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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Champions Golf Club in Houston added a chapter to |
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its storied history by hosting the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, a major |
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tournament that is recognized as one of the world's premier golf |
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championships; and |
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WHEREAS, The staff at Champions Golf Club rose to meet the |
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unique challenges of staging the 75th U.S. Women's Open, which was |
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rescheduled from June 2020 to December due to concerns about the |
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COVID-19 pandemic; in preparation for the winter event, which was |
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held December 10 to 14, Champions officials renovated the |
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Jackrabbit and Cypress Creek Courses with significant improvements |
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to bunkers, fairways, tee boxes, and greens; the tournament was |
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held on two different courses for the first time, and A Lim Kim of |
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South Korea birdied her final three holes on the Cypress Creek |
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layout to emerge victorious; and |
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WHEREAS, Champions Golf Club was founded in 1957 by golfing |
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greats Jackie Burke Jr. and Jimmy Demaret; they enlisted fellow |
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Houstonian Ralph Plummer to design the Cypress Creek Course, which |
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opened in 1959, while George Fazio designed the Jackrabbit Course |
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that was unveiled in 1964; including the 2020 U.S. Women's Open, |
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Champions has now been home to five USGA national events; it first |
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gained widespread acclaim by hosting the 1967 Ryder Cup, followed |
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by the 1969 U.S. Open, the 1993 U.S. Amateur event, and the 1998 and |
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2017 Women's Mid-Amateur competitions; in 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, |
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and 2003, Champions welcomed the PGA Tour Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Champions Golf Club has |
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brought premier golf competitors to the Lone Star State by serving |
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as the site of prestigious championships and events, and it is |
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indeed deserving of special recognition for its myriad |
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contributions to the sport; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Champions Golf Club on hosting the |
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2020 U.S. Women's Open and extend to all those associated with the |
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club sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Champions Golf Club as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |