[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATIONS ZACH JOHNSON

  (Mr. BLUM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Zach Johnson, a 
native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the First District I represent, on 
his win in yesterday's British Open, held at St. Andrews in Scotland, 
the birthplace of golf.
  Zach is well known in Iowa for his incredible work ethic and 
perseverance. Zach was not the best player on his Cedar Rapids Regis 
High School golf team, and he wasn't the number one golfer on the Drake 
University golf team.
  Few gave him a chance of someday being a professional golfer, but he 
refused to give up on his dream of making the PGA tour, and his hard 
work over the years has definitely paid off.
  Zach has 12 PGA wins, including the 2007 Masters and now the British 
Open, and has represented the United States in the Ryder Cup four 
times.
  Zach has lived the American Dream through hard work and perseverance. 
Yet, he describes himself as ``just a guy from Iowa who has been given 
some talent.'' Zach's humility, as well as his talent and work ethic, 
are examples to all of us.
  Today we tip our hat to Zach Johnson and his entire family. The 
entire First District of Iowa is incredibly proud of his success.

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