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The 11th Florida's Natural Charity Classic has brought to the area 132 women golfers participating March 12-17 in the Symetra Tour, a qualifying event for the Ladies Professional Golf Association.

Earlier in the week, the ladies played with teams of three amateurs, who paid $1,800 to join them for an 18-hole round of golf to raise money for charity. The Florida's Natural Growers Foundation uses the pro-am tournament to raise funds for charity. They have awarded more than $1.4 million to schools and nonprofit organizations.

In the women's tournament, first rounds were played Friday, March 1...