In the Wednesday, July 15 issue of the Sedona Red Rock News, we wrote an article about the return of the Chip In Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the Sedona Red Rock High School athletic program. It was originally supposed to be held at Oakcreek Country Club on Sept. 13, but that has now changed.

Tournament organizer and Scorpions golf coach Mike Webster is looking at different dates and venues to hold the event.

The tournament was to be a shotgun start, which calls for different groups to start on different holes of the course.

That format also allows players to start and finish at roughly the same time, which is conducive for post tournament banquets.

Shotgun starts call for the golfers to be bunched together before they get in their carts and go to their respective starting holes to begin their rounds.

Because of that and the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, OCC told Webster that a shotgun start would not be plausible, instead offering spaced out tee times. Webster was also told that the originally planned post-round luncheon would not be plausible either.

To that end, Webster is now exploring other options. While he has a potential date and location in mind, nothing will be finalized until at least Wednesday, July 22, when Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey gives his latest update.

At that point, Webster and the high school could have a better sense of what dates could work to hold the tournament.

The inaugural event was held in September of 2019 and it benefited the SRRHS golf team. This year’s event is intended to serve as a fundraiser for the school’s entire athletic program.

More information regarding the tournament will be made public when the new time and date are known.