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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dallas resident Scottie Scheffler has written his |
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name in golf's history book with a dominant run in 2024 and 2025, |
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capturing the 2024 Masters Tournament championship, a gold medal at |
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the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, and the 2025 PGA |
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Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, The 2022 Masters champion, Mr. Scheffler claimed |
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his second green jacket with a spectacular performance at Augusta |
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National Golf Club in Georgia in April 2024; after carding scores of |
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66 and 72 on Thursday and Friday, he fell from first to sixth place |
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partway through the third round before rallying with an eagle and |
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key birdies to lead by one going into the final day of competition; |
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combining his strong iron game with clutch putting, he surged to a |
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three-shot advantage entering the back nine and demonstrated |
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tremendous poise down the stretch, finishing at 11-under-par 277 to |
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win by four shots; with the title, he became just the fifth player |
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to win two Masters before the age of 28; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing on the Olympic international stage at |
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Le Golf National in Paris, France, in August 2024, Mr. Scheffler |
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proudly represented his nation against a field of top golfers; |
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after trailing by four shots in the final round, he sank five |
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birdies on the back nine to tie the course record of 62 and bring |
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home just the third individual gold medal in Team USA men's history; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Scheffler also made history in 2024 by becoming |
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the first golfer to win the Players, Masters, and Tour |
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Championships in the same season; in addition to his Olympic |
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triumph, he collected a total of seven tour victories, the most |
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since 2007, and was the leader in top-10 finishes; and |
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WHEREAS, Carrying his momentum into 2025, Mr. Scheffler |
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matched the PGA Tour's 72-hole scoring record at the Byron Nelson |
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tournament in McKinney in early May, closing with a 63 in the final |
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round to finish at 31 under par; at the PGA championship two weeks |
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later, he added to his remarkable list of achievements with his |
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third victory in a major tournament; winning in impressive fashion |
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once again, he compiled an eagle and seven birdies on the back nines |
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of the third and fourth rounds to take home his first Wanamaker |
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Trophy; and |
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WHEREAS, Initially gaining acclaim in his youth, |
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Mr. Scheffler won three state golf titles at Highland Park High |
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School; he then excelled as a member of the golf team at The |
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University of Texas at Austin, receiving the Phil Mickelson Award |
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as the nation's top freshman and selection as a three-time |
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All-American; and |
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WHEREAS, Scottie Scheffler has distinguished himself as one |
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of the premier golfers on the PGA Tour, and he may indeed take |
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justifiable pride in his accomplishments as he looks forward to |
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further victories in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Scottie Scheffler on his success in |
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2024 and 2025 and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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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. |