.
“I would like to report some brokers that are reselling the tee times for $30 or $40,” one of the golf club members emailed on Oct. 12, explaining how brokers book “multiple tee times at the same time and [sell] it to people that were unable to book through la-city golf websites.”
“In 2021, 2022 and most recently in 2023, we have repeatedly asked L.A. city golf to address this issue, but nothing has changed, the situation has gotten worse, and as a L.A. city golf membership holder, I am frustrated that I couldn’t get a tee time on the weekends,” Lee told The Times.
The role of tee time brokers has been an open secret for years in Southern California, gaining heightened attention this month when Dave Fink, an influencer and golf teaching pro in Glendale, told his 200,000 Instagram followers about the black market in tee times.