Full Text of HR0592 96th General Assembly
HR0592 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The 18-hole golf course at the Aurora Country Club | 3 |
| was designed by renowned architects William Boice Langford and | 4 |
| Thomas Bendelow; the country club features tight tree-lined | 5 |
| fairways, strategic bunkering, and small undulating greens; | 6 |
| the course provides a challenging experience for even the most | 7 |
| skilled players; as the course stands in its 93rd year of | 8 |
| existence, it is seen as an icon throughout the Aurora area; | 9 |
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| WHEREAS, The Aurora Country Club took center stage in the | 11 |
| summer of 2008, when it hosted the Old Second Bank Junior | 12 |
| Championship from July 20 to July 24; having gained notoriety | 13 |
| as an excellent example of good golf and a well managed course, | 14 |
| the Club took the international stage when it was selected to | 15 |
| be the third golf course in America to host the PING Junior | 16 |
| Solheim Cup; and
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| WHEREAS, The PING Junior Solheim Cup is the junior version | 18 |
| of the Solheim Cup, a biennial golf tournament for professional | 19 |
| women golfers contested by teams representing Europe and the | 20 |
| United States; the PING Junior Solheim Cup features the top 12 | 21 |
| amateur female golfers in the Unites States versus the top 12 | 22 |
| amateurs from Europe, with both teams comprised of girls | 23 |
| between 13 and 18 years of age and chosen based on rankings |
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| from multiple sources and previous amateur tournament | 2 |
| finishes; and
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| WHEREAS, Since the inception of the PING Junior Solheim Cup | 4 |
| in 2002, the event alternates locations between the United | 5 |
| States and Europe every other year; and
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| WHEREAS, The United States PING Junior Solheim Cup teams | 7 |
| have always been victorious during tournaments in the United | 8 |
| States; the 2009 team continued that trend at the scenic Aurora | 9 |
| Country Club with a 15.5-8.5 victory; and
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| WHEREAS, As a host of the PING Junior Solheim Cup, the | 11 |
| Aurora Country Club became a destination of | 12 |
| friendship-building between nations, with the competition | 13 |
| hosting players from the Czech Republic, England, France, | 14 |
| Germany, Ireland, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, | 15 |
| Switzerland, and the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, The Aurora Country Club hosted such a caliber of | 17 |
| amateur golfers as to inspire spectators, provide role models | 18 |
| for the youth of the area, and serve as a demonstration of the | 19 |
| face of the United States to future world leaders from the many | 20 |
| key countries that sent their golfers to join the European | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, The Board of Directors of the Aurora Country Club, | 2 |
| led by President Dave Nadler, played a prominent role in | 3 |
| hosting the PING Junior Solheim Cup; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| congratulate and applaud the Aurora Country Club and all those | 7 |
| individuals who made it possible to host the PING Junior | 8 |
| Solheim Cup, a tournament used as a vessel to facilitate | 9 |
| international friendships and proves that the successes of | 10 |
| individual golfers are less important than the opportunity to | 11 |
| showcase the importance of team-building and sportsmanship; | 12 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Aurora Country Club Board of Directors President | 15 |
| Dave Nadler, the members of the Aurora Country Club Board of | 16 |
| Directors, Club Manager Robert White, Assistant Club Manager | 17 |
| Peggy Hess, Golf Course Superintendent John Gurke, Membership | 18 |
| Director Gayle Maple, and Golf Professional Aaron Sabres.
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