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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate St. Andrews Golf & | ||||||
| 4 | Country Club of West Chicago on the occasion of its 100th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary in operation; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Established by Frank Hough and partners as a | ||||||
| 7 | public, 36-hole golf facility in 1926, St. Andrews has been | ||||||
| 8 | owned and operated by the Jemsek-Hinckley family for five | ||||||
| 9 | generations, making it the oldest family-owned golf course in | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, From 1938 to 2002, St. Andrews was owned by Joe | ||||||
| 12 | Jemsek, who pioneered the "country club for the day" model by | ||||||
| 13 | introducing premium services, founded golf TV shows, was named | ||||||
| 14 | PGA Professional of the Year in 1991, and was inducted into the | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Golf Hall of Fame; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, St. Andrews has been owned and operated by fourth | ||||||
| 17 | and fifth generation members of the Jemsek-Hinckley family | ||||||
| 18 | since 2002; the golf course is currently led by Chairperson | ||||||
| 19 | Marianne Jemsek-Hinckley, and other notable long-term and | ||||||
| 20 | current employees include Head Professional Dave Erickson, Pro | ||||||
| 21 | Shop and Marketing Manager Michelle Bockrath, Starter Butch | ||||||
| 22 | Hanson, Head Ranger Dennis Maher, and General Manager Bill | ||||||
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| 1 | Crouse; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, St. Andrews has deep ties to notable figures in | ||||||
| 3 | the golf community, including World Golf Hall of Famer and | ||||||
| 4 | 50-year Head Professional Patty Berg, multiple PGA Tour winner | ||||||
| 5 | Ray Floyd, and Illinois Golf Hall of Famer Frank Jemsek, who | ||||||
| 6 | also founded multiple beginner golf schools; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, St. Andrews has been home to the St. Andrews | ||||||
| 8 | Practice Center since its opening in 1990; the practice center | ||||||
| 9 | has been ranked in the top 50 in the United States and offers a | ||||||
| 10 | number of amenities, including TopTracer technology, heated | ||||||
| 11 | stations, and banquet rooms for over 400 guests that are open | ||||||
| 12 | 364 days per year; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, St. Andrews has entertained approximately 6 | ||||||
| 14 | million rounds of golf since 1926, and it regularly hosts | ||||||
| 15 | charity events and high school teams; the golf course has also | ||||||
| 16 | been the recipient of numerous accolades, including receiving | ||||||
| 17 | the National Golf Foundation Family Award and being named the | ||||||
| 18 | Daily Herald's Best Public Course and Driving Range in 2024 | ||||||
| 19 | and 2025; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, St. Andrews employs approximately 200 seasonal | ||||||
| 21 | staff, many of whom are long-term and multigenerational staff, | ||||||
| 22 | and they continue to support the golf course's mission to | ||||||
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| 1 | provide quality golf and dining to enhance Chicagoland | ||||||
| 2 | community life; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we congratulate St. Andrews Golf & Country Club on achieving | ||||||
| 6 | its 100th anniversary in operation in 2026; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to St. Andrews Golf & Country Club as an expression | ||||||
| 9 | of our esteem and respect. | ||||||