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Tim Pitts
May 24, 2024
A Big DUPR League Thank You
Regular followers of this byline – I like to believe there are a few – know that the Landings Pickleball Association (LPA) is the...
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Tim Pitts
May 4, 2024
Busy Week at Franklin Creek
Franklin Creek was a busy place last week. So busy that parking spilled out onto Franklin Creek Drive and Landings Way, highlighting the...
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Tim Pitts
Apr 24, 2024
Bill Gates, Taylor Swift and an Explosion At Franklin Creek
It seems Bill Gates and Taylor Swift have something in common other than the fact that they are both billionaires. They play pickleball....
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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
Apr 3, 2024
Odds, Ends & Trivia
There are three important upcoming events at Franklin Creek in the very near future. The first, and arguably most important, is Together...
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Tim Pitts
Mar 29, 2024
Pickleball During COVID
It’s difficult to pinpoint the exact date COVID actually started, but the first reported case in the United States was a...
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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
Feb 28, 2024
Back To the Future
Rumors! Somedays it seems as if rumors are the mother’s milk of the American psyche. If rumors, like conspiracy theories, are allowed to...
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Tim Pitts
Feb 22, 2024
The Pickleball Era Begins
The years 2015 until the start of the pandemic in March 2020 ushered in an era of rapid growth and much needed organization for the...
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Tim Pitts
Feb 17, 2024
Laying The Foundation
After Joe Caruso and Connor Murphy convinced Scott Mitchell to play in July 2012, pickleball at The Landings Club began to grow. More...
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Tim Pitts and Tim Sampson
Feb 12, 2024
From Humble Beginnings
By now we can probably assume that most, if not all, of the 1,000 Landings Club members who play pickleball, even infrequently, know that...
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Tim Pitts
Feb 8, 2024
The Future Is Today
There’s no telling how long the pickleball craze might last. There is the chance it might go the way of bowling alleys, hula hoops and...
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Tim Pitts
Jan 27, 2024
He’s Back!
After a longer than anticipated hiatus due to recent back surgery, the siren sound of an unwritten pickleball article pulls me back to my...
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Tim Pitts
Dec 27, 2023
Another Year Over and Deeper in Pickleball
By the time this, my last pickleball article of 2023, hits the stands, the holiday season will soon be behind us, and we’ll be counting...
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Tim Pitts
Dec 7, 2023
Big Night for the Landings Pickleball Association
Thursday was a big night for the Landings Pickleball Association (LPA) as the winners of the fall league were feted at a sumptuous...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 20, 2023
Tom & Dinah, Global Pickleball Ambassadors
Thanks to Landings residents Tom and Dinah Zapatka, pickleball is taking off in New Zealand. The game was first introduced in the North...
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Tim Pitts
Nov 16, 2023
Conversions: Some successful, Others Not So Much
It was a hopeful crowd surrounding Court 6 during the Men’s Doubles matches at the Special Pops tournament. They were assembled to watch...
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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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