{"id":60914,"date":"2026-01-12T17:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=60914"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:55:11","slug":"2026-polk-senior-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/01\/12\/2026-polk-senior-games\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Polk Senior Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in each event and age division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Registration begins January 2, and the deadline is Friday, February 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two ways to register for the Games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. 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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Use the new online registration at www.polkseniorgames.org.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2013$25 for Shooting events. A discount is available for participants entering more than seven events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional team fee applies for Softball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All participants receive a T-shirt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Sponsors are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Sponsors \u2013 Publix Super Markets Charities and the Homer & Annette Thompson Legacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bronze Sponsors \u2013 In Honor of Chris Sikes, CPS Investment Advisors, In Honor of Jamie Sikes,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Westminster Lakeland, and Orlando Health Watson Clinic Lakeland Highlands Hospital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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