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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In an impressive display of skill and determination, |
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Texas resident Scottie Scheffler captured the 86th Masters |
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Tournament golf championship on April 10, 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, Entering as the No. 1 player in the FedExCup and |
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Official World Golf Rankings after winning three of his previous |
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five tournaments, Mr. Scheffler joined the world's best golfers at |
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Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia; following a first-round |
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3-under 69, he overcame two bogeys with four birdies on the back |
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nine; by the second day of the tournament, he was the leader after |
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36 holes; in the next round, he fired a 71 for a 3-stroke advantage |
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heading into the final round; and |
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WHEREAS, With the coveted green jacket on the line, |
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Mr. Scheffler demonstrated remarkable composure under pressure; |
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his short game allowed him to grind out crucial par saves, and he |
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reeled in four birdies, ultimately carding a total score of |
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10-under-par 278 to become Masters champion; he closed out a |
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storybook year by finishing in a tie for second in the FedExCup |
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standings and receiving the Jack Nicklaus Award given to the PGA |
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Tour Player of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in New Jersey, Mr. Scheffler moved with his |
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family to Dallas at the age of six; as a youth, he won 75 times on |
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the Northern Texas PGA Junior circuit and went on to even more |
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success in American Junior Golf Association events, culminating in |
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2013 Player of the Year honors; at Highland Park High School, he |
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matched a state record with three straight individual state titles |
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and was named the top-ranked junior golfer in the country; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished athlete went on to attend The |
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University of Texas at Austin, where he won the Phil Mickelson Award |
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as the nation's top freshman and was a three-time All-American; |
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after earning a finance degree from the McCombs School of Business, |
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he turned pro in 2018; the following year, he secured fully exempt |
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PGA Tour status for the 2019-2020 season and ended his rookie season |
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ranked fifth in the FedExCup standings; in 2021, he recorded eight |
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top-10 finishes on the tour; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Scheffler benefits from |
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the love and support of his wife, Meredith, his parents, Scott and |
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Diane Scheffler, and his sisters, Callie, Sara, and Molly; and |
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WHEREAS, With his spectacular performance at the 2022 |
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Masters, Scottie Scheffler has proven himself one of the premier |
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competitors in pro golf, and he is indeed deserving of recognition |
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for his outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Scottie Scheffler on winning the |
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2022 Masters Tournament and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 Mr. Scheffler as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |