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SR0558
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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congratulate St. Andrews Golf & Country Club in West Chicago
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on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and

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WHEREAS, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club was established
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by Frank Hough and his partners in West Chicago as a public,
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36-hole golf facility in 1926; and

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WHEREAS, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club has been owned
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and operated by the Jemsek-Hinckley family for five
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generations, with Joe Jemsek managing the course from 1938 to
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2002 and Marianne Jemsek Hinckley serving as its current
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chairperson, making it Illinois' oldest family-owned golf
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course; and

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WHEREAS, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club has set a number
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of precedents amidst its 100 years of operation, becoming the
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first public facility to host a U.S. Open Qualifier in 1947 and
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being the first public course to offer United States Golf
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Association handicaps for its regular players; and

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WHEREAS, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club has continued to
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grow, opening the St. Andrews Practice Center in 1990, which
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has repeatedly been named the top practice center in the

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Chicago area; and

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WHEREAS, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club has had a number
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of notable athletes play on its grounds, including Olympic
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champion Jesse Owens, World Golf Hall of Fame member Raymond
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Floyd, and Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
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founding member and World Golf Hall of Fame member Patty Berg,
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among others; and

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WHEREAS, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club has been
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consistently recognized, ranking as a Top 50 Public Range by
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the Golf Range Association of America (GRAA), receiving the
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National Golf Foundation Family Award and the Loyola
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University Family Business Award, and being named a Daily
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Herald Readers' Choice Top Pick for Public Golf Course, a
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Daily Herald Readers' Choice Best of the Best for Driving
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Range, and a Best of Weddings site by The Knot; and

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WHEREAS, Since its opening, St. Andrews Golf & Country
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Club has hosted over six million rounds of golf, and the course
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continues to provide quality golfing and dining to Chicagoland
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community life since its opening a century ago; therefore, be
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it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate St.

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Andrews Golf & Country Club in West Chicago on achieving 100
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years of operation; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to St. Andrews Golf & Country Club as a symbol of our
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esteem and respect.

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