Res 34-95 RESOLUTION NO. 34-95
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, NAMING THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM AT THE DELP~AY BEACH GOLF COURSE
CLUBHOUSE, 2200 HIGHLAND AVENUE, "LOUISE SUGGS" IN RECOGNITION OF HER
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF.
WHEREAS, Mae Louise Su99s amassed a brilliant amateur 9olfin~ record, havin9 won
the Georgia State Amateur Championship, the Southern Amateur, three-time winner of the
North/South, two-time winner of the Western Amateur and the Western Open, the Titleholders,
the U.S. Women's Amateur and the British Amateur; and,
WHEREAS, Ms. Su~s is a Founder and Charter Member of the Ladies Professional Golf
Association (LPGA); and
WHEREAS, Louise Su~gs was the first woman elected to the LPGA Hall of Fame in
1951, and was one of the four original inductees; and
WHEREAS, she is the holder of 50 LPGA Championships, eight of which are major 9olf
titles; and
WHEREAS, she served as LPGA President three times; and
WHEREAS, Louise Su~s captured the 1957 Vare Trophy for lowest scorin9 average on
the LPGA Tour; and
WHEREAS, she was nicknamed "Miss Slu~s" by Bob Hope; and
WHEREAS, in view of her lon~ term relationship with the Delray Beach Golf Club as
both a player and professional instructor, it is appropriate that Mae Louise Su99s'
contributions be recognized, acclaimed and permanently recorded.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH,
FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, in
recognition of her many accomplishments and the friendship ~iven to the Delray Beach Golf
Club, does hereby name the Multi-Purpose Room at the Delray Beach Golf Course Clubhouse,
"LOUISE SUGGS", and said room in said buildin~ shall hereafter be known as same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this
~ity %ie~f ' Res. No. 34-95