La Paloma Country Club's published court counts changed between its 2024 and 2025 press releases. Comparing the figures shows a different mix of tennis and pickleball courts.
If you live in the Condominiums at La Paloma, this is not background noise. The club sits at the center of the neighborhood's social calendar, and its racquet complex is the kind of shared amenity that shapes how residents actually spend a Tuesday evening or a Saturday morning. When the club's published court counts change, they raise questions about an amenity that matters to the neighborhood.
The club's announcements offer a way to trace how it has described the racquet complex over time.
The Numbers Don't Match, and That's the Story
Troon Privé, the private club division that manages La Paloma Country Club, put out a press release in May 2023 announcing a new Toptracer Range on the practice facility. Buried in the boilerplate description of club amenities was a specific number: 10 tennis courts and four pickleball courts. That same figure showed up again in a January 2024 release naming the club a Boardroom Magazine "Distinguished Club," and again in a February 2024 announcement introducing a new general manager. Three separate press releases, spanning close to a year, all repeating the same count.
Then, in a March 2025 press release announcing the club's second year hosting the Cologuard Classic on the PGA Tour Champions schedule, the number changed. Same club, same boilerplate paragraph, different math: eight tennis courts and seven pickleball courts.
The club's own website today confirms the newer figures. Its tennis and pickleball page describes an "eight championship tennis courts and seven newly constructed pickleball courts" and its dedicated pickleball page calls out "seven newly built pickleball courts, complemented by a dedicated bar area." Compare that to the language still sitting on some older third-party pages, which describe the club as having 10 tennis courts and four pickleball courts. Those pages simply never got updated. The club did.
The announcements establish a difference in the published counts, but do not explain when or how the court mix changed.
What the Published Counts Do—and Don't—Show
A drop of two tennis courts producing a gain of three pickleball courts sounds like an accounting error until you remember how much smaller a pickleball court is. A regulation pickleball court measures about a fifth of the footprint of a tennis court. Converting even one full tennis court can yield two, sometimes three, pickleball courts without touching the fence line. The figures show two fewer tennis courts and three more pickleball courts, but do not establish how the courts were reconfigured.
The published counts show more pickleball courts and fewer tennis courts, but do not establish what members requested or how often the courts were used.
The tennis complex that remains still includes two Har-Tru clay courts and a sunken center court, the kind of surfaces serious players specifically choose a club for. The published counts do not identify which tennis courts account for the lower number.
The Pickleball Complex and Its Amenities
The current pickleball complex includes seven courts, with a dedicated bar area among its listed amenities.
Older club materials describe pickleball open play on a fixed Tuesday and Thursday schedule. The current lineup lists daily morning open play, Pickleball 101 classes for members picking up a paddle for the first time, and weekly clinics for players looking to move past the beginner stage. The materials show a difference in the listed programming, but do not explain what prompted it.
What This Means If You're Booking a Court This Fall
For members who play tennis, the published figures show fewer tennis courts. The tennis complex still includes the clay courts and the sunken center court.
For pickleball players, the published figures list seven courts rather than four. Current materials also describe daily open play, compared with the Tuesday-and-Thursday schedule in older materials. Members can now book a court up to three days in advance, with play available daily from dawn until 9 p.m. If you've been meaning to try Pickleball 101, the current lineup includes classes for members picking up a paddle for the first time.
For residents who don't play either sport, the bar area is another club amenity, alongside the Montecito patio and the resort pool. These features add to the range of amenities available within the neighborhood.
The Neighborhood Behind the Numbers
The club's current website lists the present-day court count, while earlier press releases list different figures. Comparing the materials shows how the published counts changed.
For the Condominiums at La Paloma, the country club isn't a resort amenity you visit occasionally. It's the shared institution that anchors daily life here, and its published court counts offer one way to track how the club describes its amenities over time.
If you're already living the La Paloma lifestyle and wondering what else has changed on the grounds you call home, or if you're weighing a move into this neighborhood and want a resident's read on how it actually functions day to day, La Paloma Lifestyle is the place to start that conversation. Schedule a private consultation with Jim Storey and get the version of this neighborhood that doesn't show up in a listing photo.
