program. The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton was home of the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. Bradenton and Sarasota together held the 2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup. Points of interest Bishop Museum of Science and Nature, home of the late manatee Snooty Bradenton Riverwalk DeSoto Square De Soto National Memorial Manatee Village Historical Park Neal Preserve Pittsburgh Pirates spring training at LECOM Park Robinson Preserve Village of the Arts Notable people Hank Aaron, baseball player Freddy Adu, soccer player Graeme Edge, musician and poet Tommie Frazier, football player, College Football Hall of Fame Jessica Korda, professional golfer Nelly Korda, professional golfer Michaëlla Krajicek, tennis player Rick Lamb, PGA golfer Jamie Moyer, baseball player Maria Sharapova, tennis player Peter Warrick, football player References External links City of Bradenton Sarasota metropolitan area Cities in Manatee County, Florida County seats in Florida Populated places on the Intracoastal Waterway in Florida Populated places on Tampa Bay Cities in Florida Populated places established in 1842 1842 establishments in Florida Territory