Which SCGA Outings to Sign Up for in 2019?

Does anyone else participate in the SCGA member outings? I played in a few last year and had good experiences. The 2019 schedule is up. http://www.scga.org/membership/member-outings-2. I'm in SD and thinking of doing:

Pelican North

BIGHORN

Crosby

Farms.

Did Aviara last year. Are any others worth it?

Stone eagle > bighorn if you can only play one

Santaluz is really good, and if you have to choose between it or The Crosby I’d easily take Santaluz instead. They also usually do SDCC late in the year which is excellent. I don’t see it yet on the schedule but if they add it I’d recommend doing that one.

I'm glad you brought up this topic because I always wondered the same thing.

I personally always try to play at Pelican (both north & south), Trump National, Spanish Hills, Valencia CC, and Hacienda CC because you get a huge discount compared to their normal rates and they are phenomenal courses.

I personally really enjoy playing in competitive events (like the SCGA one day series). Have any of you guys ever been out for the one day series?

The one day series schedule is below:

http://www.scga.org/tournaments/onedayseries

It's really great bc you get to play at public courses on the WEEKENDS and you can win prizes and gift cards. Even if you are a hacker, playing in the competitive tournaments really gets your competitive jucies going and it really helps you improve your game. And I have never played a round over 5 hours which is really great for a weekend tee time.

I highly recommend it if you have never played in one already.

I just found out about these outings yesterday from a guy I played with. A little disappointed I missed the farms I hear that place is fantastic. I can vouch for Santaluz I have played there several times, it’s a good track. Anyone play the Crosby? Interested in that one I believe it still has openings

I haven’t thought the Farms was that great. It’s a tough course and in fairly good shape, but to me it’s like many Dye designs where he tries to trick it to play tough, and some of the tricks work out and a lot don’t. They did some redesign years ago and made it a lot better, but the Dye bones are still there and not always in a good way.

I’ve played the Crosby several times. It’s ok, nothing real special. They also don’t seem real welcoming there, as they don’t open the facilities at all. Sort of “come play, now go home”. Santaluz is a much better course, and they’ve had the lounge open for F&B.

Can anyone who's participated in the member outings give a brief rundown of what to expect? Are they run similar to the one day series where there's some sort of flighting/scoring or is it just a day to go play a course for fun?

It’s just a day to have fun. Show up. Warm up. Have fun.

New member to SCGA and learning about all of this stuff. Are these events always on mondays?? I am in SD and would love to play some of these courses but it seems like they are all weekdays.

Couple of things - yes, they are mainly on Mondays because they are generally held at private (high end) courses and therefore they don't want to impact membership play. Second, these things are super casual. Show, shotgun start, play and if the facilities are open chill out and relax. Super laid back environment. These are very worth doing. I've done a bunch and will continue to do them. Hacienda CC is a hidden gem.

Don't see Stone Eagle? Did I miss it? Nice Doak course

Stone Eagle and Bighorn are typically every May. So yes you missed it.

BTW, one used to be able to see the whole schedule all year around but since switching to golfgenius, once the event happens it’s gone from the schedule.