Many of us were fortunate to learn to play tennis on public courts. In Beaufort County, we are challenged by the incredibly limited public tennis facilities, especially considering population growth outside of the area’s gate communities whose private courts are not publicly accessible.
From its beginning, PTI recognized that despite hundreds of private and gated tennis courts and facilities in the greater Hilton Head area, very few courts were available for public use. In the early 2000’s, PTI raised funds and secured matching funds enabling the Town of Hilton Head to build Chaplin Public Tennis Center. Over the years, PTI public facilities advocacy and assistance efforts have included the Cordillo (Hilton Head) courts rebuilding project, the downtown Beaufort courts rebuilding project, and various renovation projects including procuring $32,000 in 2024 to renovate the Hardeeville School courts. Current advocacy is focused on building new full-service public tennis centers in Bluffton and Hilton Head, as well as the renovation and expansion of school courts in Jasper County.
Our county contains three municipalities with a wide range of economic and cultural diversity. A primary objective of PTI is to establish facilities and programs which serve those who otherwise would not find their way to a tennis court.
Over the years, given very limited public tennis facilities, we have been creative about packing lots of activity on few courts!