The 4th Annual Slocum Shootout was a huge success
The day
On Monday, October 5, 2026, golfers, sponsors, volunteers and friends filled Potowomut Golf Club in East Greenwich for the 4th Annual Slocum Shootout. It was a full day of golf, food, music and conversation, all in service of two causes: Operation Stand Down Rhode Island and The Saint Elizabeth Community.
We're still counting, and the final total raised is coming soon. Last year's tournament raised $13,500. As always, 100% of proceeds go to our two charity partners.
Here's how the day unfolded.
Check-in and tee-off
Check-in opened at 10:00 AM under fantastic weather. Players picked up their carts, caught up with friends and helped themselves to coffee and pastries from Seven Stars Bakery, who generously donated them for the morning.
At 11:00 AM, 112 players in 28 foursomes headed out for an 18-hole scramble. The field mixed familiar faces from past years with plenty of new ones. The format keeps everyone in the game. Your team plays its best shot every time, so a beginner and a scratch golfer can share a cart and both have a good day.
On the course
The golf was only part of it. A few stops drew crowds all afternoon.
At the Air Cannon, players skipped their drive and launched their own ball off the tee box, with volunteers helping line up the shot. A good one lands on the green, and plenty of teams pulled it off.
The Clink 'n Sink putting green was lined with liquor bottles. Sink the putt, keep the bottle. Santino and JT both went home with great ones.
At the Hole of Fortune, sponsored by D'Ellena Law, teams spun the wheel for an advantage on the hole. Longest Drive, sponsored by Liberty Mutual, and Closest to the Pin, sponsored by Raymond Kelley, gave the big hitters and the precise ones something to play for.
Moving Dough, Perky Turkey and Lake Taco kept the course fed all day, with drinks, games and live music along the way.
Why we play
Every dollar from the day goes to two organizations doing hard, steady work here in Rhode Island. 100% of proceeds, split between our two charity partners.
Operation Stand Down Rhode Island and The Saint Elizabeth Community each describe their work in their own words in short videos on slocumshootout.com. Watch them. They say it better than we can.
The 19th hole
Around 4:00 PM, everyone came back in for heavy passed apps, drinks and the raffle drawing.
The big moment of the afternoon was the $5,000 raffle. The winning ticket belonged to Mark Sullivan, one of our own agents, and it happened to be his birthday. Happy birthday, Mark.
Thank you
A day like this takes a lot of people saying yes.
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Shoreham Bank, for backing the Shootout at the top level again this year.
Thank you to every sponsor who put their name on the day:
Cart: Bentley Companies
Hole of Fortune: D'Ellena Law
Raw Bar: Coastal One and MartLaw
Food Truck: Disanto Priest
Check-in: Bear IT and Topouzis & Associates PC
Longest Drive: Liberty Mutual
Closest to the Pin: Raymond Kelley
Raffle: Home Inspections by JML, Lepizzera & Laprocina, and Bob & Claire Flaherty
After Party: Claflin/ALM, Sawyer Home Inspections, RI Temps, Haus of Fitness and Keith Quinton
Gift: New England Laborers' Labor-Management and St Annes Credit Union
White Level: RI Mushrooms, Beacon Mutual and Gels Kitchen
Thank you to Seven Stars Bakery for donating the morning coffee and pastries, and to Moving Dough, Perky Turkey and Lake Taco for feeding the course.
Thank you to the golfers who showed up, the volunteers who ran the stations and the check-in table, and the staff at Potowomut Golf Club for making the day run smoothly.
What's next
We're finalizing the numbers now and will announce the 2026 total raised in the coming days. Follow Slocum Cares on Facebook and Instagram so you're the first to hear it.
Until then, scroll down for photos from the day. If you spot yourself or your foursome, share it and tag Slocum Cares.
Four years in, 28 foursomes strong, the Shootout keeps growing because of the people who keep coming back. We hope to see you on the first tee for year five.
The Slocum Shootout is organized by Slocum Cares Inc. Presenting Sponsor: Shoreham Bank. 100% of proceeds benefit Operation Stand Down Rhode Island and The Saint Elizabeth Community. Questions: SlocumCares@slocumri.com · 401-491-4535 · slocumshootout.com
