[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 106 (Thursday, September 9, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1578]
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                        IN HONOR OF PETER OAKLEY

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 9, 2004

  Mr. CASTLE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise today 
to recognize the achievements of Peter Oakley upon his success at the 
Senior British Open in Northern Ireland. A six-time Delaware Open 
champion, he finished one-stroke ahead of Tom Kite and Eduardo Romero 
to secure victory and become the first qualifier to win the Senior 
British Open in its 18-year history. Mr. Oakley was one of 112 golfers 
competing for one of the 26 slots available for qualifiers.
  A resident of Delaware, Mr. Oakley is both an accomplished area 
professional golfer, as well as director at ``The Rookery,'' a public 
golf course which he helped create near Milton, Delaware. Before the 
Senior British Open, he had competed in seventeen major golf 
championships, including six Professional Golf Association 
Championships and three U.S. Opens. Just this year, Mr. Oakley 
qualified to join his brother David on the European Senior Tour.
  In Delaware, Mr. Oakley is one of three six-time Delaware Open 
champions, with his most recent victory occurring in 2000. His biggest 
victory, prior to the Senior British Open, was in 1999 when he won the 
PGA Senior Club Professional Championship. With his victory at the 
Senior British Open, Mr. Oakley earns a twelve-month exemption which 
allows him to compete in every event on the Champions Tour.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend and congratulate Peter Oakley upon his victory 
at the Senior British Open. His hard work and love for the game of golf 
is evident, and I am very proud that he is a Delawarean.




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