Ask Lois: Shouldn’t Locals Get Tee-time Priority On Palm Beach County’s Golf Courses?

Q: Why doesn’t Palm Beach County give priority to its residents vs. nonresidents when making tee times at the county’s golf courses? Don’t our tax dollars pay for the courses? Nonresidents get the same privileges as residents for a fee of $84 more a year. Unfair. — Don Lachs, Boynton Beach A: Don, getting a morning tee time at a Palm Beach County-owned golf course has become nearly as hard as landing a Taylor Swift ticket. They are almost impossible to obtain, but if you find one, you feel like you’re the luckiest lottery winner. I know this because I’ve been watching my husband struggle with getting an early tee time for the past few years.