Full Text of SR1055 103rd General Assembly
SR1055 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | | | SR1055 | | LRB103 41013 MST 74132 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, Disc golf is perfect for anyone looking to teach, | 3 | | share, and enjoy a lifetime sport; it is a healthy, | 4 | | inexpensive activity that provides upper and lower body | 5 | | conditioning, aerobic exercise, and mental stimulation; played | 6 | | on a course with nine or 18 holes, players aim to reach a | 7 | | basket by throwing a disc from a tee pad, with the goal of | 8 | | completing each hole in the fewest throws; the sport is played | 9 | | in approximately 40 countries and, as of April 26, 2023, | 10 | | boasts 107,853 active members of the Professional Disc Golf | 11 | | Association (PDGA) worldwide; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, In the 1920s, the earliest known games of disc | 13 | | golf were played by children at Bladworth Elementary School in | 14 | | Saskatchewan, Canada; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, the success of disc golf at the World | 16 | | Frisbee Championships suggested that this sport was the next | 17 | | big thing, and Ed Headrick created the Disc Golf Association | 18 | | (DGA); even today, it functions as a leader in the sport; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, In 1977, one of the earliest courses with baskets | 20 | | installed, though no longer in existence, was created by Ed | 21 | | Headrick, known as the Father of Disc Golf, in Gilson Park in | 22 | | Wilmette; and |
| | | SR1055 | - 2 - | LRB103 41013 MST 74132 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, In the fall of 2014, The Canyons opened, built by | 2 | | volunteers at Dellwood Park in Lockport; in 2024, UDisc ranked | 3 | | The Canyons as the 17th best disc golf course and the 2nd best | 4 | | free course in the world; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, On June 3, 2021, the City of Chicago saw its first | 6 | | 18 hole course in Jackson Park, utilizing temporary baskets | 7 | | funded by individual donations and the support of the Paul | 8 | | McBeth Foundation and maintained by volunteers of the | 9 | | nonprofit Hyde Park Disc Golf; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Northwood Black in Morton is considered one of | 11 | | the most difficult courses on the professional tour and is | 12 | | home of The Ledgestone Open, which is recognized as one of the | 13 | | biggest disc golf events in the world, both in terms of | 14 | | participants and size of the professional prize purse; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Park in Springfield hosts the Deaf | 16 | | Central Open on June 1st and 2nd, serving as the regional | 17 | | qualifier for Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) disc golfers, and | 18 | | is celebrated for its challenging layout and inclusive | 19 | | community spirit, attracting participants from across the | 20 | | Midwest; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Disc golf is so popular and rapidly growing that |
| | | SR1055 | - 3 - | LRB103 41013 MST 74132 r |
|
| 1 | | there are 11,300 courses globally, with 75 percent of all disc | 2 | | golf courses being in the United States, 369 courses in | 3 | | Illinois alone, ranking it as the 4th best state for course | 4 | | availability and 13th best state for course variety as | 5 | | reported in the Disc Golf Health Index; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Disc golf is accessible and enjoyable for people | 7 | | of all socioeconomic classes, age groups, and demographics and | 8 | | provides a way to exercise, a way to spend time outdoors, and a | 9 | | wide range of health benefits; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Disc golf is a sport that, when the | 11 | | infrastructure is available, takes only minutes to learn yet | 12 | | provides a lifetime of enjoyment in the natural world; | 13 | | therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the month of | 16 | | August 2024 as Illinois Disc Golf Month and August 10, 2024 as | 17 | | Illinois Disc Golf Day, recognizing the teamwork and physical, | 18 | | mental, and emotional well-being the sport provides. |
|