H.R. No. 2216
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, In an impressive display of skill and determination,
Texas native Jordan Spieth captured the 79th Masters Tournament
championship on April 12, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Competing against the game's best at Augusta
National Golf Club in Georgia, Mr. Spieth put on a dazzling
performance throughout the event, beginning with the opening round,
when he posted an 8-under 64 to take a three-shot lead on the field;
during the second round, he made six birdies with no bogies to
bolster his lead, and his two-day score of 14-under par set a new
36-hole scoring mark for the Masters; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Spieth continued his pace-setting week by
shooting a 2-under 70 in both of the final rounds, ultimately
carding a total score of 18-under 270 to match the tournament record
set by Tiger Woods in 1997; en route to becoming the second-youngest
player to earn the coveted green jacket, he was the first Masters
contestant to lead the entire event since Raymond Floyd
accomplished that feat in 1976; and
WHEREAS, The Masters victory marks the first major
championship for Mr. Spieth and the latest in a string of notable
achievements; he began playing golf at the age of nine at Brookhaven
Country Club in Dallas, and his budding talent was later nurtured by
golf coach Cameron McCormick; he established himself as a prodigy
by winning the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship in 2009 and 2011,
joining Tiger Woods as the only golfers to win the event twice; and
WHEREAS, This accomplished athlete went on to attend The
University of Texas at Austin, where he led the Longhorns to the
NCAA Championship as a freshman and received Big 12 Player of the
Year and All-American first team honors; at 19 years of age, he
turned professional and became the PGA Tour's youngest winner since
1931 with his triumph at the 2013 John Deere Classic; he later
placed second at the Wyndham and Tour Championships and capped off
his first season by being named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year and
being selected for the Presidents Cup team; he furthered his
success in 2014 by notching runner-up finishes at the Hyundai
Tournament of Champions and his inaugural Masters Tournament, and
he later won his second PGA Tour event at the 2015 Valspar
Championship; and
WHEREAS, By delivering one of the finest performances in the
history of the Masters Tournament, Jordan Spieth has proven himself
as one of the sport's premier competitors, and he is indeed
deserving of recognition for his outstanding accomplishment; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jordan Spieth on winning the 2015
Masters Tournament and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Spieth as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Villalba
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2216 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House