SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1032
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Lorena Ochoa, who is renowned as one of the most
successful golfers in the world, and one of the nicest; and
WHEREAS, Lorena Ochoa was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and
grew up next to the Guadalajara Country Club; as a young child,
she became fascinated with the game of golf while accompanying
her father as he played on his days off; she soon began taking
lessons and was successfully competing in national junior
tournaments at the age of seven; and
WHEREAS, An extraordinary young athlete, she played
competitive tennis and participated in numerous sports
activities; golf, however, was her favorite sport, and as an
adolescent, she won 22 state events in Guadalajara and 44
national events in Mexico; and
WHEREAS, She won five consecutive titles at the Junior
World Golf Championships and played two years with the University
of Arizona, where she won 12 out of 20 tournaments, including the
first seven consecutively, and garnered numerous accolades for
her record-breaking performance, including being named the
National Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year in
2001 and 2002; she was the youngest person and first golfer to
receive Mexico's National Sports Award; and
WHEREAS, She turned professional in 2002 and won three of
the 10 events she played on the 2002 Futures Tour; she joined the
Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour in 2003 and continued
racking up championships and awards; in 2004, she became the
first Mexican-born player to win on the Ladies Professional Golf
Association Tour, winning two Tour titles and placing in the top
10 in three of the four major championships; and
WHEREAS, Since the start of the 2006 season, playing in 72
events, she has won 21 tournaments, including two major
championships, has placed 58 times in the top 10, has won three
Player of the Year awards, and has been named the Associated
Press top female athlete two years in a row; in 2007, she became
the world's number one ranked golfer and the first woman to make
more than $4 million in a single season; she won the Vare Trophy
for the years 2006 through 2008 for having the Ladies
Professional Golf Association's lowest scoring average; and
WHEREAS, In November of 2008, she hosted the new Lorena
Ochoa Invitational, an annual Tour event held on her original
home course, the Guadalajara Country Club; proceeds from the
tournament help support the Lorena Ochoa Foundation, one of the
many ways Lorena gives back to her community; the foundation
operates a primary school in Guadalajara for underprivileged
students and a high school that opened in 2008 with 21 freshman
students; and
WHEREAS, While the game of golf has earned Lorena fame, it
is her muy simptico personality that has earned her the
admiration and respect of the public, her legions of fans, and
her colleagues on the golf course; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby commend Lorena Ochoa for her many
accomplishments as a golfer and for her altruistic endeavors and
extend to her best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Lorena Ochoa as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Lucio
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 28, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate