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The seminal victory of Ken Venturi’s career is one he cannot remember, and he can tell the tales only because they have been told to him. He had battled problems with alcohol — “I’d gone t ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ken Venturi, who overcame dehydration to win the 1964 U.S. Open and spent 35 years in the booth for CBS Sports, died Friday afternoon. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi ...
Ken Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on May 6 as much for his contributions on television as for his exploits on the course, which peaked with his 1964 U.S. Open victory at ...
Ken Venturi, who won the 1964 U.S. Open golf championship in dramatic fashion and became a longtime television commentator, died Friday in Rancho Mirage. He was 82. Venturi, who was inducted into ...
Ken Venturi started playing golf because he couldn't talk the way he wanted. He wound up talking about golf because he couldn't play the way he wanted. Sunday, the 71-year-old leaves the CBS booth ...
Ken Venturi, winner of the 1964 U.S. Open and the voice of golf for CBS Sports for 35 years, died Friday afternoon. Venturi's son, Matt, broke the news of the death to the San Francisco Chronicle ...
The extreme conditions tested the mettle of a man. Ken Venturi had worked his way up through the qualifying tournaments to even be allowed to play that day. Kathy Chenault writing in 2011 ...
Ken Venturi could not have crafted a more fitting legacy. He was an accomplished amateur golfer growing up in San Francisco, but his path included more than a few speed bumps. He overcame a severe ...
Pebble Beach, CA (Sports Network) - Long-time television commentator and former U.S. Open winner Ken Venturi was tabbed to enter the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday. Venturi was selected through ...
In a book that will be released as Arnold Palmer prepares for his 50th and final Masters, Ken Venturi claims Palmer broke the rules when he won the first of his four Masters titles in 1958.