[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 165 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 165

  Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the 
communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the 
    Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf 
                   Association Championships in 2013.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2013

Ms. Slaughter submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Supporting the goals of Golf Day in America and congratulating the 
communities of Pittsford and Rochester, New York, which are hosting the 
    Ladies Professional Golf Association and the Professional Golf 
                   Association Championships in 2013.

Whereas April 16, 2013, is celebrated as Golf Day in America;
Whereas New York State continues to grow every year as a premier destination for 
        golfers from across the world seeking the chance to play some of its 
        challenging golf courses;
Whereas the Rochester area in New York State will host two of the biggest 
        championships in men's and women's professional golf during the summer 
        of 2013;
Whereas Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, will host the Wegmans 
        Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Championship June 3-9, 2013;
Whereas Locust Hill Country Club has played host to the LPGA Championship for 
        over 35 years, beginning in 1977;
Whereas the LPGA will donate 100 percent of the proceeds from the Wegmans LPGA 
        Championship to benefit the United Way's Graduation is the Goal program 
        which aids evidence-based programs that show promise in delivering on 
        the Graduation is the Goal mission;
Whereas the LPGA has distributed proceeds from the tournament to over 15 local 
        United Way agencies, including the Rochester Hearing and Speech Center, 
        Girl Scouts of Western New York, Family Resource Centers of Crestwood 
        Children's Center, Urban League, YMCA, and Boys and Girls Club;
Whereas Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, will host the 95th 
        Professional Golf Association (PGA) Championship August 8-11, 2013;
Whereas Oak Hill Country Club has earned a reputation as one of the elite golf 
        courses in New York State, as well as around the world, by hosting 10 
        professional and amateur tournaments since 1949, the only course to hold 
        such a distinction;
Whereas the PGA is supporting local charities and helping community 
        organizations in conjunction with Oak Hill and its partners during the 
        PGA Championship, including supporting more than 80 charities, 
        conducting a youth clinic, founding Reach for the Green, and committing 
        $75,000 to enable Rochester City School District children to attend 
        college;
Whereas the PGA and its partners have created the H.O.P.E. (Helping Our Patriots 
        Everywhere) program, a 5-week program designed to introduce veterans 
        with disabilities to the game of golf to enhance their mental, social, 
        physical, and emotional well-being; and
Whereas LPGA and PGA tournaments bolster local economies as well as promote the 
        game of golf, which will contribute more than $1 billion dollars to the 
        overall New York State economy, support over 50,000 jobs across the many 
        areas of the golf industry, including over 1,100 golf-related businesses 
        in the State, and generates millions of dollars in hospitality and 
        tourism from non-local spectators visiting the greater Rochester area: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the goals of Golf Day in America;
            (2) congratulates the communities of Pittsford and 
        Rochester, New York, which are hosting the Ladies Professional 
        Golf Association and the Professional Golf Association 
        Championships in 2013; and
            (3) recognizes the Ladies Professional Golf Association, 
        the Professional Golf Association, and the communities of 
        Pittsford and Rochester for their dedication to the region and 
        their support of the local economy.
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