MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: Rules
By: Senator(s) McCaughn, Barnett, Barrett, DeBar, McLendon, Suber, Thompson, Williams, Jackson (32nd), Simmons (12th), Simmons (13th), Sparks
A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE RECOGNITION AND CONGRATULATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI SENATE TO ANDY OGLETREE OF LITTLE ROCK, MISSISSIPPI, THE FIRST MISSISSIPPIAN TO WIN THE U.S. AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE LOW AMATEUR TITLE AT THE MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENT.
WHEREAS, Andy Ogletree was born in Little Rock, Mississippi, on April 3, 1998. Ogletree attended Union High School in Union, Mississippi, where he led his team to the Mississippi State Championship in 2016; and
WHEREAS, Ogletree began attending Georgia Tech in 2016 and graduated in May 2020. While attending Georgia Tech, Ogletree was a two-time All-American and reached No. 4 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Ogletree won the U.S. Amateur Championship and the Monroe Invitational in 2019. The U.S. Amateur Championship is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers, with previous winners of the tournament, including Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods; and
WHEREAS, Ogletree played on the victorious 2019 U.S. Walker Cup Team at Royal Liverpool. As a result of his Amateur Championship, Ogletree received an invitation to the 2020 U.S. Open Tournament, U.S. Open Championship and the Masters Tournament; and
WHEREAS, Ogletree finished as the Low Amateur at the Masters Tournament following his posting of an even-par 72 on the last day of the tournament. As the Low Amateur of the Masters, Ogletree received the "Silver Cup." There have been six former players to win Low Amateur and subsequently win the Masters as a professional: Cary Middlecoff, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Mickelson, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia; and
WHEREAS, Ogletree finished tied for 34th place, ahead of six former Masters champions, including Tiger Woods. Ogletree is the first Mississippian to win the U.S. Amateur Championship and the Low Amateur Title at the Masters. Andy announced that he was turning professional on November 19, 2020; and
WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we recognize a Mississippi athlete who has brought honor to his school, his community and to the State of Mississippi:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That we do hereby extend the recognition and congratulations of the Mississippi Senate to Andy Ogletree of Little Rock, Mississippi, the first Mississippian to win the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship and the Low Amateur Title at the Masters Golf Tournament, and extend our best wishes to Andy for future success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to Andy Ogletree and his family, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps.