GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1993 SESSION

RATIFIED BILL

RESOLUTION 26

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 296

A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING DONALD ROSS AND HONORING DONALD ROSS, THE FATHER OF AMERICAN GOLF COURSE ARCHITECTURE, AND RECOGNIZING PINEHURST AS THE GOLF CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.

Whereas, the Village of Pinehurst has a high quality of life and has achieved economic success; and

Whereas, Pinehurst's national and international reputation attracts national and international travellers to North Carolina; and

Whereas, the sport of golf is a vital contributor to the economy of Pinehurst, Moore County, and the State of North Carolina; and

Whereas, the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club, with seven golf courses, is the largest golf resort in the world; and

Whereas, the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club has played a significant role in the development of golf in America; and

Whereas, the roots of American resort golf can be traced to the construction of the first nine holes at Pinehurst in 1896; and

Whereas, the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club is the site of numerous amateur and professional golf tournaments; and

Whereas, the North and South Men's and Women's Amateur Tournament, the longest continuous amateur golf event in the United States, has been held at the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club since 1901; and

Whereas, the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club is approaching its Centennial; and

Whereas, the Pinehurst Resort and Country Club's No. 2 golf course is recognized as one of the top 10 golf courses in the world; and

Whereas, Donald Ross, the father of American golf course architecture and the designer of Pinehurst No. 2 and many of the area golf courses, lived in the Village of Pinehurst from 1900 until his death in 1948;

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

Section 1.  The General Assembly expresses its deep appreciation for the life and the accomplishments of Donald Ross and for the great service he rendered to the Village of Pinehurst, Moore County, and the State of North Carolina.

Sec. 2.  The General Assembly wishes to recognize Pinehurst as the Golf Capital of the World.

Sec. 3.  The Secretary of State shall send a certified copy of this resolution to the Mayor of Pinehurst.

Sec. 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of July, 1993.

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                                                               Dennis A. Wicker

     President of the Senate

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                                                               Daniel Blue, Jr.

     Speaker of the House of Representatives