Saturday, May 31, 2008

My Brother, The Golfer


My brother, Cory, is currently attending school at the Professional Golfers Career College near Orlando, Florida. In the near future, he will be a professional golfer!

Must be nice huh?

Anyways, Cory was recently invited to one of the most highly regarded amateur events in the country. The Monroe Invitational Championship is played at the Monroe Golf Club in Pittsford, New York. Some of the top amateur golfers in the world play at this event. The event is by invitation only. Here is some background on the Championship:

Monroe Golf Club is a Donald Ross designed course in Pittsford, New York, near Rochester. It is home to the annual Monroe Invitational Tournament, a highly regarded amateur event.

MGC is very nearby the well known Oak Hill Country Club, also a Donald Ross design in Pittsford.

In the semi-finals of the 1993 Monroe Invitational Championship, 17 year old Tiger Woods hit a miraculous low, rising cut four iron that sliced some 70 yards under, around and over the maples left of the fairway. The ball traveled 210 yards to just 8 feet from the hole. Tom Creavy made 3, Tiger a 4, and Tom went on to win the match and the 1993 MIC Championship that year.

Tiger's match play loss at Monroe was his only match play loss over a five year period beginning with his three consecutive USGA Junior Championships and ending with his three consecutive United States Amateur Championships.

Monroe Golf Club is a beautiful, venerable golf course that has proven to be a formidable challenge to some of the best players in the country for over 60 years of amateur golf.

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Congratulations Cory! Can I have your autograph?

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