[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23488]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           CONGRATULATING COLT KNOST FOR U.S. AMATEUR VICTORY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, September 4, 2007

  Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Pilot Point 
native Colt Knost on his victory at the 107th U.S. Amateur 
Championship. Knost defeated Michael Thompson, 2 and 1, in the 36-hole 
final match.
  The Amateur is 1 of 13 national championships conducted annually by 
the United States Golf Association, 10 of which are strictly for 
amateurs. The USGA is the national governing body of golf in this 
country and Mexico, a combined territory that includes more than half 
the game's golfers and golf courses.
  Colt Knost, 22, played at Southern Methodist University. With this 
victory, Knost became the sixth golfer in history to win 2 USGA 
championships in the same season, and the second to win the Amateur and 
the Amateur Public Links in the same year. Knost has a very tough 
decision ahead of him for he must decide if he will wait to use those 
amateur berths at Augusta and Torrey Pines or if he will turn pro.
  I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Mr. Colt Knost. 
His commitment to being the best in his sport shows that drive and 
dedication can make the difference between good and great. I wish him 
success in the future, and I am very proud to have him as a constituent 
of the 26th District of Texas.

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