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FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HR 9119 2007 1 House Resolution 2 A resolution honoring the accomplishments of Zachary 3 Harris Johnson. 4 5 WHEREAS, since his entry into the world of professional 6 golf in 1998, Zachary Harris Johnson has won nine tournaments, 7 two of which, including the 2004 BellSouth Classic, have been on 8 the PGA Tour, and 9 WHEREAS, Zach Johnson qualified to represent the United 10 States on the 2006 Ryder Cup Team, and 11 WHEREAS, on April 8, 2007, Zach Johnson was the first 12 golfer ranked outside the top 50 by the Official World Golf 13 Ranking to win the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, and 14 with playing conditions extremely difficult, posted a score of 15 289 (+1), besting the field by two strokes, and tying Sam Snead 16 and Jack Burke, Jr., for the highest winning score in the 17 history of the tournament, and 18 WHEREAS, Zach Johnson has finished each year in the top 40 19 of the Official World Golf Ranking since joining the PGA Tour in 20 2004, and 21 WHEREAS, in 2003, Zach Johnson topped the Nationwide Tour 22 money list and set the tour record for earnings in a year, and 23 WHEREAS, although admired for his accomplishments in golf, 24 Zach Johnson prefers to focus on the more important aspects of 25 his life -- his Christian faith, his wife, Kim, his proud 26 parents, his family, and his friends, NOW, THEREFORE, 27 Page 1 of 2 hr9119-00 FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HR 9119 2007 28 Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 29 Florida: 30 31 That the House of Representatives of the State of Florida 32 hereby applauds Zach Johnson for his inspirational 33 accomplishments in the world of professional golf. 34 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be 35 presented to Zach Johnson as a tangible token of the sentiments 36 expressed herein. Page 2 of 2 hr9119-00 .

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