USA Pickleball Releases 2025 Golden Ticket Tournament Schedule

USA Pickleball has revealed the schedule for its 2025 Golden Ticket Tournaments, the only guaranteed path for amateur players to play in the 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships.

The 2025 Golden Tickets will be hosted by USA Pickleball and in partnership hosted by the Association of Pickleball Players and UTR Sports. Only at these tournaments will gold medal winners receive pre-registration for USA Pickleball Nationals.

“As we continue to expand our USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournaments, we’re excited to feature incredible venues and continued enhancement of our player experience in our USAP-sanctioned events for the 2025 tournament schedule,” said Mike Nealy, chief executive officer of USA Pickleball. “We look forward to building upon our Golden Ticket Tournaments with the support of our partners at APP and UTR Sports, making the 2025 Path to Nationals an even better experience for our members.”

The 2025 Golden Ticket Tournament began on October 9–13 with the APP Dallas Open. The remainder of the schedule is below.

2025 Golden Ticket Tournament Schedule

October 23–27: APP Newport Beach Open (Newport, California)
December 11–15: UTR Sports Robbinsville Open (Robbinsville, New Jersey)
January 22–26: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket in San Diego (San Diego, California)
February 5–9: APP Daytona Beach Open (Pictona, Florida)
February (TBA): USA Pickleball Golden Ticket in Arizona (TBA)
February 26–March 2: APP Sacramento Open (Sacramento, California)
March 12–16: UTR Sports Macon Open (Macon, Georgia)
March 26–30: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket in Tucson (Tucson, Arizona)
April 1–6: APP Fort Lauderdale Open (The Fort, Florida)
May 14–18: UTR Sports Kansas City Open (Overland Park, Kansas)
May 21–25: APP New York City Open (New York, New York)
May 28–June 1: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket in Greensboro (Greensboro, North Carolina)
May 28–June 2: UTR Sports St. George Open (St. George, Utah)
June 25–29: UTR Sports Bay Area Open (Silicon Valley, California)
June/July: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket in Colorado (TBA)
July 1–6: APP Newport Beach Open (Newport, California)