36th Annual Wigwam Interclub Challenge
January 7th - 12th, 2025 - A 54-Hole Pro-Am Event first played in 1989
The 36th Annual Wigwam Interclub Challenge includes...
- 6 Days & 5 Nights at The Wigwam Resort - Litchfield Park, AZ.
- Unlimited Golf: 2 Days of Practice, 3 Days of Tournament Play
- Fabulous Tee Prize Package
- Welcome Dinner and Awards Dinner
- Professional Purse of $10,000 (with full field)
- Amateur Packages start at $1959 - Professionals Room is Free
Tournament Host Since 1989: Keith Kalny, PGA
Early Bird Arrivals:
If you would like to arrive one or two days early, The Wigwam has a special "Early Bird" Interclub Challenge room rate of $230/night/room for January 5th & 6th (based on availability). There is a special Early Bird rate of $80 plus tax for golf and cart on January 6th.
Eligibility & Handicaps
PRIVATE, SEMI PRIVATE, AND PUBLIC GOLF CLUBS WELCOME: Each team will be identified as representing a private, semi-private, or public golf club.
TEAM MEMBERS: A team consists of one golf professional and four amateurs with established and active USGA handicaps. The professional of the team does NOT need to be the professional employed by the club being represented. Amateurs will be using 90% of their LOWEST USGA handicap index during 2024 for both the team and individual competitions (including skins). The golf professional is responsible for verifying the above eligibility requirements.
LIMITED FIELD: The field is limited to the first 40 teams with ENTRY FEES PAID IN FULL by December 6th.
HANDICAP REQUIREMENTS:
Amateurs will compete using their LOWEST USGA handicap index during the 2024 calendar year. We will be using 90% of that handicap for team, individual, and net skins play. AMATEURS MUST HAVE AN ESTABLISHED GHIN # AND THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE MUST BE ABLE TO VIEW THEIR SCORING HISTORY AND THEIR LOWEST INDEX DURING 2024. League handicaps will not be accepted.
Schedule of Events
For Practice Round Tee Times call 800-909-4224. Practice Round Times may be booked starting December 1st.
WHEN CALLING - ASK TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GOLF SHOP
Tuesday, January 7th
- Arrival Day and Practice Rounds - Unlimited Play
- Gold & Red Courses
Wednesday, January 8th
- Unlimited Practice Rounds - Gold & Red Courses
- Welcome Dinner -- 7:30 P.M.
- Complimentary Beer & Wine 7:00 to 8:00 P.M.
Thursday, January 9th
- First Round - Gold & Red Courses -- Shotgun Start 9:30 A.M.
- Format: Gold - Two Best Balls Net / Red - One Gross & One Net
Friday, January 10th
- Second Round - Gold & Red Courses - Shotgun Start 9:30 A.M.
- Format: Gold - Two Best Balls Net / Red - One Gross & One Net
- 36 Hole Cut: Low 20 Teams (and ties) continue to Saturday's 18-hole Title Round
- Teams not making the cut compete in Saturday's Consolation Event on The Blue
Saturday, January 11th
- Final Round -- Gold & Blue Courses
- Teams Making the Cut - Tee Times Start 9:30 A.M. Gold Course
- Consolation Event - Tee Times Start 9:30 A.M. Blue Course
- Format on Both Courses: One Best Ball Gross & Two Best Balls Net
- Awards Dinner 7:30 P.M.
Sunday, January 12th
- Departure Day - Golf Shop Opens 7:00 A.M.
Spouses are invited to all social functions. A special GOLF RATE for spouses of $80 (including cart) is available Tuesday-Saturday.
Second rounds for Tournament Participants are included in the package
The Interclub Challenge Package Includes:
- 6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATIONS AT THE WIGWAM RESORT
- ENTRY INTO THE 54 HOLE PRO-AM TOURNAMENT
- SPECTACULAR TEE PRIZE PACKAGE
- UNLIMITED PRACTICE ROUNDS TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
- UNLIMITED PLAY AFTER TOURNAMENT ROUNDS THURSDAY - SATURDAY
- DISCOUNTED GREEN FEES FOR SPOUSES NOT COMPETING ($80 w/ cart)
- WEDNESDAY NIGHT WELCOME DINNER
- SATURDAY NIGHT AWARDS DINNER
Package Prices
Single = $2848
1 Amateur Private Room
Double = $1959 each
2 Amateurs Sharing a Room
Couple = $3131
1 Amateur with Non-Playing Guest
Golf Professional Entry Fee
Single = $534 with Spouse = $817
Includes Complimentary Room for Professional
*NOTE: There is no longer a package option to stay off property. All participants will be guests of the resort.
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT
Your entry is confirmed with PAYMENT IN FULL for the package selected
To Enter the Event:
- 1. Complete Website Entry Form
- 2. Receive Confirmation of Entry and Payment Instructions from Tournament Host Keith Kalny
- 3. Follow Instructions and Pay for Tournament Package Directly to The Wigwam
All packages are for the full 6 days and 5 nights.
Refunds or adjustments will not be made for less than the 5 night package.
An amateur can share a room with the golf professional and pay the double price of $1959.
Tournament Format
BACK TO THE RED: For the 2025 Interclub Challenge, we will be playing the Gold and Red courses for rounds 1 and 2. We have not played the Red since 2018. The Gold Course format for rounds 1 and 2 will be TWO best net balls of the fivesome. The Red Course format for rounds 1 and 2 will be ONE best ball gross and ONE best ball net of the fivesome.
There will be a cut after 36 holes with the low 20 teams and ties playing the Gold Course on the final day. The third round format will be ONE gross, TWO net best balls. FORMAT CHANGE: Teams making the cut will NOT carry their 36-hole totals into the final day. Scores will be cleared, and it will be 18 holes for The Title on Saturday.
Teams NOT making the cut will play the Blue Course in our annual "Wait Till Next Year" Consolation Event. Teams not making the cut will also play one best ball gross, two net best balls (scores from round 1 and round 2 do not carry over into the consolation event).
Individual stroke play for professional and amateur competitions (gross and net) take place during the first 36 holes. Amateurs will use 90% of their Lowest USGA handicap index during 2022 for team scoring, net skins, team skins, and individual net scoring.
Tee Times
The field will be split in half playing Gold/Red or Red/Gold for the first two rounds. All teams will start in a 9:30 AM shotgun each day of the competition.
Ulimited Golf, Early Bird Arrivals, and Spouses
The tournament includes unlimited practice rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday as well as unlimited play after each tournament round. Early Bird room rates ($230/room/night) and green fees with cart ($80 plus tax) apply to January 6th. If you choose to play on departure day, January 12th, green fees with cart are also $80 plus tax. The professional will be responsible for arranging practice round tee times. All second rounds for tournament participants are complimentary Tuesday through Saturday. Spouses receive a special green fee rate of $80 plus tax per round including cart, January 7th through January 12th. Spouses can call to make tee times starting December 1st.
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