Monroe Invitational
Encyclopedia
The Monroe Invitational is an annual amateur golf
tournament. It has been played since 1937 at Monroe Golf Club
in Pittsford, New York
. It was a match play
event until 1998 when it switched to stroke play
.
It is a "category B" tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
, meaning it is one of the top 100 men's amateur tournaments in the world.
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament. It has been played since 1937 at Monroe Golf Club
Monroe Golf Club
Monroe Golf Club is a Donald Ross designed course in the Town of Pittsford, Monroe County, New York, near Rochester. It is home to the annual Monroe Invitational Tournament, a highly regarded amateur event.Monroe Golf Club was recently ranked #96 in...
in Pittsford, New York
Pittsford (town), New York
Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States and is an affluent suburb of Rochester. The population was 29,405 at the 2010 census....
. It was a match play
Match play
Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player, or team, earns a point for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted over one or more rounds of 18 holes...
event until 1998 when it switched to stroke play
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
.
It is a "category B" tournament in the World Amateur Golf Ranking
World Amateur Golf Ranking
The World Amateur Golf Ranking for men was introduced by the R&A, the governing body of amateur golf outside the United States and Mexico, on 23 January 2007. It is based on the results of over 750 amateur tournaments and is updated weekly. Rankings are based on the players' average performances in...
, meaning it is one of the top 100 men's amateur tournaments in the world.
Winners
- 2011 Albin Choi
- 2010 Kyle Peterman
- 2009 Bo Hoag
- 2008 Phillip Mollica
- 2007 Dustin JohnsonDustin JohnsonDustin Hunter Johnson is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour having been third in the driving distance stats for three consecutive years between 2009-2011....
- 2006 Phillip Mollica
- 2005 Michael SimMichael Sim-Amateur career:Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was the top ranked amateur in the world in 2005 having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur, which boasts major winners Ben Crenshaw and Tommy Aaron amongst its list of...
- 2004 Kyle ReifersKyle ReifersKyle Reifers is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.-Amateur career:Reifers was born in Columbus, Ohio and played college golf at Wake Forest University. He won the Monroe Invitational and Ohio Amateur in 2004 and the Northeast Amateur in 2005...
- 2003 Brent Delahoussaye
- 2002 D. J. TrahanD. J. TrahanDonald Roland "D.J." Trahan, Jr. is an American professional golfer.Trahan was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where he attended Hilton Head Island High School. He then moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina where he attended and graduated from Paul M....
- 2001 Erik ComptonErik ComptonErik Compton is a Norwegian-American professional golfer.Compton was born in Miami, Florida to an American father and a Norwegian mother and holds dual citizenship. He attended the University of Georgia and played on the 2001 Palmer Cup and Walker Cup teams.-Medical condition:Compton has been...
- 2000 Reg Millage
- 1999 Michael Morrison
- 1998 Bill LundeBill LundeWilliam Jeremiah Lunde is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.Lunde was born in San Diego, California. He played at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and was part of the 1998 team that won the NCAA Championship. He turned professional in 1998.Lunde played on the...
- 1997 Michael Boyd
- 1996 Jason EnloeJason EnloeJason Enloe is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Enloe was born in Decatur, Illinois...
- 1995 Dan Stone
- 1994 Bud Still
- 1993 Tom Creavy
- 1992 Mike Emery
- 1991 Jean-Paul Hebert
- 1990 Bobby Gage
- 1989 Ryoken KawagishiRyoken KawagishiRyoken Kawagishi is a Japanese professional golfer.Kawagishi was born in Ishikawa Prefecture.As an amateur, he won two events in the United States in 1989, the Eastern Amateur and the Monroe Invitational....
- 1988 Chris DiMarcoChris DiMarcoChristian Dean DiMarco is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. DiMarco has won seven tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.-Early years:...
- 1987 Nolan HenkeNolan HenkeNolan Jay Henke is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Henke was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and was a distinguished member of the golf team...
- 1986 Bob FriendBob Friend (golfer)Bob Friend is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Friend joined the Ben Hogan Tour in 1990 and recorded five top-10 finished including a second place finish at the Ben Hogan El Paso Open during his rookie year on Tour...
- 1985 John Kircher
- 1984 Bob Hughes
- 1983 Brian KammBrian KammBrian Kamm is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Kamm joined the PGA Tour in 1990, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled during his rookie year on Tour, only cracking the top-50 once but he retained his card through qualifying school...
- 1982 Dave Boeff
- 1981 Jeff SlumanJeff SlumanJeffrey George Sluman is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories.-Early years:...
- 1980 Paul Bonacchi
- 1979 Mike Phillips
- 1978 Mike Mercier
- 1977 Chip Lillich
- 1976 Fred Ridley
- 1975 Rob Ladd
- 1974 Bill Gerber
- 1973 Mike Ford
- 1972 George Burns III
- 1971 Terry DiehlTerry DiehlTerry J. Diehl is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1973–1983.Diehl was born and raised in Rochester, New York. At the age of 15 he won the international long drive competition when he hit a ball 340 yds...
- 1970 Mickey Gallagher
- 1969 Terry DiehlTerry DiehlTerry J. Diehl is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1973–1983.Diehl was born and raised in Rochester, New York. At the age of 15 he won the international long drive competition when he hit a ball 340 yds...
- 1968 Byron H. Morgan
- 1967 Carl DiCesare
- 1966 Don Allen
- 1965 Don Allen
- 1964 John Konsek
- 1963 C. Stewart Wallace
- 1962 James Campbell
- 1961 J. Peter Bush
- 1960 Jack Thornton
- 1959 John Konsek
- 1958 Warren Simmons
- 1957 Don Allen
- 1956 Frank Breslin
- 1955 Don Allen
- 1954 George Trainor
- 1953 Robert Hill
- 1952 Robert Hill
- 1951 Hank Wheat III
- 1950 Sam Urzetta
- 1949 Sam Urzetta
- 1948 Sam Urzetta
- 1947 Robert Riegel
- 1946 Pete Haas
- 1942-45 No tournament due to World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- 1941 Cliff Goodrich
- 1940 George Trainor
- 1939 Arnold Zimmerman
- 1938 Jack Tucker
- 1937 Fred Allen
Multiple winners
Seven players have won more than one Monroe Invitational, through 2011:- 4 wins: Don Allen
- 3 wins: Sam Urzetta
- 2 wins: Robert Hill, George Trainor, John Konsek, Terry DiehlTerry DiehlTerry J. Diehl is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from 1973–1983.Diehl was born and raised in Rochester, New York. At the age of 15 he won the international long drive competition when he hit a ball 340 yds...
, Phillip Mollica