Sarasota Open field set

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The West Florida Golf Tour's major championship, the Sarasota Open, debuts Thursday at Laurel Oak Country Club.

The four day, 72-hole tournament pits top mini-tour pros from the area against each other in a competitive stroke play event prior to many attempting to secure passage to the PGA Tour next season through Q-School, which gets underway soon.

For more on this story, check out tomorrow's Bradenton Herald.

For pairings, click here.

Manatee County Amateur Championships begins Friday

The Manatee County Amateur Championships begins Friday at Manatee Golf Course.

The three-day, 54-hole tournament shifts to Buffalo Creek Golf Course for Saturday's round and then heads to River Wilderness Golf and Country Club for Sunday's final round.

For more on this story, check out tomorrow's Bradenton Herald.

The first round pairings can be found here