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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, National Golf Day is taking place across the country |
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on May 10, 2023, and this occasion provides a welcome opportunity to |
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celebrate the new PGA of America complex in Frisco, a mecca for golf |
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lovers; and |
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WHEREAS, Observed each year on May 10, National Golf Day |
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celebrates the sport that dates back to 15th-century Scotland; the |
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day serves as a means of encouraging novice and amateur competitors |
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to dust off their clubs and hit the course; it also highlights the |
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sport's many positive benefits for individuals and communities and |
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focuses attention on the efforts made in recent years to make golf |
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more inclusive, accessible, and affordable for all; and |
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WHEREAS, PGA Frisco, which opened in 2022, is the result of an |
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innovative public-private agreement between the association, the |
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City of Frisco, and other local stakeholders; serving as the |
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organization's headquarters, the complex encompasses two |
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championship golf courses and a short course, and it will host |
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several PGA championship tournaments, with the KitchenAid Senior |
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PGA Championship taking place in May 2023; moreover, PGA Frisco |
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features an education center for associates working toward PGA |
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membership and advanced coaching and practice facilities, and it |
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anchors an important mixed-use development for the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Whether enjoyed by players or as a spectator sport, |
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golf is beloved by a multitude of enthusiasts across the Lone Star |
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State and around the globe, and PGA Frisco promises to be a vibrant |
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hub for the pastime in the decades ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby celebrate the opening of the PGA of America |
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complex in Frisco on the occasion of National Golf Day 2023; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |