Montauk Yacht Club Opens The Courts, Adding Tennis, Padel, and Pickleball

Montauk Yacht Club kicked off its 2026 season on April 2 with a new five-court racquet complex called The Courts, and the resort's own framing leaves little ambiguity about the emphasis: "padel leads the experience." Sited on the northeast end of the 16-acre Star Island property on Lake Montauk, The Courts brings together two padel courts, two pickleball courts and one full tennis court under a single facility on what is otherwise a yacht club and luxury hotel campus.

That 4-to-1 ratio is the first thing a serious tennis player should register. Tennis is genuinely in the program, not a decorative add-on, but this is not a tennis club that happens to offer padel. The Courts is a multi-sport social venue in which tennis occupies one surface. For players who need multiple courts, reliable prime-time availability and a club atmosphere oriented around the game, Montauk Downs and the Montauk Tennis program at Hither Hills remain the established alternatives. What The Courts offers instead is a different kind of access: one well-appointed court with courtside food and beverage service, lounge seating, a viewing area and equipment provided, built into a resort property that also includes the floating Wellness Cabana spa and the new coastal-Italian restaurant Alba Spiaggia by Prince Street Hospitality.

The padel side of The Courts runs through Privé Padel, which has operated its two Spanish-built waterfront courts at MYC since 2024. The access model is tiered: casual visitors can play on a pay-as-you-go basis, while a Gold membership drops the hourly rate to $25 with court reservations bookable up to two weeks in advance, three guest passes per month and complimentary racquet rentals. Clinics run $75 for Gold members, private lessons $250. A Platinum tier covers unlimited court access with priority scheduling at $900 per person for the season. Hotel guests skip the membership question entirely and book through the concierge. The facility runs daily from 9AM to 7PM. Court bookings and passes open mid-April; The Courts itself opens Memorial Day weekend.

The facility is also the only padel venue in Montauk, which matters for players who've been driving west to find a court all summer. Privé was co-founded by Nicholas Solarewicz, a former professional tennis player who now describes the sport as "a lifestyle movement that combines wellness, travel, and human connection." That framing tracks closely with how MYC has positioned The Courts within its broader six-pillar programming structure alongside music, culture, watersports and wellness events running through November 14.

The season calendar includes racquet invitationals alongside DJ and live-music sessions, and the resort is launching Montauk Minis, described as the first dedicated youth racquet program on the East End, combining clinics, classes and family-friendly events for younger players. That youth infrastructure is new territory for Montauk racquet programming and signals that MYC is building toward a broader player pipeline, not just serving existing racquet enthusiasts.

For visiting coaches and tournament organizers, The Courts presents a legitimate short-format clinic and invitational venue with F&B and hospitality infrastructure that public courts can't match. For committed tennis players building their summer schedules around Montauk, the single court is the constraint. Book it early, because a resort property with a concierge booking system, padel memberships and hotel guests prioritized at the door is a different queuing situation than showing up at Montauk Downs on a Tuesday morning.