Best Charity Outings

[Brian Potash]

Thanks Jeff.

Thats a great resource.  I wonder if there is something like that that compiles all the events for westchester?

[Bill_McBride]

Several years I and several other GCAers (Pat Mucci, John Bernhardt, Mike Sweeney, Bill Steele, Mark Rowlinson, Geoff Childs I think) played at the Creek Club on Long Island in an autism charity event.  It was really good, great McD/Raynor course, followed by steak and lobster dinner at their beach club.  Couldn't have been any better.

Bill - The Creek Club outing was a fantastic event... and what a dinner!!! This is where I met most of you guys for the first time!

That's when Bernhardt and I took our lives into our hands and rented a car, picking you up in New York en route to Yale.  Thank god that was on a Sunday morning!

[Pete_Pittock]

The First Tee Foundation, often in conjunction with the local organization, has annual fundraisers. I was able to play Oakmont (flying from Oregon) thru the WPGA/First Tee aegis. Another local organization/charity cosponsorship worth looking into is the Evans Scholarship.

[Jeff Evagues]

Thanks Jeff.

Thats a great resource.  I wonder if there is something like that that compiles all the events for westchester?

I found that website by googling LI golf outings a few years ago so you might try the same. Also the LI list is added to every 2 weeks or so. There will be many more than there is on it now. It;s the only way I've been able to play Creek, PR, Meadowbrook, Deepdale, Fresh Meadow and several others.

[Karl Bernetich]

Merion did hosts a Boy Scouts Charity outing each year.
I would imagine they still do ...

[Michael Whitaker]

Several years I and several other GCAers (Pat Mucci, John Bernhardt, Mike Sweeney, Bill Steele, Mark Rowlinson, Geoff Childs I think) played at the Creek Club on Long Island in an autism charity event.  It was really good, great McD/Raynor course, followed by steak and lobster dinner at their beach club.  Couldn't have been any better.

Bill - The Creek Club outing was a fantastic event... and what a dinner!!! This is where I met most of you guys for the first time!

That's when Bernhardt and I took our lives into our hands and rented a car, picking you up in New York en route to Yale.  Thank god that was on a Sunday morning!

Exactly!!! I never will forget my wife's comment when I told her about my plans... "Let me see if I've got this straight... you are riding from Manhattan to Connecticut with a guy from Louisiana and a guy from Florida to play golf at Yale on an invitation from a guy in NYC?" "Yes, darling," I said. "Oh," she replied, "this must be one of those Golf Club Atlas things."

Little did she know what was in store, huh, Bill?

[Brian Potash]

While we are debating the top 100 list, I see that charity outings at maidstone and sleepy hollow have been added to the mga site.

Brian


http://www.mgagolf.org/

[Steve Lapper]

Bonnie Brae of NJ does a very nice full day at Plainfield every September. Usually this has found the course in its best shape and most beautiful. I don't remember the exact prices, but recall it was eminently reasonable and quite enjoyable.

[Bill_McBride]

Several years I and several other GCAers (Pat Mucci, John Bernhardt, Mike Sweeney, Bill Steele, Mark Rowlinson, Geoff Childs I think) played at the Creek Club on Long Island in an autism charity event.  It was really good, great McD/Raynor course, followed by steak and lobster dinner at their beach club.  Couldn't have been any better.

Bill - The Creek Club outing was a fantastic event... and what a dinner!!! This is where I met most of you guys for the first time!

That's when Bernhardt and I took our lives into our hands and rented a car, picking you up in New York en route to Yale.  Thank god that was on a Sunday morning!

Exactly!!! I never will forget my wife's comment when I told her about my plans... "Let me see if I've got this straight... you are riding from Manhattan to Connecticut with a guy from Louisiana and a guy from Florida to play golf at Yale on an invitation from a guy in NYC?" "Yes, darling," I said. "Oh," she replied, "this must be one of those Golf Club Atlas things."

Little did she know what was in store, huh, Bill?

We have been on some good trips, podna!    I relish the memory of our Buda match last summer against those studs, Andrew Mitchell and Lloyd Cole.  Except for the 18th hole.    But halving a match with those guys was still pretty sweet.

[George Freeman]

While we are debating the top 100 list, I see that charity outings at maidstone and sleepy hollow have been added to the mga site.

Brian


http://www.mgagolf.org/

Is there a similar association in the Chicago area that lists the charity events for the year?

