We went mid-Oct. last year and doing the same this year, it worked out great both in weather and crowds. I'm not sure if it would have a huge effect on the crowd factor, but the Funai Golf Classic takes place at the Palm and Magnolia courses from Oct. 17-23, and this is a pretty big PGA tournament. We didn't even know about it last year, but luckily booked the week before, and did the same this year.