BustaJack vs. Burly Boys, a different kind of Bedlam at The Battlefield Shootout
Shangri-La Resort has scheduled what should be a fun and entertaining event highlighting the latest golf craze, the power of You Tube golf.
The Battlefield Shootout will be held October 26 on The Battlefield, the resort’s scenic and award-winning par-3 course. One team will boast former University of Oklahoma stars Brad Dalke, now a member of the internet sensation Good Good golf team, with his one-time teammate Quade Cummins, who this year earned a promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour, where he will be a rookie for 2025.
Taking them on is the BustaJack duo of Cole Lantz and Mason Nutt, who both attended Oklahoma State as collegians before launching their own popular YouTube and social media business in 2021.
BustaJack has 210,000 subscribers to its YouTube channel, while Good Good boasts a following of 1.7 million. Dalke’s own YouTube channel is approaching 77,000 followers.
“Shangri-La Resort is excited to host The Battlefield Shootout with four great players with Oklahoma ties to showcase the brilliant design of our Battlefield par-3 course, which has been called the ‘best short course in the country’ by multiple travel writers,” said Shangri-La’s PGA Director of Golf Ryan Snyder. “Book your weekend package early for this special event. There’s already a buzz around this spirited match that will pit OU legends against the BustaJack guys who spent their college years at Oklahoma State. This match, teeing off at high noon on October 26, promises to be a memorable experience for our members, resort guests and golf fans from throughout the region.”
The 6-foot-3, 230-pound Cummins, a Weatherford native, began his OU career as a redshirt freshman in 2015 and was part of the Burly Boys as a Sooner that also included Dalke and Blaine Hale Jr., and a contributor to the team that won the NCAA Championship in 2017. He turned professional in 2021, earned his Korn Ferry Tour card in 2022 and though he hasn’t won in 72 events, he has nine top-10 finishes including a runner-up and secured his PGA Tour for next year before the KFT Playoffs even began.
On paper, it may seem like a bit of a mismatch, but both of the BustaJack partners carry plus handicaps and it won’t be about driving distance, but accuracy with a variety of irons and of course putting on the wildly undulating greens designed by Tom Clark and built by United Golf of Tulsa. And it will be about having fun and, of course, creating YouTube content.
THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN OCT. 25
Friday evening, October 25th, Shangri-La Club members and guests will have the opportunity to mingle with the players at a Dinner Reception starting at 6:30 p.m. on Doc’s Patio at Shangri-La. Tickets that include access to the Dinner and a Battlefield Shootout Grounds Pass are available for $49. Grounds Passes for the golf match (Oct. 26 at Noon) are available for $20. Parking is complimentary. Tickets are limited and the event will sell out.
The growing phenomenon of YouTube golf has brought an enthusiastic and unexpected new fanbase into the golfing space and has made a growing number of talented young golfers into bona fide celebrities.
THE VENUE FOR THE BATTLEFIELD SHOOTOUT
The 3,000-yard Battlefield layout is a short course of creative, articulated scale and vision, constructed on an exceptional piece of land that features more than 100 feet of elevation change across its acreage. The scenic and strategic course was constructed for $15 million with each hole named in honor of an Oklahoma veteran of WWII. The Battlefield has its own clubhouse and turn house concessions and golf carts, as well as a short warm-up facility and an expansive putting green.
Designed by architects Tom Clark and Kevin Atkinson, with building designs by Mark Thomas, The Battlefield features Bermuda grass fairways, and bent grass greens, just like the 27-hole championship course at Shangri-La.
“The Battlefield is a beautiful, captivating, and purposefully designed short course like no other,” says PGA Director of Golf Ryan Snyder. “It’s an endlessly fun and engaging experience for golfers of every skill level that also recognizes our brave military personnel, with special commemorations to World War II veterans on every hole. The course has an energy and excitement that, along with our renovated, world-class 27-hole championship course, elevates the golf experience at Shangri-La into the ‘Must Play’ category among the nation’s destination resorts.”
“The Battlefield Shootout is going to be a fun-filled event we’re proud to offer our members and guests from throughout this part of the United States on the amazing Battlefield course; so be sure you grab your tickets and book a room for the weekend so you don’t miss any part of the great times,” said Lance Funderburk, Shangri-La Resort’s general manager.
