EXPLORING MEMBERSHIP
Pentwater receives many visitors during a busy summer season. If you’re a repeat visitor who would like to use our facilities, but you don’t know a member sponsor, we encourage you to learn more about what PTPC membership has to offer. We can arrange a walk-through of our facilities, where we’d be happy to answer any questions. If interested, please contact us. Also, for a list of public pickleball courts near Pentwater, please scroll to the bottom of this page.

NON-MEMBER USE OF OUR FACILITIES
The PTPC doesn’t offer court rentals, nor do we offer weekly memberships to visitors. A non-member must be a sponsored by a member in order to use our facilities. A ‘Sponsored’ guest is non-member that has been invited by a member, and they must be accompanied by that member per the terms of our guest policy. A daily guest fee will apply. 

GUEST FEES
The member is responsible to pay the appropriate daily guest fee for their sponsored guest as follows:
° $10 for non-family;
° $5 for immediate family – brothers, sisters, adult children;
° No-charge for children and grandchildren under age 21 (or under age 25 if a full time student).
° We encourage guest fee payments to be paid on the date of play. 
° If payment for a sponsored guest isn’t able to be made on the date of play, a check can be sent to our mailing address at the bottom of this page. We also accept electronic payments via Zelle® or PayPal.

SPONSORED GUESTS—GUIDELINES
Any PTPC member can sponsor an individual guest up to a maximum of ten occurrences per season. Court gates can only be unlocked by a member, and a sponsoring member must be present with their guest at all times. Guests must adhere to all club policies such as practicing proper court etiquette, and wear appropriate court shoes (no running shoes, sandals, crocs, etc.).  

SPONSORED GUESTS—WHEN TO BRING 
With our courts being crowded during ‘Organized Play’, we ask members to instead bring guests during ‘Open Play’.
° Organized Play: a set two-hour window each morning where active members register online to play tennis or pickleball together as a group. 
° Open Play: any other court time, seven days a week, from dawn to dusk, when courts are available for walk up play, first-come, first-served. 

SPONSORED GUESTS—ORGANIZED PLAY 
When sponsoring a guest to attend Organized Play in June, July or August, we ask members to adhere to the following:
° One day before a member wants to bring a guest, they should check how many slots are available on SignUpGenius for the next day’s session.
° If the slots are not heavily committed to members, the member can proceed with signing up their guest for Organized Play.
° In cases where the slots are heavily committed to other members, the guest should not be signed up for Organized Play.

PUBLIC COURT OPTIONS NEAR PENTWATER
Pentwater Park Pickleball Courts – Two public pickleball courts.
Hart Pickleball at John Gurney Park – Two public pickleball courts.
Ludington Pickleball at Oriole Field – Eight public pickleball courts.
Shelby Township Community Park – Four public pickleball courts