Del Webb Naples in Ave Maria is hosting a pickleball tournament featuring pro exhibitions, food, entertainment and prize giveaways, Feb. 15-16 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will take place in and around Del Webb’s 12-court lighted pickleball complex at 6010 Del Webb Way, Ave Maria. PROVIDED

Del Webb Naples in Ave Maria is hosting the 2025 Winterfest Open, a pickleball tournament featuring pro exhibitions, food, entertainment and prize giveaways. The event is Feb. 15-16 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will take place in and around Del Webb’s 12-court lighted pickleball complex at 6010 Del Webb Way, Ave Maria.

Hosted by Del Webb Naples and Pulte Homes, the event is free to attend, open to the public and will feature onsite broadcasting and promotional items by 95.3 The Beach.

The tournament is a round robin format with minimum five guaranteed games for men, women and mixed double teams. Open to players with 3.0 to 4.5+ skill levels, players will be divided into three age groups: 20-49, 50-65 and 66 and up. The entry fee is $70 for players.

Pickleball players can register at “http://pickleballden.com” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”>pickleballden.com (Search Listings for “Winterfest”). Registration is open through Feb. 13. All players will receive a T-shirt. For more information, contact Bill Olex at 908-229-5951.

With 12 courts, Del Webb has one of the busiest pickleball programs in Southwest Florida and was a natural choice for hosting a large-scale tournament.

Del Webb Naples is also home to Panther Run Golf Course, offering 18 holes of optional championship golf.

In addition to the 12 lighted pickleball courts, the community’s amenity campus features an 8,000-square-foot resort-inspired pool, a separate three-lane lap pool, the Rusty Putter Restaurant, and two clubhouses providing 30,000 square feet of activity rooms, a large social hall, card and game rooms, a fitness center, group fitness studio, a complementary golf simulator, and extensive indoor and outdoor gathering spaces.

A full-time social director coordinates a busy calendar of events, activities, classes, clubs and so much more.

Del Webb, the nation’s pioneer in communities and lifestyles for homebuyers over 55, recently introduced the community’s newest phase, featuring seven model homes. The professionally decorated models include two low-maintenance villas and five single-family homes highlighting outdoor living with extended lanais, pools, jetted spas and a backyard devoted to fun and lawn games.

Featuring expansive amenities, an elevated lifestyle, vibrant social scene and strong sense of community, Del Webb Naples offers 21 floor plans tailored to active adults – from villas and single-family homes to quick-move-in-only condominium carriage homes. Homes overlook picturesque rolling golf fairways and lakes, with carriage and villa homes starting from the mid-$200,000s and single-family homes starting from the mid-$300,000s.

Several quick move-in homes are currently available for immediate closing, giving buyers the opportunity to move in without delay and enjoy Del Webb Naples’ celebrated lifestyle.

Model homes are open daily for viewing. For more information about Del Webb Naples, visit DelWebb.com/Naples or call 239-842-9643.

About Del Webb

Del Webb is a national brand of PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM). Del Webb is the pioneer in active adult communities and America’s leading builder of new homes targeted to pre-retirement and retiring boomers. Del Webb builds consumer-inspired homes and communities for active adults ages 55+ who want to continue to explore, grow and learn, socially, physically and intellectually as they look forward to retirement. For more information on Del Webb, visit delwebb.com.

About PulteGroup, Inc.

PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of America’s largest homebuilding companies with operations in more than 40 markets throughout the country. Through its brand portfolio that includes Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods and American West, the company is one of the industry’s most versatile homebuilders able to meet the needs of multiple buyer groups and respond to changing consumer demand. PulteGroup conducts extensive research to provide homebuyers with innovative solutions and consumer inspired homes and communities to make lives better.

For more information about PulteGroup, Inc. and PulteGroup brands, visit pultegroup.com; pulte.com; centex.com; delwebb.com; divosta.com; jwhomes.com; and americanwesthomes.com. Follow PulteGroup, Inc. on Twitter: @PulteGroupNews.