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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 275
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WHEREAS, Professional golfer and Austin resident Sergio |
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García has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments during |
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his illustrious career; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Castellón, Spain, Mr. García took up golf |
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at the age of three; he produced one of the most accomplished |
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amateur careers in the history of the sport, claiming a total of |
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21 tournament titles, including the Topolino World Junior |
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Championship, the European Amateur Championship, and the |
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Catalonian Open Championship, a professional event; in 1996, at |
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age 16, he ranked third in scoring on the PGA Tour as an amateur, |
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and two years later, he won the British Amateur Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. García turned pro in 1999; nicknamed "El Niño" |
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for taking the golf world by storm, he collected his first |
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professional win at the Murphy's Irish Open and went on to earn |
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five more tournament titles and a top-20 ranking by the end of his |
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rookie year; he also made his first of 10 Ryder Cup appearances |
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and gained acclaim for his performance at the PGA Championship, |
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where, as the youngest participant in the tournament since 1921, |
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he came within one stroke of upsetting winner Tiger Woods; and |
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WHEREAS, Renowned for his fearless approach on the course, |
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Mr. García has taken home 11 PGA Tour titles and 16 on the |
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European Tour in his career; in 2002, he achieved the rare feat of |
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finishing in the top 10 at all four PGA major tournaments, and he |
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received both the Vardon Trophy and the Byron Nelson Award in |
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2008; he enjoyed a banner season in 2017, when he was the European |
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Tour Golfer of the Year and donned the green jacket at the Masters |
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Tournament after triumphing in a playoff at the major; his 25 |
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match victories rank as the highest ever in the Ryder Cup, and in |
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2024, he recorded his inaugural tour victory in the LIV Golf |
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league; and |
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WHEREAS, Off the course, Mr. García has distinguished |
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himself through his philanthropic work; he and his wife |
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established the Sergio & Angela García Foundation and FORE Kids |
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ATX, which has raised nearly $5 million for entities that provide |
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health care and support services to children and families in |
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Central Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, With his charismatic playing style and dedication |
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to excellence, Sergio García has inspired golf fans across the |
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globe, and it is a privilege to join in recognizing this |
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exceptional athlete; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby honor professional golfer Sergio García for |
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his myriad achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. García as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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| Bettencourt |
Hancock |
Miles |
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| Birdwell |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Nichols |
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| Campbell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Parker |
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| Eckhardt |
Johnson |
Schwertner |
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| Hagenbuch |
Menéndez |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 26, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |