SR275 - Recognizing professional golfer Sergio García for his achievements.

          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 275          WHEREAS, Professional golfer and Austin resident Sergio   García has compiled an impressive list of accomplishments during   his illustrious career; and            WHEREAS, Born in Castellón, Spain, Mr. García took up golf   at the age of three; he produced one of the most accomplished   amateur careers in the history of the sport, claiming a total of   21 tournament titles, including the Topolino World Junior   Championship, the European Amateur Championship, and the   Catalonian Open Championship, a professional event; in 1996, at   age 16, he ranked third in scoring on the PGA Tour as an amateur,   and two years later, he won the British Amateur Championship; and            WHEREAS, Mr. García turned pro in 1999; nicknamed "El Niño"   for taking the golf world by storm, he collected his first   professional win at the Murphy's Irish Open and went on to earn   five more tournament titles and a top-20 ranking by the end of his   rookie year; he also made his first of 10 Ryder Cup appearances   and gained acclaim for his performance at the PGA Championship,   where, as the youngest participant in the tournament since 1921,   he came within one stroke of upsetting winner Tiger Woods; and            WHEREAS, Renowned for his fearless approach on the course,   Mr. García has taken home 11 PGA Tour titles and 16 on the   European Tour in his career; in 2002, he achieved the rare feat of   finishing in the top 10 at all four PGA major tournaments, and he   received both the Vardon Trophy and the Byron Nelson Award in   2008; he enjoyed a banner season in 2017, when he was the European   Tour Golfer of the Year and donned the green jacket at the Masters   Tournament after triumphing in a playoff at the major; his 25   match victories rank as the highest ever in the Ryder Cup, and in   2024, he recorded his inaugural tour victory in the LIV Golf   league; and            WHEREAS, Off the course, Mr. García has distinguished   himself through his philanthropic work; he and his wife   established the Sergio & Angela García Foundation and FORE Kids   ATX, which has raised nearly $5 million for entities that provide   health care and support services to children and families in   Central Texas; and            WHEREAS, With his charismatic playing style and dedication   to excellence, Sergio García has inspired golf fans across the   globe, and it is a privilege to join in recognizing this   exceptional athlete; now, therefore, be it            RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby honor professional golfer Sergio García for   his myriad achievements and extend to him sincere best wishes for   the future; and, be it further            RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be   prepared for Mr. García as an expression of high regard from the   Texas Senate.     Blanco       Alvarado Hall Middleton   Bettencourt Hancock Miles   Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Nichols   Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Parker   Cook Huffman Paxton   Creighton Hughes Perry   Eckhardt Johnson Schwertner   Flores King Sparks   Gutierrez Kolkhorst West   Hagenbuch Menéndez Zaffirini     Patrick, President of the Senate                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on March 26, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate