Press Releases and Stories

Press Releases and Stories

Field Preview – International Spotlight

Field Preview – International Spotlight

A strong international presence will be felt throughout the week at the 80th Monroe Invitational. Learn more about some of the top talent coming to Rochester in the second  “Get to Know the Field” preview! Three cheers for top amateur talent The Rochester community is...

Field Preview – College Spotlight

Field Preview – College Spotlight

96 players will take part in the 2021 Monroe Invitational. 44 different colleges will be represented. See who is heading to Rochester in the first of two “Get to Know the Field” previews! It’s been a long time coming The 80th installment of The Monroe was originally...

80th Playing of The Monroe Invitational to be held July 5-10, 2021

80th Playing of The Monroe Invitational to be held July 5-10, 2021

View PDF of Press Release The members of Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, NY, are pleased to announce that The Monroe Invitational will be held July 5th through 10th, 2021. The event is one of the longest running amateur tournaments and perennially draws together a...

Another Monroe Invitational Player Wins United States Amateur

Another Monroe Invitational Player Wins United States Amateur

Tyler Strafaci, who played in two Monroe Invitationals, won the 2020 United States Amateur Championship at Bandon Dunes, Oregon on Sunday, August 16th. It marked the second year in a row that a Monroe participant won the nations’ top amateur event. Andy Ogletree, who...

80th Monroe Invitational now set for 2021

The 80th Monroe Invitational, one of the longest running amateur tournaments in the United States, will be held at Monroe Golf Club in 2021.  The Monroe will not be held in 2020 because of the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.  Since it began the only other...

Ogletree Leads Monroe Invitational With Lone Third Round in the Red

PITTSFORD, NY (June 14, 2019) – Georgia Tech senior Andy Ogeltree drained a 20-foot, right-to-left breaking putt on the 18th hole Friday at the Monroe Invitational to secure the lone round under par for the day and the outright 54-hole lead.  It was a remarkable...

Parker Coody Goes Low To Climb Leaderboard

PITTSFORD, NY (June 13, 2019) – Wind and rain throughout second-round action of the Monroe Invitational was a test for the majority of the field on Thursday – but that didn’t seem to bother Texas University sophomore Parker Coody who shot the low round of the day with...

Segundo Oliva Pinto Sets Pace at Monroe Invitational

PITTSFORD, NY (June 12, 2019) – Segundo Oliva Pinto stayed true to his course plan on Wednesday in the opening round of the Monroe Invitational, surging his way atop the leaderboard after carding a 64 (-6).  The Cordoba, Argentina native opened with five birdies on...