The Monroe Invitational Championship is an annual amateur

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tournament in the

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, played since 1937 at Monroe Golf Club in

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, a suburb southeast of

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. Originally a

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event, it switched to 72-hole

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format in 1998. The MIC is a "category B" tournament in the

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, meaning it is one of the top 100 men's amateur tournaments in the world.World Amateur Golf Ranking - FAQs - What is an Event Rating
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. 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

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, Palladino became the first Division III player to win the event.

Winners

*2022

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*2021 C. J. Easley *2020 ''Canceled'' *2019 Andy Ogletree *2018 Kevin O'Connell *2017 Derek Bard *2016 Sean Crocker *2015 Adam Ball *2014

Taylor Pendrith Taylor Pendrith (born May 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won twice on PGA Tour Canada in 2019. Amateur career Pendrith attended Kent State University from 2010 to 2014. He made the cut in the 2014 Cana ...

*2013 Nick Palladino *2012

Thomas Pieters Thomas Pieters (born 27 January 1992) is a Belgian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. Early life Pieters was born in Geel, Belgium in 1992. He started playing golf at the age of five, learning the game at the Witbos ...

*2011

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*2010

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*2009

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*2008

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*2007

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*2006

*2005

Michael Sim Michael Sim (born 23 October 1984) is an Australian professional golfer. Amateur career Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 2002. He ...

*2004

Kyle Reifers Kyle Reifers (born October 13, 1983) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Amateur career Reifers was born in Columbus, Ohio and played college golf at Wake Forest University. He won the Monroe Invitational and ...

*2003

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*2002

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*2001 Erik Compton *2000

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*1999

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*1998 Bill Lunde *1997 Michael Boyd *1996 Jason Enloe *1995 Dan Stone *1994

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*1993 Tom Creavy *1992

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*1991

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*1990

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*1989

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*1988

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*1987 Nolan Henke *1986

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*1985

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*1984

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*1983

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*1982 Dave Boeff *1981

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*1980

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*1979 Mike Phillips *1978 Mike Mercier *1977 Chip Lillich *1976 Fred Ridley *1975 Rob Ladd *1974

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*1973 Mike Ford *1972

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*1971 Terry Diehl *1970 Mickey Gallagher *1969 Terry Diehl *1968 Byron H. Morgan *1967

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*1966 Don Allen *1965 Don Allen *1964 John Konsek *1963

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*1962

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*1961 J. Peter Bush *1960 Jack Thornton *1959 John Konsek *1958 Warren Simmons *1957 Don Allen *1956 Frank Breslin *1955 Don Allen *1954

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*1953 Robert Hill *1952 Robert Hill *1951 Hank Wheat III *1950 Sam Urzetta *1949 Sam Urzetta *1948 Sam Urzetta *1947 Skee Riegel *1946 Pete Haas *1942–45 ''No tournament'' *1941 Cliff Goodrich *1940

*1939 Arnold Zimmerman *1938

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*1937

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Multiple winners

Seven players have won more than one Monroe Invitational, through 2022: *4 wins: Don Allen *3 wins: Sam Urzetta *2 wins: Robert Hill,

, John Konsek, Terry Diehl,

References

External links

*
List of winnersMonroe Golf Club
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