The 4th annual “Inferno” golf tournament, at Scottsdale Golf Club The Country Club at DC Ranch’s version of the “hottest event on grass” had been played recently. The brainchild of the Club’s Director of Golf Dick Hyland, the tournament has exploded in popularity becoming one of the Scottsdale Private Golf Club most popular annual events.
“We were consistently seeing
heightened golf activity during our summer months and we thought it
was only natural to develop a Scottsdale Private Golf Club tournament
in July, our hottest month. Thus, the Inferno was created,” said
Hyland. “Golfers love to play golf and despite temperatures in the
triple digits, the Inferno concept has caught on and many of our
Scottsdale Private Golf Club members and their guests look forward in
great anticipation to this tournament every year. Our staff does a
masterful job in setting up the golf course and providing the
absolute greatest care and comfort for all of our participants, many
who come in from all parts of the United States.” Even some of the
flights or playing divisions within the Inferno have adopted less
than cool monikers like Hades, Wildfire, Sahara, Death Valley and
Fahrenheit among others.
The 2014 Scottsdale Golf Club Inferno
playing field will be limited to the first 60 teams that register. An
entry fee of $375 includes two days of golf, carts, prizes, drinks
and, most importantly, a black golf shirt. Teams competed using four
separate nine-hole formats. First day competition featured a
two-person scramble followed by a select drive-alternate shot. Day
two consist of a nine-hole better ball followed by a hit, switch and
pick format. All competitors in the Inferno must have a current
verifiable USGA handicap. “There was Shoot-Out, closest-to-the-pin
contests along with hole-in-one prizes which this year are being
sponsored by Bob Wesley Jewelers and Porsche of North Scottsdale.
We’re always implementing optional competitions for the field to
fully enjoy and keep the players totally engaged in the day’s
activities,” added Hyland. Past hole-in-one sponsors have included
Bentley of North Scottsdale, Right Honda, Right Toyota and BMW
Scottsdale.
One of the elite private clubs in the
Southwest, Scottsdale Golf Club, The Country Club at DC Ranch is
currently undergoing a major restoration of its clubhouse. The nearly
$4 million project will include a complete re-design of the interior
dining area along with the integration of a new greenside bunkering
system that will be in place for the playing of the Inferno. Total
restoration is set to be completed by early November 2014.
Initially developed by Scott Miller
Design, the spectacular golf course at Scottsdale Golf Club,The
Country Club at DC Ranch was re-designed in 2002 by Tom Lehman and
John Fought and the Par 71, 6,888 yard layout has received numerous
accolades since then.
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