A resolution commending the Clemson University Tigers men's golf team for winning the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Golf Championship.

        [Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 161 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

108th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 161

Commending the Clemson University Tigers men's golf team for winning
the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Golf
Championship.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 5, 2003

Mr. Graham of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Hollings) submitted
the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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RESOLUTION

Commending the Clemson University Tigers men's golf team for winning
the 2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Golf
Championship.

Whereas on Friday, May 30, 2003, the Clemson University Tigers men's golf team
won the 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship, the first National
Championship for the Clemson men's golf team;
Whereas the Tigers finished the Championship with a four-round total of 1191
strokes, for 39 shots over par, beating the second place Oklahoma State
University Cowboys by two strokes;
Whereas the Tigers won the National Championship on the home course of Oklahoma
State University, one of the most decorated golf schools in the Nation;
Whereas the Clemson golf team was the first in NCAA history to win its
conference championship, a NCAA regional title, and the National
Championship in the same year;
Whereas the Tigers started the year and ended the year as the number-one ranked
team in the Nation;
Whereas the Tigers finished the season with a 128-8-3 record against opponents
ranked in the top 25 teams in the country, which amounts to an
incredible winning percentage of 93 percent, by far the best in the
Nation and the best in Clemson history;
Whereas all of the Tigers players who participated in the NCAA Championship are
native-born South Carolinians;
Whereas players D.J. Trahan, Jack Ferguson, and Matt Hendrix were honored as
All-Americans for the 2002-03 season;
Whereas Head Coach Larry Penley won the Golf Coaches Association of America's
Dave Williams Award as the National Coach of the Year;
Whereas the Clemson University men's golf team has displayed outstanding
dedication, teamwork, and sportsmanship throughout the season in
achieving collegiate golf's highest honor; and
Whereas the Tigers have brought pride and honor to the State of South Carolina:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) commends the Clemson University Tigers for winning the
2003 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's
Golf Championship;
(2) recognizes the achievements of all the team's players,
coaches, and staff and invites them to the United States
Capitol Building to be honored in an appropriate manner; and
(3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to make available
enrolled copies of this resolution to Clemson University for
appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled copy of this
resolution to each coach and member of the 2003 NCAA Division I
Men's Golf Championship team from Clemson University.
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