Arcadia Golf Course sets FootGolf tournament for August 25

Arcadia Golf Course is turning its Aug. 25 FootGolf tournament into a low-barrier entry point for players who want a competitive day on the course without needing a traditional golf game. One Instagram promotion lists the event as an 18-hole individual stroke-play competition at $25 per person, with prizes for the top finishers.

A second Arcadia promo presents the same tournament in slightly different terms, advertising free foursome entry and $28 per player. Together, the posts point to an event built to draw in golfers, soccer players and casual competitors who want to sign up on their own and test themselves in a format that blends scoring pressure with a lighter feel than standard golf.

FootGolf’s appeal comes from how simple the sport is to understand. USA FootGolf describes it as a precision game in which players kick a soccer ball into a 52cm cup in as few shots as possible. FIFG rules say the game is played from the teeing zone, with each player trying to reach the hole on the green zone in the fewest number of kicks, while relying on player integrity and consideration for others.

That structure gives Arcadia a tournament that can work for newcomers as well as players who already know their way around a golf course. The format is individual stroke play over 18 holes, so every kick matters, and the promise of prizes adds a real competitive edge even as the setup stays accessible. The course’s messaging leans on that crossover appeal, framing the day as both a social outing and a chance to compete.

Arcadia Golf Course is located in Arcadia, California, at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, and its 18-hole layout gives the tournament a full-course setting rather than a novelty field or short-form exhibition. That matters for FootGolf, which has often grown by using golf properties to reach players who might otherwise never step into a traditional round.

The sport has been building in the United States for more than a decade. The American FootGolf League says it was founded on Nov. 19, 2011, and the first FootGolf tournament in the United States was held July 22, 2012, at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Arcadia’s Aug. 25 event fits that same model: a simple signup, a clear format and a prize structure designed to turn curiosity into a first round, then a second.