[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 105 (Friday, June 21, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E652]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CELEBRATING 2024 U.S. OPEN CHAMPION BRYSON DeCHAMBEAU

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                            HON. VINCE FONG

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 21, 2024

  Mr. FONG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and celebrate Bryson 
DeChambeau on his second career 2024 U.S. Open Golf Championship win. 
This achievement not only exemplifies his impressive skill and 
dedication to the sport, but also reminds us of his journey from the 
Central Valley of California to the pinnacle of professional golf.
  Originally born in Modesto, California, Bryson attended Clovis East 
High School, where his passion and innate talent for golf quickly 
became apparent. His first major golf moment arrived in 2010 when at 
age sixteen, he secured the California State Junior Championship. Five 
years later in 2015 as a Southern Methodist University Mustang, 
Bryson's hard work led to winning the NCAA Individual Championship, 
along with the United States Amateur Championship. These dual wins 
propelled Bryson forward, becoming one of only five golfers to ever 
hold both titles in the same year and launching him into the 
professional ranks in 2016 at the age of twenty two.
  Unorthodox but confident in his approach, Bryson has reimagined golf 
using irons and wedges that are all the same length. This unique 
innovation, characteristic of the Central Valley's dynamic style, 
inspires future athletes to push boundaries as they see the U.S. Open 
Champion with nine career victories still finding new ways to excel in 
a game steeped in tradition.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my constituents in Clovis and California's 
Central Valley, I am immensely proud of Bryson DeChambeau and 
congratulate him on his outstanding victory at the 2024 U.S. Open Golf 
Championship.

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