Big Money, Big-Time Players Tournament? Well, close … More like, Big Brothers, Big Sisters Tournament!!!
If you’re looking for a fun, first-time tourney experience, join Frenchy for some Day Dinking!
Sign up for the Inaugural Frenchy’s Pickled Grouper Classic Charity Pickleball Tournament presented by Flowbird Urban Intelligence! Proceeds will benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay!!
And if you ARE a 4.5+ pickleball ace looking to sharpen your skills, we’ve got plenty of room for you too!!
Players will enjoy round robin matchups that will seed a single-elimination bracket. This layered competition will provide a guaranteed 6 games with other “twists and turns” along the way!
Here’s the scoop so far ….
*** SWAG BAG UPDATE!!!!***
Every player will now receive…
An event T-Shirt
$10 gift card from Frenchy’s
$10 gift card from Clear Sky Restaurants
A seamless Selkirk Pro S1 Pickleball Ball
50mL Don Q Rum samplers
A voucher for your choice of 6-pack from 3 Daughters Brewing
ON FRIDAY
JUST ADDED: “Don Q Rum Tasting” in conjunction with Republic National Distributing Company!!!!
A mix of Fun & Top Gun!!! - Registration Mixer| Split-Age Open | 4.5 Competition
Things get underway a 5pm.
Tourney Registration Mixer – Appetizers and Beverages provided by Clear Sky Restaurants and Great Bay Distributing !! Don’t forget the Don Q Rum!
The Split Age Open! A “Fun First” doubles competition celebrating 1981 (the year Frenchy opened The Original Frenchy’s Café). Teams comprised of a player born before 1981 and one after, will participate as a warmup to the weekend’s pickle-packed events!!
Top Guns! Right out of the gate, the highest rated teams will clash in 4.5 doubles matches played under the lights in what should be a great watch for the evening’s partygoers!
ON SATURDAY
Sure it’s a Frenchy’s gig, but this is no day at the beach!
Six divisions of play will feature Lady’s and Men’s doubles competition in the 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 brackets.
Lunch and libations will be provided by Frenchy’s! Your registration includes Food and Beverage tickets. Be sure to grab a beer (scientifically proven hydration) and a special “Pickled” Frenchy’s Grouper Slider! If that’s not your jam, other options are available on site!
Skills and Thrills! We’ve added four pickleball skills games to test Serve Speed as well as Drive and Dink Accuracy. All comes a chance to win prizes in a carnival-like atmosphere!
Duck, Duck, Drive
Need for Speed
Drop-O-Bag
Pickle Pong
Challenge yourself and help raise money for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Games are open to anyone onsite! You won’t need to be a registered tourney player to test your skills and make a difference in the lives of Bay Area youth!
Even More! Collections for Silent Auction items are still underway, and we already have some great ones! Be sure to get in on our super Raffles featuring gear, preferred access and sweet gift card cha-ching! If you have an awesome item or service you’d like to donate -or- you are a vendor wanting to get in on the fun and pickleball fellowship, please reach out! pickledgrouperclassic.com/sponsor-vendor
ON SUNDAY
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your dinking … It’s Mixed Doubles competition for the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 brackets!
That’s right … Frenchy’s, Flowbird Urban Intelligence, Bardmoor Golf and Tennis Club, HinkelRock Pickleball, and All Florida Pickleball have pledged their superpowers to help create a blast of a tourney focused on raising money for the worthy efforts of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay!!
We’ve got more brewing that we hope to share soon, but for now … Dink about it?