[J_ Crisham]

George,  I have not seen one but the likely source could be the CDGA.
                         Good luck,      Jack

[Brad Swanson]

A now infrequent GCA poster used to purchase the first 4 some of the day at one of these charity outings on the East End of Long Island and generously offered a few of the spots to willing GCAers.  Since that round was guaranteed to be completed in a timely fashion, the afternoon was open for a second course at any number of nearby possibilities.  I thank my lucky stars I got a chance to partake in what was maybe the last year of this tradition several years back, and am eternally grateful to my host for the most memorable day I've ever had on the links. 

Cheers,
Brad

[Neil Regan]

Brad,

  That was a fine day indeed.
  Maidstone #9 is still at the top of my lists of the best holes anywhere.
  And your wedge to Shinnecock #10 green showed us what was to come the following June, iirc. 

Neil

[Brad Swanson]

Love the pics, Neil.  Fortunately for me, Ben was the unlucky one on 10.  His approach came up a yard or 2 short and rolled back to where he is standing in the picture.  Seeing that didn't make my flip SW approach any easier, that's for sure.

Cheers,
Brad

[Neil Regan]

Brad, my memory is better now. But did Ben then putt off the green after making too sure his next was above the pin ?
(Even if that didn't happen, it wouldn't have surprised me. I'm not sure "unlucky" is the best word in this case.  )

[Mark Smolens]

George,  I have not seen one but the likely source could be the CDGA.
                         Good luck,      Jack

George, although it's not a comprehensive list, the CDGA's Sunshine through Golf Foundation has several outings at private clubs that you may not have access to.  http://www.sunshinethroughgolf.org/event.asp?id=46

They are very reasonably priced, and the Foundation does great work with getting kids with "disabilities" involved in the game.  You may have seen their three hole course next to the CDGA's offices across the street from Cog Hill.  When I was toting a friend's bag in the last Western Open, we played those holes with three kids from the Foundation.  Great fun for us (and hopefully for the kids too).  Hard to keep those allergies from acting up while you're out there with the kids and their parents. . .  Glad I had the sunglasses on.

[hick]

  The Cluny School in Newport, Rhode Island has a golf outing at Newport CC on the 23 of april at 250 a person along with breakfast, lunch and a dinner buffet as well as a cash bar. This is the 15 annual .

[Joe Bausch]

Coming up is an outing at Pine Hill organized by a colleague of mine that lost his young wife to breast cancer about four years ago.  I'd be thrilled if any of you would like to join us.  Here are the details below.

[Mike Hendren]

As an adoptive parent, it's been my pleasure to serve on the board of Miriam's Promise, a family services and adoption agency here in Nashville.  I chaired the golf fund-raiser a couple of times in its infancy, but an 84 years young female member of our board has taken the event to a new level.  It is held at a second tier private club in the Nashville area and there are no entry fees.  Scoring prizes are modest and donated.  The participants take pledges with prizes based upon certain levels being achieved.  Very few people accept their prizes anymore.  Over 90% of the funds flow to the bottom line, which has approximated $150,000 annually over the past few years.  It is easily the most joyous event one will play in and is not uncommon for a four person scramble team to not break 80. 

Mike

[Brian Potash]

We are still a few months away but the attached list has some really good venues for charity golf outings on long island this season.

http://www.afpli.org/imgafp/File/cal011910(2).pdf

Of note - Deepdale, Creek, Engineers

Also from the MGA website- The Westchester Caddie Scholarship outing is at Century this year.  I think thats a course not too many have the opportunity to play.  Last year I played in the event at Sleepy Hollow and it was a lot of fun and very well run.  No competition at all just play your own ball.

 http://www.mgagolf.org/


Brian

[Ron Csigo]

Thanks for posting Brian.  I've heard that the Steak/Lobster event at the Creek Club is superb.

[jonathan_becker]

Thanks, Brian for bumping this great thread.  I just looked this morning to see what the MGA site has posted thus far for 2010.

[Ron Csigo]

There is a great event that will be posted on MGA in the near future held at Maidstone on May 26th to benefit the East Hampton Neighborhood House.

[Mike Sweeney]

Thanks for posting Brian.  I've heard that the Steak/Lobster event at the Creek Club is superb.

My son's old school still has it at The Creek, this year on August 16th:

http://www.slcd.org/news/news_default.asp

We are typically away that week, but it is by far the best outing that I ever attended.

[Jeff Evagues]

Thanks for posting Brian.  I've heard that the Steak/Lobster event at the Creek Club is superb.

My son's old school still has it at The Creek, this year on August 16th:

http://www.slcd.org/news/news_default.asp

We are typically away that week, but it is by far the best outing that I ever attended.

I've played in this several times. It is top notch.