City Councilmembers on March 7 approved a plan to explore granting Sunnyvale residents advantages in booking tee times at the city's two municipal golf courses. City staffers will examine the issue this spring and summer before presenting results to councilmembers on Sept. 19. Local golfers say the competition for prime early spots is fierce.
Lines begin to form long before daybreak.
Chuck Crabtree, a local retiree, plays at Sunnyvale golf course twice a week. He and about seven other golfers voiced their approval of the tee time preferences plan to councilmembers . Weekend golfers face even stiffer competition for prime times, locals say. Curtis Black, the city's Superintendent of Parks, said people who want early weekend spots will often arrive at midnight, six hours before sign-ups begin. Crabtree said he dislikes having to compete for tee times with non-residents.