Welcome to the 21st Annual Happy Trails 'Wild West' Pickleball Classic, a premier 5-day tournament hosted at Happy Trails RV Resort in Surprise, Arizona.
This exciting event will feature up to 400+ players and draw a lively audience of visiting spectators, residents, seasonal visitors, and members of the local community. As a boutique 50+ tournament, it attracts an engaged and active demographic.
With over 20 years of exceptional player satisfaction, our tournament has built a reputation for delivering a fun, exciting, and positive environment, along with tight scheduling between matches and no excessive delays - ensuring maximum engagement throughout the event. As the oldest & longest
running Pickleball Tournament in Arizona, it provides players with a trusted and proven tournament.
Dates: Monday, January 11 thru Friday, January 15, 2027.
(Please note - January 16 is scheduled for Inclement weather makeup day)
Monday: Men's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Tuesday: Women's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
Wednesday: Mixed 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Thursday: Men and Women 50+ open bracket Moneyball
Friday: Mixed 3.0, 3.5 and Mixed 50+ open bracket Moneyball
Moneyball Prizes: Gold $1000; Silver $500; Bonze $300....Total prize money per bracket $1800. Additional premier prizes for Gold medal winners in each Bracket. Events must have a minimum of 6 teams for full prize money to be paid out. Less than that will result in a lower percentage pay out. Format for Moneyball will be determined by amount of teams that register.
Description (not including moneyball)
Event Ages: 50+,60+,65+,70+
Skill: 3.0,3.5,4.0,4.5 & 5.0
Format: Round Robin Play, 2/3 Gold medal matches
Registration Starts: October 15, 2026 at 8am
Registration Ends: January 1,2027 at midnight
Costs: Registration Fee $80 Plus $5 nonrefundable service fee per event
(note: Registration costs remain at the same price as past years)
Costs Moneyball: $150 (pay the $80 registration fee and an additional $70 event fee. If participating in two Moneyball events, each event is $150 per player) Plus $5 nonrefundable service fee.
Tournament Ball used is Selkirk
This tournament Will Not be Sanctioned by USAP, which means a player is NOT required to
be a member of USAP, however, the tournament Will be using all USAP Official Pickleball Rules and ALL COURTS WILL HAVE REFEREES.
Formats:
Round Robin Format for ALL skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 & 5.0
Double Elimination for Moneyball 50+ Open
Brackets/Pools seeded by DUPR
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Brackets with more than 8 teams: final draws will be up to the discretion of the tournament director.
Brackets with less than 3 teams will be combined into another bracket/age.
The Gold medal match will play 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2
The Bronze medal match will play 1 game to 15, win by 2
Tie breaks will be determined using guidelines (see below).
First tie-breaker: head-head matches won
Second tie-breaker is the point differential of all games played.
Third tie-breaker: head-to-head point differential of all games played
Fourth tie-breaker: point differential against the next-highest team.
(e.g., If the teams are tied for second, use point differentials against the first-place team.)
