Owensboro Country Club is honored to host the 3rd annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes ("FCA") Pickleball Tournament. The FCA is a sports ministry designed to lead coaches and athletes into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His church. FCA has impacted the lives of thousands of Kentucky's young men and women.
This tournament is open to the public. Friday, August 28th, Owensboro's own Altaf Merchant and his wife Ashley are sponsoring a team event to help FCA. Altaf is a member of The Senior Pro Tour. Sponsored by Onix Pickleball Altaf was ranked #2 in Mens Doubles on the tour at the end of 2024 and has been ranked #1 in the world on The Senior Pro Tour multiple times. "Team Altaf vs. Team Ashley" will be a round robin event with the winning team having secured the most wins/points. This exciting event will include a draft prior to the event. This event will be limited to 20, 3.5 rated players and above that signup will participate. The cost for the Merchant Team Event is $125 per person.
On Saturday, August 29th we are hosting a mens' and womens' doubles tournament. You may sign up without a partner and we will assist you with the location of a partner. The tournament will be divided into categories based upon players' skill level and gender. There will be four competitions for men and three for women. The ratings divisions for the men are: 3.0-3.5; 3.5-4.0; 4.0-4.5; and 4.5+. The women's ratings divisions are: 3.0-3.5; 3.5-4.0; 4.0+.
Each division will play a round robin with the number of games dependent on the number of entrants. We will combine divisions if there are not enough players for a bracket, or move players if necessary to balance the groups.
