Monroe Invitational
Tournament information | |
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Location | Pittsford, New York |
Established | 1937 |
Course(s) | Monroe Golf Club |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,915 yards (6,323 m) |
Organized by | Monroe Golf Club |
Format | 72-hole stroke play |
Month played | June |
Current champion | |
The Monroe Invitational Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament in the United States, played since 1937 at Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, New York, a suburb southeast of Rochester. Originally a match play event, it switched to 72-hole stroke play format in 1998. [1]
The MIC is a "category B" tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking,[2] meaning it is one of the top 100 men's amateur tournaments in the world.[3]
The course at Monroe Golf Club opened in 1924 and was designed by Donald Ross.
Nick Palladino won the 2013 event in a playoff. Due to rain, the event had been shortened to 54 holes. Entering his senior year at the University of Rochester, Palladino became the first Division III player to win the event.[4]
Winners[]
- 2021
- 2020 Canceled
- 2019 Andy Ogletree
- 2018
- 2017 Derek Bard
- 2016 Sean Crocker
- 2015
- 2014 Taylor Pendrith
- 2013
- 2012 Thomas Pieters
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009 Bo Hoag
- 2008
- 2007 Dustin Johnson
- 2006
- 2005 Michael Sim
- 2004 Kyle Reifers
- 2003
- 2002 D. J. Trahan
- 2001 Erik Compton
- 2000
- 1999
- 1998 Bill Lunde
- 1997
- 1996 Jason Enloe
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989 Ryoken Kawagishi
- 1988 Chris DiMarco
- 1987 Nolan Henke
- 1986 Bob Friend
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983 Brian Kamm
- 1982
- 1981 Jeff Sluman
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976 Fred Ridley
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972 George Burns
- 1971 Terry Diehl
- 1970
- 1969 Terry Diehl
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966 Don Allen
- 1965 Don Allen
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960 Jack Thornton
- 1959
- 1958
- 1957 Don Allen
- 1956
- 1955 Don Allen
- 1954
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950 Sam Urzetta
- 1949 Sam Urzetta
- 1948 Sam Urzetta
- 1947 Skee Riegel
- 1946
- 1942–45 No tournament
- 1941
- 1940
- 1939
- 1938
- 1937
Multiple winners[]
Seven players have won more than one Monroe Invitational, through 2019:
- 4 wins: Don Allen
- 3 wins: Sam Urzetta
- 2 wins: , , , Terry Diehl,
References[]
- ^ "History". Monroe Invitational Championship. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ World Amateur Golf Ranking - 2011 Monroe Invitational
- ^ World Amateur Golf Ranking - FAQs - What is an Event Rating
- ^ Stein, Cassie (June 15, 2013). "Palladino becomes first D-3 player to win Monroe". Golf Week. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
External links[]
- Amateur golf tournaments in the United States
- Golf in New York (state)
- Sports in Rochester, New York
- Recurring sporting events established in 1937
- 1937 establishments in New York (state)