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Tim Pitts
Dec 31, 2024
Farewell 2024
Depending on how you look at it, this is either my last article of the year (I am writing it in 2024) or the first article of 2025. In...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 22, 2024
Magic Carpet Ride Pickleball
Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly A girl with...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 8, 2024
Special Pops Weekend
As usual, the 8th annual Special Pops Tournament was a smash success. Fortunately, Mother Nature did nothing to interfere as she has done...
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Tim Pitts
Oct 25, 2024
Busy Weekend At The Courts
My wife and I didn’t realize when we made plans to attend her nephew’s wedding in Maine that it was same weekend primetime pickleball...
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Tim Pitts
Jul 12, 2024
Thank The Founding Fathers
Thanks to the Founding Fathers, many of us enjoy a well-earned day off in July to indulge in traditional backyard barbeques, fireworks...
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Tim Pitts
May 29, 2024
Memorial Day
With Memorial Day behind us, we face a long hot summer and the inevitable slowing of activity at the pickleball courts. Many familiar...
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Tim Pitts
Apr 18, 2024
A Perfect Day
Saturday April 13th was an ideal day to play pickleball and raise money for an excellent cause. Everyone at The Landings has a family...
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Tim Pitts
Mar 15, 2024
The Landings Club Pickleball Doubles Championships
Mother Nature clearly has it in for pickleball tournaments at The Landings. The Club Doubles Championships, scheduled for Saturday, were...
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Tim Pitts
Mar 8, 2024
A Woman Scorned
The annual World Pickleball Tour – Savannah Challenge was held at The Landing Golf & Athletic Club from March 1 - 3. It’s a big deal,...
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Tim Pitts
Mar 1, 2024
Back To the Present
For those looking for the fourth installment of the history of pickleball at The Landings Club be patient, the articles will continue....
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Tim Pitts
Nov 10, 2023
Special Pops Tournament Sets Records
The weekend was ideal for a record smashing Special Pops tournament: seasonal temperatures, clear skies and little wind. The weather...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 2, 2023
Exhibition, Introduction, Costumes and More
It was a busy weekend for Landings Club picklers. Chris Kader, Alex Fox, Bradley Morse and new pickleball professional, Patrick May...
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Tim Pitts
Aug 18, 2023
A Unique Pickleball Tournament
Last week, for the first time at The Landings Club, the pickleball pros hosted a Beginner’s Tournament. Open to any player who had never...
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Tim Pitts
Aug 2, 2023
Money Ball
Writing about pickleball at The Landings in the dead of summer is at best a challenging task. A lot of our players – the smart ones -...
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Tim Pitts
Jun 15, 2023
Women Rock the Courts
Women picklers took to the courts Sunday evening for a casual pickleball non-tournament. What was billed as an opportunity for women to...
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Tim Pitts
Jun 5, 2023
Pickleball World Record
On Friday May 26th, The Landings Club played host to Dean Matt in his attempt to set a World Record by playing pickleball in all...
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Tim Pitts
Apr 14, 2023
Pickleball, Battle of the Branches & More
It is a fact. Every day twenty-two United States armed forces veterans take their own lives. Death by suicide is a leading cause of...
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Tim Pitts
Apr 11, 2023
Landings Picklers Shine, Aging Tennis Stars Not So Much
On Saturday ESPN aired a first of its kind Pickleball Slam, pitting four aging tennis stars in a winner-take-all battle to highlight the...
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Tim Pitts
Mar 23, 2023
Pickleball Doubles Club Championships
The annual Landings Club Pickleball Doubles Championships were played last Sunday. Despite the cool temperatures and, at times,...
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Tim Pitts
Mar 15, 2023
World Pickleball Tournament Redux
Part two of the World Pickleball Tournament is proving difficult to write without the probability of upsetting someone. You know how it...
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