American Court Tour

Capital Courts

Washington, DC36 games · $364 postcardsSteady

About 6 weeks at a casual pace, 3 weeks if you play often.

Washington plays early, before the Mall fills. This American Tour route is thirty-six games through a virtual hop of river-bend parks, lunchtime courts, and the week the cherries turn the fences pink. Log from any court you actually stand on. The medal is the monument and the blossoms.

The route

  1. 6 games · East Potomac Park

    River bend

    Courts in the curve of the river. The obelisk is still small.

  2. 12 games · Cherry trees

    Tidal Basin

    When the blossoms come, the fence line goes pink.

  3. 18 games · National Mall

    Lunchtime Mall

    A short game with the Capitol sitting on the baseline.

  4. 36 games · Washington Monument

    Obelisk finish

    Thirty-six games. The city keeps the time.

What you get

  • Physical enamel medal of the route, with its own ribbon
  • Or a crew of four: the captain shares a six-character code, and each person logs the route
  • 4 court postcards unlocked in your rally log
  • Entry for as long as it takes
  • The club's pledge at the finish: a youth paddle, or 50 balls kept out of the trash

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