[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       TRIBUTE TO ZACH JOHNSON'S 2007 MASTERS TOURNAMENT VICTORY

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                          HON. DAVID LOEBSACK

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 17, 2007

  Mr. LOEBSACK. Madam Speaker, today, my colleagues and I from the Iowa 
delegation are introducing a resolution congratulating Zach Johnson on 
his 2007 Masters Tournament victory. Zach Johnson is the first Iowan to 
win the Masters, and is only the second native born Iowan to win a 
major golf championship. As many Iowans will recall, Jack Fleck won the 
1955 U.S. Open Championship at Olympic Club in San Francisco. Zach has 
joined the ranks of golfs greatest champions, including Byron Nelson, 
Sam Snead, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger 
Woods, Phil Mickelson, and many others.
  I'm particularly proud of Zach's accomplishments because he is a true 
Iowan, and from the 2nd District, which I represent. He was born in 
Iowa City and raised in Cedar Rapids.
  Zach was a member of the Regis High School golf team in Cedar Rapids. 
His talent and dedication helped lead the team to an Iowa 4A State Golf 
Championship in 1992. He also played on his Drake University golf team 
in Des Moines, there he helped lead the team to three NCAA regional 
meets and two Missouri Valley championships.
  Zach continued to impress in his early professional career. He won 
his first PGA Tour event at the 2004 Bell South Classic and qualified 
for the 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup team representing the U.S. as one of 12 
golfers in Kildare, Ireland.
  On Sunday April 8, 2007, Zach Johnson showed great skill, patience 
and will. He withstood the challenge of the weather and of the course, 
and won the prestigious 2007 Masters Tournament. All of Iowa is proud 
of our hometown success story.

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