Coming Soon! Durham's First Dedicated Pickleball Facility
By: Cynthia Booth, Senior Public Affairs Analyst
We're excited to announce that we will be installing our first dedicated pickleball facility at Piney Wood Park, located at 400 E Woodcroft Pkwy. Durham Parks and Recreation will be able to host sanctioned tournaments, clinics, lessons, ladder play, and of course, a lot of open play with this new 14 court facility.
We're excited to announce that we will be installing our first dedicated pickleball facility at Piney Wood Park, located at 400 E Woodcroft Pkwy. Durham Parks and Recreation will be able to host sanctioned tournaments, clinics, lessons, ladder play, and of course, a lot of open play with this new 14 court facility.
According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, pickleball—a cross between ping pong, tennis, and badminton—is among the fastest-growing sports in the nation. The court is about a third of the size of a tennis court and uses a paddle and a pickleball, a colorful perforated hard plastic ball.
The Durham Area Pickleball Players (DAPP) hosted a Bull City Open Pickleball Tournament to raise funds to provide lighting at the future dedicated pickleball facility coming soon to Piney Wood Park. The tournament was held at Bethesda Park on Friday, July 30 –Sunday, August 1.
Tournament Director/Durham Ambassador Tracey Taylor, Co-Director Toby Berla, and their team kicked off the event by presenting a check for $11,111 to DPR Director Wade Walcutt.
“We are thrilled to provide this much-needed facility for a sport that has become increasingly popular in Durham and the surrounding areas,” stated Director Wade Walcutt. “We are extremely grateful for the tournament organizers from DAPP, the Durham Parks Foundation, tournament players, sponsors, and donors for their generosity and support of this tournament.”
Funds for the overall project will go toward the lighting portion of the new pickleball courts, which is scheduled to be complete mid-year of 2022. The Durham Parks Foundation will manage the funds to support the lighting project and other amenities at the facility.
Special thank you to the following Bull City Open Pickleball Tournament sponsors: Durham Parks Foundation, PROLITE Pickleball, Pickleball Central, GAMMA, ENGAGE, Vulcan, CORE, JIGSAW, ONIX and SELKIRK.
Tournament Director/Durham Ambassador Tracey Taylor, Co-Director Toby Berla, and their team kicked off the event by presenting a check for $11,111 to DPR Director Wade Walcutt.
“We are thrilled to provide this much-needed facility for a sport that has become increasingly popular in Durham and the surrounding areas,” stated Director Wade Walcutt. “We are extremely grateful for the tournament organizers from DAPP, the Durham Parks Foundation, tournament players, sponsors, and donors for their generosity and support of this tournament.”
Funds for the overall project will go toward the lighting portion of the new pickleball courts, which is scheduled to be complete mid-year of 2022. The Durham Parks Foundation will manage the funds to support the lighting project and other amenities at the facility.
Special thank you to the following Bull City Open Pickleball Tournament sponsors: Durham Parks Foundation, PROLITE Pickleball, Pickleball Central, GAMMA, ENGAGE, Vulcan, CORE, JIGSAW, ONIX and SELKIRK.
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