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, 1-19 and many of the tour's brightest stars are from the Lone Star 1-20 State, including one of the LPGA's founders and charter members 1-21 Marilynn Smith, Hall of Fame members Kathy Whitworth, Sandra 1-22 Haynie, and Betsy Rawls, current players such as Cindy 1-23 Figg-Currier, Kelli Kuehne, and Wendy Ward, and Sports Hall of Fame 1-24 inductee Judy Rankin; and 2-1 WHEREAS, The Philips Invitational Honoring Harvey Penick will 2-2 certainly be an exciting and entertaining event for the Onion Creek 2-3 Club and the LPGA, and it is most appropriate to pay tribute to 2-4 both of these distinguished organizations at this time; now, 2-5 therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby honor all those associated with the Onion Creek 2-8 Club and the Ladies Professional Golf Association and extend to 2-9 them sincere best wishes for a successful tournament. Woolley _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 987 was adopted by the House on May 19, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House