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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 183
BY SENATORS ALARIO, ADLEY, ALLAIN, AMEDEE, APPEL, BROOME, BROWN,
BUFFINGTON, CHABERT, CLAITOR, CORTEZ, CROWE,
DONAHUE, DORSEY-COLOMB, ERDEY, GALLOT, GUILLORY,
HEITMEIER, JOHNS, KOSTELKA, LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY,
MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH, MURRAY, NEVERS, PEACOCK,
PERRY, PETERSON, RISER, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH,
TARVER, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend and congratulate the Louisiana State University Men's Golf Team for winning
the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championship.
WHEREAS, the LSU Men's Golf Team has completed a remarkable and memorable
season, posting an overall 135-30-3 mark and capturing the Southeastern Conference
Championship and the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championship
under the leadership of Head Coach Chuck Winstead and Assistant Coach Garrett Runion;
and
WHEREAS, LSU senior All-American Ben Taylor repeated his performance in the
national semifinal against Georgia by scoring the deciding point to claim a 1-up victory as
the Tigers won its fifth national championship with a 4-1 victory over the USC Trojans; and
WHEREAS, All-SEC standouts junior Zach Wright and sophomores Brandon Pierce
and Eric Ricard, along with Taylor, were unbeaten at the NCAA Championships, and senior
Stewart Jolly, a two time All-SEC selection and All-American made strong contributions,
as the Tigers captured their first NCAA Championship in sixty years after also being
crowned champions in 1940, 1942, 1947 and 1955; and
WHEREAS, junior Zach Wright has lead the Tigers into the final eight at the NCAA
Championships in each of the last two seasons with a perfect 5-0 mark; and
WHEREAS, the Tigers matched their single-season mark set during the 1959-1960
season with five wins taking home the title from the Golfweek Conference Challenge, David
Toms Intercollegiate, and Talis Park Challenge during the 2014-15 campaign; and
WHEREAS, the Tigers also won the SEC Championship for the first time in
twenty-eight seasons as they turned a three-shot deficit entering the day into a three-shot
victory at the 2015 SEC Men's Golf Championship; and
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WHEREAS, the members and coaches of the LSU Men's Golf Team merit a sincere
measure of commendation and congratulations for their exemplary performances and
competitive spirit at the highest and most difficult levels of collegiate competition.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Louisiana State University Men's Golf Team for winning the 2015
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Championship and does hereby extend
enduring appreciation for the tremendous pride and honor the team has brought to LSU and
to the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to head
coach Chuck Winstead.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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