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The Cactus Shootout Is Officially Becoming A Thing
On Saturday, June 6, we’re taking over Talking Stick Golf Club for the first-ever Cactus Shootout, a 40-player shotgun built for the kind of golfers who actually care about the game.
Not corporate scramble golfers.
Competitive golfers.
Public golf degenerates.
Weekend money game specialists.
The “one more bucket before sunset” crowd.
Basically, if your group chat talks more trash than actual life updates, this event was probably made for you.
Here’s what makes this different:
This isn’t a random event company trying to force “community.”
The community already exists.
I’ve spent the last year quietly building one of the strongest local golf audiences in Arizona. Thousands of golfers are reading, replying, sharing tee times, joining games, and turning internet conversations into actual friendships.
The Shootout is where all of that finally comes together in real life.
And trust me, the energy is going to be ridiculous.
We’ll have:
40-player shotgun start
Team competition
Closest-to-the-pin contests
Side games
Giveaways
Music
Post-round hangs
Content creators filming throughout the day
And enough competitive personalities to make every 4-footer feel like it’s for a club championship
Exactly how golf should feel.
The best part about golf has never really been golf.
It’s the stories afterward.
The random pairing that turns into a future business relationship.
The birdie on 18 your friends bring up for the next six months.
The chirping on the cart path.
The group standing around the green, watching someone try to save par, with everyone filming.
That’s what we’re building.
And honestly, Arizona golf needed something like this.
Because the future of golf doesn’t belong to whoever has the fanciest clubhouse, it belongs to the brands and communities that make people feel like they’re part of something.
That’s why I’m so bullish on community-first golf.
People don’t just want tee times anymore.
They want identity.
Competition.
Belonging.
Experiences worth posting about.
The old golf industry still thinks access is the flex.
The new flex is finding your people.

The next 2 teams to sign up will receive a special gift package from Imperial Hats. Which honestly fits this event perfectly. Imperial is one of those brands golfers instantly respect. Clean designs. Timeless look. Quiet confidence.
No loud gimmicks.
No trying too hard.
Just good golf culture. So if you’ve been waiting to sign up, this is probably the moment. Because once this thing fills, your Instagram feed next weekend is going to become aggressively annoying.
Birdie videos.
Walk-up fits.
Trash talk clips.
Sunset shots at Talking Stick.
People posting “wish you were here” captions while you’re sitting at home watching other golfers have the weekend you meant to sign up for.
Don’t be that guy.
Grab your partner.
Lock in your spot.
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