| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 360 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, In an impressive display of skill and determination, |
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| 6 | 6 | | Texas resident Scottie Scheffler captured the 86th Masters |
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| 7 | 7 | | Tournament golf championship on April 10, 2022; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Entering as the No. 1 player in the FedExCup and |
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| 9 | 9 | | Official World Golf Rankings after winning three of his previous |
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| 10 | 10 | | five tournaments, Mr. Scheffler joined the world's best golfers at |
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| 11 | 11 | | Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia; following a first-round |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3-under 69, he overcame two bogeys with four birdies on the back |
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| 13 | 13 | | nine; by the second day of the tournament, he was the leader after |
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| 14 | 14 | | 36 holes; in the next round, he fired a 71 for a 3-stroke advantage |
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| 15 | 15 | | heading into the final round; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, With the coveted green jacket on the line, |
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| 17 | 17 | | Mr. Scheffler demonstrated remarkable composure under pressure; |
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| 18 | 18 | | his short game allowed him to grind out crucial par saves, and he |
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| 19 | 19 | | reeled in four birdies, ultimately carding a total score of |
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| 20 | 20 | | 10-under-par 278 to become Masters champion; he closed out a |
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| 21 | 21 | | storybook year by finishing in a tie for second in the FedExCup |
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| 22 | 22 | | standings and receiving the Jack Nicklaus Award given to the PGA |
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| 23 | 23 | | Tour Player of the Year; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Born in New Jersey, Mr. Scheffler moved with his |
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| 25 | 25 | | family to Dallas at the age of six; as a youth, he won 75 times on |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Northern Texas PGA Junior circuit and went on to even more |
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| 27 | 27 | | success in American Junior Golf Association events, culminating in |
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| 28 | 28 | | 2013 Player of the Year honors; at Highland Park High School, he |
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| 29 | 29 | | matched a state record with three straight individual state titles |
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| 30 | 30 | | and was named the top-ranked junior golfer in the country; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, This accomplished athlete went on to attend The |
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| 32 | 32 | | University of Texas at Austin, where he won the Phil Mickelson Award |
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| 33 | 33 | | as the nation's top freshman and was a three-time All-American; |
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| 34 | 34 | | after earning a finance degree from the McCombs School of Business, |
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| 35 | 35 | | he turned pro in 2018; the following year, he secured fully exempt |
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| 36 | 36 | | PGA Tour status for the 2019-2020 season and ended his rookie season |
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| 37 | 37 | | ranked fifth in the FedExCup standings; in 2021, he recorded eight |
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| 38 | 38 | | top-10 finishes on the tour; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Scheffler benefits from |
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| 40 | 40 | | the love and support of his wife, Meredith, his parents, Scott and |
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| 41 | 41 | | Diane Scheffler, and his sisters, Callie, Sara, and Molly; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, With his spectacular performance at the 2022 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Masters, Scottie Scheffler has proven himself one of the premier |
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| 44 | 44 | | competitors in pro golf, and he is indeed deserving of recognition |
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| 45 | 45 | | for his outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 47 | 47 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Scottie Scheffler on winning the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2022 Masters Tournament and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 49 | 49 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 51 | | prepared for Mr. Scheffler as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 52 | 52 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 53 | 53 | | Meyer |
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| 54 | 54 | | Holland |
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| 55 | 55 | | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 57 | 57 | | I certify that H.R. No. 360 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 58 | 58 | | 16, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 59 | 59 | | ______________________________ |
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| 60 | 60 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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