Available Courses

Topics for each week's classes will be listed in the weekly Pasadena Bridge Club email newsletter. Attend a single class for $25.

To enroll in a course, contact the bridge club and specify which course you'd like to join. Purchase of a full course includes the accompanying textbook.

Upcoming Courses

Purchase of a full course includes the accompanying textbook.

More courses in 2025

Wednesday evenings:

  • January 8: Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding
  • February 19: Improving Your Judgment - Opening the Bidding
  • April 2: Improving Your Judgment - Doubles
  • May 14: Two Over One Game Force

Thursday evenings:

  • January 9: Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal
  • February 20: Introduction to Defense
  • April 3: Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction
  • May 15: Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding

Courses in progress

Course Day / Time
Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction Wed 7:00-9:00 PM
Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions Thu 7:00-9:00 PM

Individual classes are available for $25. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter for this week's class topics.

Full Catalog of Courses

This is a listing of all current courses offered at the Pasadena Bridge Club. The listing is in the recommended order for serious students of the game, and roughly reflects increasing challenge. Regardless, feel free to enroll in any course that appeals!

Click on the course title for a full page description.

  • This course is the launch pad for your bridge experience!

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: Non-players
    Full course:
    $100 (includes text book)
  • While this course is part of the Bridge Basics series, it's a dynamite course for intermediate and advancing players as well.

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: New players, Intermediate players
    Full course:
    $120 (includes text book)
  • This course introduces the concept of a bridge convention -- a bid which has special meaning to a partnership that helps you reach the best contract on a hand.

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: New players
    Full course:
    $120 (includes text book)
  • While our bidding language evolves and changes over the years, the basic principles of declarer play remain the same since even the whist days.

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: New players, Intermediate players
    Full course:
    $120 (includes text book)
  • This six-week course on defender play will cover the essentials of defense, helping you work with your partner to win as many tricks as you can.

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: Intermediate players
    Full course:
    $120 (includes text book)
  • We all know when to open the bidding, but experts use situational awareness and judgment to open a hand (or not open a hand) that might vary from the rules you were taught as a

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: Intermediate players, Advancing players
    Full course:
    $120 (includes text book)
  • The takeout double is arguably the most useful and powerful tool you have to use during the auction.

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: Intermediate players, Advancing players
    Full course:
    $120 (includes text book)
  • Two Over One Game Force (2/1 GF) is a 5-Card Major bidding system that involves a tiny tweak to Standard American.

    Number of Sessions: 6Recommended for: Advancing players
    Full course:
    $130 (includes text book)