[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 130 (Thursday, November 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S11099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     CONTRIBUTIONS OF BYRON NELSON

  The resolution (S. Res. 602) memorializing and honoring the 
contributions of Byron Nelson was considered and agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution (S. Res. 602), with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 602

       Whereas Byron Nelson was born on a cotton farm in Ellis 
     County, near Waxahachie, Texas, on February 4, 1912;
       Whereas Byron Nelson became a caddie and taught himself the 
     game of golf at Glen Garden Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas 
     in 1922;
       Whereas Byron Nelson became a professional golfer in 1932 
     and won 54 PGA-sanctioned tournaments;
       Whereas Byron Nelson is widely credited as being the father 
     of the modern swing;
       Whereas, in the 1945 professional season, Byron Nelson won 
     a 1-season record of 18 tournaments and averaged 68.33 
     strokes;
       Whereas, in the 1945 professional season, Byron Nelson won 
     a record 11 straight tournaments;
       Whereas Byron Nelson was the winner of 5 major 
     championships including the 1937 and 1945 Masters, the 1939 
     United States Open, and the 1940 and 1945 PGA Championships;
       Whereas the Salesmanship Club of Dallas created the EDS 
     Byron Nelson Championship in 1968 and remains the only PGA 
     Tour event named in honor of a professional golfer;
       Whereas the EDS Byron Nelson Championship has raised more 
     than $94,000,000 for the Salesmanship Club Youth and Family 
     Centers and has raised more money for charity than any other 
     PGA Tour event;
       Whereas Byron Nelson was elected as an inaugural inductee 
     into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974; and
       Whereas Byron Nelson will be remembered for his kindness 
     and dedication that have won the respect and admiration of 
     his peers, present-day players, and fans of all ages: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate honors the life and legacy of 
     Byron Nelson.

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