--- title: HR 863. The Georgia Cup Day; April 6, 2025; The Georgia Cup's 28th anniversary; recognize collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr863 cite_as: HR 863, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr863 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr863.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr863/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71896 date: 2025-03-31 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-08-28 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. Not legal advice. up: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026.md previous: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr862.md next: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr864.md index: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/index.md omitted: votes and history omitted_chars: 131 omitted_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr863.md?full=1 bill_number: HR 863 session: 2025-2026 Regular Session session_slug: 2025-2026 chamber: House bill_type: resolution status_date: 2025-03-31 last_action: House Read and Adopted sponsors: - Charles Martin - Todd Jones - Jan Jones text_version: Introduced has_text: true legiscan_url: https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HR863/2025 upstream_id: 2017651 summaries_model: claude-sonnet-5 topic_tags: - golf - ceremonial resolution - charity fundraising - Georgia House of Representatives --- # HR 863. The Georgia Cup Day; April 6, 2025; The Georgia Cup's 28th anniversary; recognize ## Text 25 LC 112 3467 House Resolution 863 By: Representatives Martin of the 49th, Jones of the 25th, and Jones of the 47th A RESOLUTION Recognizing April 6, 2025, as The Georgia Cup Day and celebrating The Georgia Cup's 28th1 anniversary; and for other purposes.2 WHEREAS, Mr. José Luis Ballester of Spain and Arizona State University, while displaying3 great golfing skill, courage, and sportsmanship, won the United States Amateur4 Championship in 2024; and5 WHEREAS, Mr. Jacob Skov Olesen of Denmark, while displaying great golf skill, courage,6 and sportsmanship, won the British Amateur Championship in 2024; and7 WHEREAS, the State of Georgia enjoys a long and illustrious history of distinguished golf8 champions both professional and amateur; and9 WHEREAS, the Golf Club of Georgia has organized a competition b etween the United10 States and British Amateur Golf Champions known as The Georgia Cup; and11 WHEREAS, The Georgia Cup provides a unique golf competition and is a charitable12 fundraising event benefiting Folds of Honor; and13 H. R. 863 - 1 - 25 LC 112 3467 WHEREAS, The Georgia Cup is a celebration of championship amateur golf and the honor,14 integrity, sportsmanship, and civility displayed by those competitors who have played with15 such distinction.16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that17 the members of this body recognize April 6, 2025, as The Georgi a Cup Day and celebrate18 The Georgia Cup's 28th anniversary.19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized20 and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to The21 Golf Club of Georgia and its participants.22 H. R. 863 - 2 - ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution recognizes April 6, 2025 as The Georgia Cup Day, marking the 28th anniversary of a charity amateur golf competition hosted by the Golf Club of Georgia. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives rather than a change to state law. It recognizes April 6, 2025 as The Georgia Cup Day and celebrates the 28th anniversary of The Georgia Cup, a golf competition organized by the Golf Club of Georgia between the reigning United States and British Amateur Golf Champions. The resolution notes that the event is also a charitable fundraiser benefiting Folds of Honor, an organization that supports families of fallen or disabled service members. It directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for distribution to the Golf Club of Georgia and the event's participants. ### What it does - Formally recognizes April 6, 2025 as The Georgia Cup Day in the Georgia House of Representatives. - Celebrates the 28th anniversary of The Georgia Cup, a golf competition between the U.S. and British Amateur Champions. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare copies of the resolution for the Golf Club of Georgia and event participants. - Does not create any new law, funding, or regulatory requirement, since it is a ceremonial resolution. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Golf Club of Georgia, the organizers and participants of The Georgia Cup, and Folds of Honor, the charity that benefits from the event's fundraising. It has no regulatory effect on the general public. ### Why it matters The resolution carries no legal or financial obligations; it is a symbolic honor. Its practical effect is limited to formal recognition by the Georgia House and distribution of ceremonial copies to the golf club and participants involved in the event. ### Key provisions - The resolution recites the 2024 golfing achievements of José Luis Ballester and Jacob Skov Olesen, the U.S. and British Amateur Champions. - It notes The Georgia Cup is organized by the Golf Club of Georgia and serves as a charitable fundraiser for Folds of Honor. - The resolving clause designates April 6, 2025 as The Georgia Cup Day and marks the event's 28th anniversary. - A further resolved clause directs the House Clerk to distribute copies of the resolution to the Golf Club of Georgia and participants. ## Status - Status: Passed (2025-03-31) - Last action: House Read and Adopted (2025-03-31) - Sponsors: Charles Martin, Todd Jones, Jan Jones - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71896 > The history, votes, and amendments (131 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr863.md?full=1