Pickleball boom drives The Vasco Group to acquire Court Surfaces of Florida
The Vasco Group’s Court Surfaces buy points to where pickleball travel hubs may form next: North Florida, the Southeast, and other markets investing in durable court networks.
The Vasco Group’s purchase of Court Surfaces of Florida is a clear signal that pickleball is moving from taped lines and quick conversions to destination-caliber facilities built to last. The Jacksonville contractor’s new role inside a larger platform gives The Vasco Group a stronger foothold in Florida and the Southeast, right as court builders and resurfacing firms become some of the sport’s most important dealmakers.
The timing fits a market that is still expanding fast. The Sports & Fitness Industry Association and Pickleheads said pickleball participation grew 51.8% from 2022 to 2023 and 223.5% over three years. Their November 14, 2024 report showed the 25-34 age group as the largest cohort, with 2.3 million players, while more than 1 million children under 18 were added in that same stretch. The South Atlantic region alone had 2.8 million players in 2023, a concentration that helps explain why Florida keeps showing up as a construction hotspot.
The infrastructure numbers tell the same story. USA Pickleball said on January 14, 2025 that Pickleheads added 4,000 new places to play in 2024, bringing the nationwide total to 15,910 courts. The larger database reached 68,458 known courts after 18,455 new courts were added in 2024. USA Pickleball also said it played a key role in more than $300 million in new pickleball facilities in 2023, a benchmark that shows just how far the buildout has already gone.
Vasco said on May 5, 2026 that it acquired both Court Surfaces of Florida and Howard B. Jones & Son. Backed by majority owner Monogram Capital Partners and supported by Halmos Capital Partners, Vasco said the deals expand its Southeast presence and deepen its pickleball, resurfacing, and municipal project density. Court Surfaces of Florida says it works with general contractors, county agencies, school boards, municipalities, corporations, and private individuals, and its foremen and crews bring more than 20 years in the industry.
That kind of client mix matters because the next generation of pickleball destinations is not being built only for club members. Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton announced a $20 million racquets complex on January 5, 2026, with a pickleball center scheduled to open in May 2026. The project includes 25 pickleball courts, 12 covered courts, and a stadium court, and it sits inside a broader $70 million investment program.
Taken together, the deals and the buildouts show where the map is heading. North Florida, South Florida, and the broader Southeast are becoming the early markers of a more mature pickleball economy, where the companies that lay the surfaces are also pointing toward the next retreat-ready, multi-court destinations.
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