88R15352 JRI-D
By: Patterson H.R. No. 1680
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, National Golf Day is taking place across the country
on May 10, 2023, and this occasion provides a welcome opportunity to
celebrate the new PGA of America complex in Frisco, a mecca for golf
lovers; and
WHEREAS, Observed each year on May 10, National Golf Day
celebrates the sport that dates back to 15th-century Scotland; the
day serves as a means of encouraging novice and amateur competitors
to dust off their clubs and hit the course; it also highlights the
sport's many positive benefits for individuals and communities and
focuses attention on the efforts made in recent years to make golf
more inclusive, accessible, and affordable for all; and
WHEREAS, PGA Frisco, which opened in 2022, is the result of an
innovative public-private agreement between the association, the
City of Frisco, and other local stakeholders; serving as the
organization's headquarters, the complex encompasses two
championship golf courses and a short course, and it will host
several PGA championship tournaments, with the KitchenAid Senior
PGA Championship taking place in May 2023; moreover, PGA Frisco
features an education center for associates working toward PGA
membership and advanced coaching and practice facilities, and it
anchors an important mixed-use development for the city; and
WHEREAS, Whether enjoyed by players or as a spectator sport,
golf is beloved by a multitude of enthusiasts across the Lone Star
State and around the globe, and PGA Frisco promises to be a vibrant
hub for the pastime in the decades ahead; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby celebrate the opening of the PGA of America
complex in Frisco on the occasion of National Golf Day 2023; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.