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Top 4 Reasons Why You Should Join the SCGA

Get your Handicap Index®, find more golfers to play with, get access to some of SoCal's premier courses, join a community with 200,000 members and receive FORE Magazine.

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Level The Playing Field

Get Your Handicap Index®

The World Handicap System™ allows you to track your game and play fairly with any group or golfer. Plus, you'll gain access to hundreds of tournaments across SoCal for all skill levels.

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Find Your Golf Home

Join a Local Golf Club Today

The SCGA has over 1,500 member clubs which means there's one out there for you. Being in a club means new friends, always having people to play with, competitions and lots of tee times. Find the perfect one for your playing style today.

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Read the SCGA's FORE Magazine

Our award-winning FORE Magazine is printed and delivered to member homes every single quarter, but anyone can read the digital versions on any device. Our best-in-class storytelling showcases the lifestyle of a SoCal golfer with the best writing and photography in the industry.

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Protect the Game

Advocating on Behalf of SoCal Golfers

Your SCGA memberships supports our advocacy efforts that are made in the best interests of the game of golf. Thanks to you, we fight to keep golf courses open, available and affordable. We've even authored a new bill that takes aim at illegal tee time brokering. 

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Join Southern California's Largest Golf Community

Find out why over 200,000 Southern California golfers have joined the SCGA to elevate their golf game:

Level the Playing Field

When you join the SCGA, you automatically have access to a Handicap Index®. This handy tool provides all the stats and data needed to track and improve your game through the GHIN mobile app–while also allowing you to play competitively against friends of all skill levels.

Play More Golf

Join one of more than 1,400 SCGA golf clubs that host golf events throughout the year at your favorite courses. Plus, you get access to over 100 SCGA-hosted competitive and casual golf events.

Grow the Game

Your membership supports the SCGA's efforts to advocate on behalf of golf at the local, state, and federal levels and empower the next generation of golf through the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation.

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