By Woolley H.R. No. 957 76R15919 GMW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Onion Creek Club is hosting The Philips 1-2 Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick tournament of the Ladies 1-3 Professional Golf Association (LPGA) on May 17-23, 1999, and this 1-4 outstanding occasion provides a fitting opportunity to recognize 1-5 this estimable country club and the LPGA; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Founded in 1974 by Masters champion Jimmy Demaret 1-7 and Texas amateur golf legend Jimmie Connolly, Onion Creek Club is 1-8 a spectacular and nationally acclaimed facility renowned as the 1-9 "Birthplace of the Senior PGA Tour"; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The first LPGA tournament in Austin since 1962, The 1-11 Philips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick is sponsored by Philips 1-12 Electronics and is the only 1999 LPGA event in Texas; this 1-13 tournament honors the late Harvey Penick, one of golf's greatest 1-14 instructors and most humble legends who taught almost half the 1-15 players in the LPGA Hall of Fame; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The LPGA is the leading women's sports association 1-17 and this nonprofit organization is involved in all facets of the 1-18 game of golf; Texas has hosted 23 LPGA events through the years and 1-19 many of the tour's brightest stars are from the Lone Star State, 1-20 including Hall of Fame members Kathy Whitworth, Sandra Haynie, and 1-21 Betsy Rawls, and current players such as Cindy Figg-Currier, Kelli 1-22 Kuehne, Kim Bauer, and Wendy Ward; and 1-23 WHEREAS, The Philips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick will 1-24 certainly be an exciting and entertaining event for the Onion Creek 2-1 Club and the LPGA, and it is most appropriate to pay tribute to 2-2 both of these distinguished organizations at this time; now, 2-3 therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-5 Legislature hereby honor all those associated with the Onion Creek 2-6 Club and the Ladies Professional Golf Association and extend to 2-7 them sincere best wishes for a successful tournament.