Jeff Elwood
Nickname: Hoss / JelwoodAge: 44Hometown: Kingston, ONResides: Kingston, ONWork: Real Estate Agent – Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty, BrokerageHome Pickleball Club: Kingston Pickleball ClubPlaying Pickleball Since: 2018Prior to Pickleball: Coached and played tennis for 20 years prior to getting into pickleballPickleball Highlights: Playing and medalling in my first PPA event in Orlando, Florida in December of 2022. Getting drafted to the CNPL’s South Western Ontario Brewers in 2023Fun Facts: I once spent 2 months doing a solo cycling trip through the Patagonia region of Chile and Argentina and cycled over 2,000km to Ushuaia which is the southernmost city in South America. I’ve also been a vegetarian for over 30 years.Favourite Book: South – by Sir Ernest ShackletonFavourite Musician: Donald ByrdFavourite Sports Other Than Pickleball: Tennis and basketballTourney highlights/results:December 2023 – Limestone Classic (Kingston)Silver Medal – Men’s Open DoublesSeptember 2023 – Pickleball Ontario Championship Series Provincial Finals (Collingwood)Silver Medal – Men’s Dubs OpenCNPL 2023finished the 2023 season with best Men’s Doubles Record in the league with partner Mark CleminsonJune 2023 – Triple Crown Open (HiSports)Silver Medal – Men’s Dubs OpenBronze Medal – Men’s Singles OpenMay 2023 – Pickleball Ontario Central West Regionals Championships (Barrie)Gold Medal – Mens’ Dubs OpenMarch 2023 – Pickleball Ontario Eastern Regionals Championships (Kingston)Gold Medal – Mens’ Dubs OpenMarch 2023 – PPA Daytona Beach (Daytona Beach, Florida)Bronze Medal – Men’s Dubs 4.5 19+Bronze Medal – Mixed Dubs 4.5 19+5th/6th Place – Men’s Singles 5.0 19+January 2023 – Connecticut Pickleball OpenSilver – Men’s Singles 4.5+ (open age)December 2022 – Green Valley Holiday Classic (Pennsylvania)4th place – Men’s Singles 5.0 (open age)December 2022 – PPA Hertz Open (Orlando, Florida)Gold Medal – Men’s Singles 4.5 35+Gold Medal – Mixed Dubs 4.5 35+Bronze Medal – Men’s Dubs 4.5 19+December 2022 – Drummondville Provincial Tournament (Quebec)Silver Medal – Men’s Doubles 4.5+ (open age)November 2022 – Greystone Open (London)Bronze Medal – Men’s Open DubsOctober 2022 – Championnat de Magog Pierre GauthierGold Medal – Mens’ Open DubsSilver Medal – Men’s Open Singles