Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Celebration and Moment Of Silence To Take Place Saturday

Irving, TX – The EDS Byron Nelson Championship will celebrate the life and legacy of Byron Nelson on Saturday, April 28 in two special ways. First, Byron Nelson’s Congressional Gold Medal Celebration will take place at 11 a.m. on the Four Seasons Wedding Lawn. Then at 3 p.m., the tournament will stop play for a moment of silence.

In September, 2006, Byron Nelson became the first golfer to be awarded a Congressional Gold Medal. The United States Congress voted unanimously to award and honor Byron Nelson with the nation’s highest civilian honor. The Congressional Gold Medal will be presented to Peggy Nelson by Congressman Michael C. Burgess of Denton during this special ceremony. CBS Sports Anchor Jim Nantz will serve as master of ceremonies. This celebration is open to the public.

Official play will stop for the first time in PGA TOUR history to honor Byron with a moment of silence at 3 p.m. Salesmanship Club of Dallas President Mac Wesson will declare this moment of silence, and the PGA TOUR horn will sound to signal the beginning. At the end of the moment of silence, a squadron of F/A–18s from NAS JRB Forth Worth will cross the course at 1,500 feet.