About Us

HISTORY OF OUR CLUB

Rabun County has an impressive background in pickleball.  Residents began playing in the gyms at the Rabun County Recreation Department in 2015.  As people heard about this game with the silly name, Director, Roy Quilliams, marked off courts in the county’s gyms so they could give it a try.

As the popularity of pickleball increased, local players began to play in tournaments that popped up across Georgia.  Rabun County players fared well by bringing home a range of medals. Director, Roy Quilliams, was one of them. In the fall of 2017, the County’s Rec Department hosted their first tournament, the “Pickled Turkey Shootout” and in the spring of 2018, the “Battle of the Paddles”. 

In 2018, Rabun players brought home more District/State Championships than any county in Georgia!

Since Rabun County did not have outdoor public courts, tournament enthusiasts found it necessary to travel to other counties to improve their games. They explored ways to bring the outside game home and realized there was a genuine interest to build outdoor courts.

In 2022, the Rabun Pickleball Club, with its nine-member Board of Directors, obtained a charitable tax status from the IRS, (501c3). This status allowed the club an opportunity for community service. In 2022-23 our members raised money for local charities such as: F.A.I.T.H. (Fight Abuse in the Home), Paws for Life,
A Place of Hope, The Foodbank of Northeast Georgia, Sid Weber Cancer Fund