1 | House Resolution |
2 | A resolution recognizing Paul Azinger, captain of the |
3 | victorious 2008 United States Ryder Cup team. |
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5 | WHEREAS, Paul Azinger was born on January 6, 1960, in |
6 | Holyoke, Massachusetts, moved with his family to Florida when he |
7 | was 2 months old, and today resides in Bradenton, Florida, and |
8 | WHEREAS, Paul Azinger graduated from Sarasota High School, |
9 | Brevard Community College, and Florida State University, where |
10 | he was a member of the men's varsity golf team, and |
11 | WHEREAS, since his entry into the world of professional |
12 | golf in 1981, Paul Azinger has won 15 tournaments, including 12 |
13 | on the PGA Tour, most notably the 1992 Tour Championship and the |
14 | 1993 PGA Championship, and |
15 | WHEREAS, Paul Azinger has played on four United States |
16 | Ryder Cup teams, including the winning teams of 1991 and 1993, |
17 | and |
18 | WHEREAS, Ryder Cup competition began in 1927, following an |
19 | exhibition match in 1926 between a team representing |
20 | professionals from the United States and a team representing the |
21 | British PGA, and |
22 | WHEREAS, the Ryder Cup Trophy is awarded biennially to the |
23 | winner of an event, called the Ryder Cup Matches, which is |
24 | contested between teams from Europe and the United States, is |
25 | jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European |
26 | Tour, and is held alternately at sites in the United States and |
27 | Europe, and |
28 | WHEREAS, following years of dominance by the United States, |
29 | in which its team won 20 of 21 matches between 1935 and 1983, |
30 | the European team began a period of supremacy, winning 8 of 11 |
31 | matches between 1985 and 2006, including three straight |
32 | victories in 2002, 2004, and 2006, and |
33 | WHEREAS, Paul Azinger was named captain of the 2008 United |
34 | States Ryder Cup team consisting of players Chad Campbell, |
35 | Stewart Cink, Ben Curtis, Jim Furyk, J.B. Holmes, Anthony Kim, |
36 | Justin Leonard, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Kenny Perry, Steve |
37 | Stricker, and Boo Weekley and assistant captains Olin Browne, |
38 | Raymond Floyd, and Dave Stockton, and |
39 | WHEREAS, on September 19-21, 2008, at the Valhalla Golf |
40 | Club in Louisville, Kentucky, Paul Azinger, as captain, led the |
41 | United States Ryder Cup team to its first Ryder Cup victory |
42 | since 1999, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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44 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
45 | Florida: |
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47 | That the Florida House of Representatives recognizes and |
48 | commends Floridian Paul Azinger for his leadership of the |
49 | victorious 2008 United States Ryder Cup team, his efforts as a |
50 | player on earlier United States Ryder Cup teams, and his |
51 | accomplishments in and contributions to professional golf. |
52 | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be |
53 | presented to Paul Azinger as a tangible token of the sentiments |
54 | expressed herein. |