,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #afe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #af1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,slaughter submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,oversight and ,government
 ,reform  ,,resolution  ,supporting the 
goals of ,golf ,day in ,america and     
congratulating the communities of       
,pittsford and ,rochester1 ,new ,york1  
which are hosting the ,ladies           
,professional ,golf ,association and the
 ,professional ,golf ,association       
,championships in #bjac4  ,whereas      
,april #af1 #bjac1 is celebrated as     
,golf ,day in ,america2 ,whereas ,new   
,york ,state continues to grow every    
year as a premier destination for       
golfers from across the world seeking   
the chance to play some of its          
challenging golf courses2 ,whereas the  
,rochester area in ,new ,york ,state    
will host two of the biggest            
championships in men's and women's      
professional golf during the summer of  

#bjac2 ,whereas ,locust ,hill ,country  
,club in ,pittsford1 ,new ,york1 will   
host the ,wegmans ,ladies ,professional 
,golf ,association 7,,lpga7             
,championship ,june #c-i1 #bjac2        
,whereas ,locust ,hill ,country ,club   
has played host to the ,,lpga           
,championship for over #ce years1       
beginning in #aigg2 ,whereas the ,,lpga 
will donate #ajj percent of the proceeds
 from the ,wegmans ,,lpga ,championship 
to benefit the ,united ,way's           
,graduation is the ,goal program which  
aids evidence-based programs that show  
promise in delivering on the ,graduation
 is the ,goal mission2 ,whereas the     
,,lpga has distributed proceeds from the
 tournament to over #ae local ,united   
,way agencies1 including the ,rochester 
,hearing and ,speech ,center1 ,girl     
,scouts of ,western ,new ,york1 ,family 
,resource ,centers of ,crestwood        
,children's ,center1 ,urban ,league1    
,,ymca1 and ,boys and ,girls ,club2     
,whereas ,oak ,hill ,country ,club in   

,rochester1 ,new ,york1 will host the   
#ieth ,professional ,golf ,association  
7,,pga7 ,championship ,august #h-aa1    
#bjac2 ,whereas ,oak ,hill ,country     
,club has earned a reputation as one of 
the elite golf courses in ,new ,york    
,state1 as well as around the world1 by 
hosting #aj professional and amateur    
tournaments since #aidi1 the only course
 to hold such a distinction2 ,whereas   
the ,,pga is supporting local charities 
and helping community organizations in  
conjunction with ,oak ,hill and its     
partners during the ,,pga ,championship1
 including supporting more than #hj     
charities1 conducting a youth clinic1   
founding ,reach for the ,green1 and     
committing #ge1jjj to enable ,rochester 
,city ,school ,district children to     
attend college2 ,whereas the ,,pga and  
its partners have created the           
,h4,o4,p4,e4 7,helping ,our ,patriots   
,everywhere7 program1 a #e-week program 
designed to introduce veterans with     
disabilities to the game of golf to     

enhance their mental1 social1 physical1 
and emotional well-being2 and ,whereas  
,,lpga and ,,pga tournaments bolster    
local economies as well as promote the  
game of golf1 which will contribute more
 than #a billion dollars to the overall 
,new ,york ,state economy1 support over 
#ej1jjj jobs across the many areas of   
the golf industry1 including over #a1ajj
 golf-related businesses in the ,state1 
and generates millions of dollars in    
hospitality and tourism from non-local  
spectators visiting the greater         
,rochester area3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the goals of ,golf ,day in
 ,america2  7#b7 congratulates the      
communities of ,pittsford and           
,rochester1 ,new ,york1 which are       
hosting the ,ladies ,professional ,golf 
,association and the ,professional ,golf
 ,association ,championships in #bjac2  
and  7#c7 recognizes the ,ladies        
,professional ,golf ,association1 the   
,professional ,golf ,association1 and   

the communities of ,pittsford and       
,rochester for their dedication to the  
region and their support of the local   
economy4