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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields,
3 and the United States Golf Association (USGA) have cultivated
4 a long-lasting relationship and history of hosting past
5 United States Open Golf Championships in the Chicago
6 Southland region, most notably the 1914 U.S. Open at
7 Midlothian Country Club, and the 1928 U.S. Open at Olympia
8 Fields Country Club; and
9 WHEREAS, Olympia Fields Country Club's successful staging
10 of the 1997 U.S. Senior Open paved the way for an invitation
11 to the USGA to host a future U.S. Open in the Chicago
12 Southland region at Olympia Fields Country Club; and
13 WHEREAS, The USGA accepted the invitation of Olympia
14 Fields Country Club to host the 103rd U.S. Open Golf
15 Championship at historic Olympia Fields Country Club in the
16 Chicago Southland; and
17 WHEREAS, Visitors from across the nation and other
18 countries will travel to and stay within the Chicago metro
19 area to attend the 103rd U.S. Open Golf Championship at
20 Olympia Fields; and
21 WHEREAS, This most prestigious golf event will draw
22 approximately 40,000 spectators, staff, volunteers, and media
23 per day to the Chicago metro area, resulting in an estimated
24 economic impact of between $50 to $60 million in sales and
25 tax revenues for the State of Illinois and businesses located
26 within the State; therefore, be it
27 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29 we thank the United States Golf Association for selecting
30 Olympia Fields to be the location of the 103rd U.S. Open Golf
31 Championship; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the United States Golf Association with our best
3 wishes for a successful 103rd U.S. Open Golf Championship.