Polk Senior Games is an annual two-week series of 37 Olympic-style sports and games for men and women 50 years of age and older. The Games inspire an active lifestyle; combine an interest in sports and games with fun and fellowship; promote a positive image of seniors and recognize their efforts and achievements; and encourage volunteerism.
Competitions are held at various locations throughout Polk County and include: Archery, Bag Toss, Basketball Shooting, Billiards, Bocce, Bowling (including Team Bowling), Bridge, Chess, Cribbage, Ballroom and Social Dancing, Darts, Euchre, Field Events, Fishing, Golf (18 Hole Singles, Mixed Doubles, and Putt & Chip), Horseshoes, Pepper, Pickleball, Punt Pass Kick, Road Race 5K, Scrabble, Senior Smarts, Shooting (Pistol, Rifle, Skeet, 5-Stand, Sporting Clays, and Trap), Shuffleboard, Softball, Sudoku, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track, and Walking.
Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each event and age division.
Registration begins January 2, and the deadline is Friday, February 6.
There are two ways to register for the Games:
- Submit a paper entry (request an entry booklet with complete Games information and a paper entry form, call 863-533-0055, email PolkSeniorGames50@gmail.com)
- Use the new online registration at www.polkseniorgames.org.
The base entry fee is $13, and each event is $6. Facility fees are required for certain events: $40 for Golf Singles, $40 for Golf Mixed Doubles, $15 for Pickleball, $15 for Archery, and $15–$25 for Shooting events. A discount is available for participants entering more than seven events.
Additional team fee applies for Softball.
All participants receive a T-shirt.
Polk Senior Games is a non-profit organization sanctioned by the Florida Sports Foundation to qualify participants for advancement to the Florida Senior Games, which lead to the National Senior Games.
Major Sponsors are:
Silver Sponsors – Publix Super Markets Charities and the Homer & Annette Thompson Legacy
Bronze Sponsors – James W. Sikes Family, CPS Investment Advisors, In Honor of Janie Sikes, Westminster Lakeland, and Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital
Provided by Polk Senior Games