SunRidge Canyon Golf Club announced that it will donate the golf course to charity as part of a new yearly golf event called the SunRidge Canyon Charity Chop. The club will donate 30 foursomes to local Fountain Hills/Scottsdale-area charities to be used for their fundraising efforts. All 30 foursomes, 120 players, will then be invited to “chop it around” at the golf event – this year to be held on December 10, 2012.

“Cindy [Misheff] and I are thrilled to host the Charity Chop,” said Don Misheff, proprietor of SunRidge Canyon Golf Club. “We’ve always considered the club as more of an extension of our home – reflecting our personalities and passions. Giving back to the community happens to be one of those passions. It’s a great fit for us.”

The casual event will include 18 holes of golf, tee gifts, on-course contests for prizes, lunch and after-golf reception. All Fountain Hills/Scottsdale-area charities are welcome to apply for one of the 30 foursomes by filling out the application form online www.sunridgegolf.com/charity-chop. To maintain a local focus, special consideration will be given to northeast Valley charities.

“We are pleased to announce the launch of the SunRidge Canyon Charity Chop,” said Jeff Lessig, General Manager of SunRidge Canyon Golf Club. “By including the groups in a golf event, we’re able to focus our attention on one particular day to provide a much more memorable experience for the participants. Hopefully, this value-added aspect of the Charity Chop will also allow the charities to maximize the benefit to their recipients.”

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club features an 18-hole, 6,823-yard, par-71, Keith Foster-designed golf course located on the slopes of the McDowell Mountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, adjacent to Scottsdale. Open since 1995, SunRidge Canyon has been recognized as one of Arizona’s finest golf facilities by numerous golf publications. Most recently it was one of only 25 Arizona clubs ranked as 2012 Golfweek’s Best Golf Courses: State by State. The golf course works its way down a large canyon during the front nine before bending around to climb up the canyon on the back nine.  Along the way, golfers discover a measure of beauty and challenge unlike any other desert golf course in the Valley, with the last six holes – known as the Wicked Six – personifying this appealing combination.

SunRidge Canyon Golf Club also offers the Jim McLean Golf School, the only one in Arizona and 13th world-wide. Jim McLean has long been recognized as one of the top golf instructors in the world, named 1994 PGA Teacher of The Year, and currently ranked No.3 by Golf Digest.

For more information on SunRidge Canyon, visit www.SunridgeCanyonGolf.com or call 480.837.5100.