Pickleball courts planned for Myrtle Beach have been scrapped. Here’s why
It appears it’s game over for a Myrtle Beach brewery’s plans to add an indoor pickleball court in The Market Common neighborhood.
Tidal Creek Brewhouse had presented the idea of building Tidal Creek Picklehouse on land near the brewhouse, which is located at 3421 Knoles St. Tidal Creek Picklehouse’s plan would feature 12 pickleball courts, a small brewery, coffee roaster, full bar and craft kitchen, Tidal Creek’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Adrian Sawczuk said previously.
However, a failure to secure “the full amount of capital required to responsibly proceed” has forced Sawczuk to make the “difficult decision not to move forward with the project,” he said by email Thursday.
“We are extremely disappointed to be delivering this news,” Sawczuk said. “We truly believed in the vision for Picklehouse and worked diligently over many months to bring it to life. However, without a clear and secure path to full capitalization, we concluded that moving forward would not be in the best interest of the project or its supporters.”
Rising construction and development costs further widened the gap between funding levels and the total capital needed for the Picklehouse, Sawczuk said.
The Picklehouse was planned for a building and property on Shine Avenue that was declared abandoned by the Myrtle Beach City Council in 2022. City Council amended an ordinance in 2024 that would allow Tidal Creek to move forward with securing abandoned tax credits for the redevelopment project, it was previously reported.
The resolution states that the applicant would have two opportunities to take advantage of the tax credit: through a property tax credit or an income tax credit.
The same tax credits are currently being utilized by the City of Myrtle Beach to build a new theater downtown.
Other pickleball courts planned for Myrtle Beach area
This is not the first pickleball project that has been planned or opened in the Myrtle Beach area.
In August 2025, it was announced that the Dink District, a climate-controlled indoor pickleball center will open this year in Carolina Forest. The center will feature 14 pro-grade courts in a fully enclosed, climate controlled 40,000-square-foot environment, according to an email from Chantal Salomon-Lee.
Dink District will also offer a lounge area with food and beverages, a pro shop and locker rooms with showers, a release from the new facility read. They will have both membership and walk-in availability.
Bistro B, a restaurant and bar with pickleball courts in the back at 1830 N. Kings Highway, opened in April 2025.
And an indoor pickleball court is expected to open this summer on 6 acres near Whispering Pines Golf Course, 900 Harrelson Blvd.
The PicklePort will have 12 indoor pickleball courts and about six covered outdoor courts, according to Dwight Hunsicker, one of the partners in the venture.
