Ken Venturi
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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2nd Place
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First Win Age
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Last Win Age
Major Championship Wins
Career Highlights
- 1956 Masters — As an amateur, led by 4 shots going into final round before finishing 2nd
- 1964 U.S. Open — Overcame 100-degree heat and severe dehydration at Congressional to win his only major
- PGA Tour Success — Won 14 PGA Tour events despite career shortened by injuries
- 1965-1966 — Won multiple titles in five different years during his prime
- CBS Sports — Spent 35 years (1968-2002) as lead golf analyst, becoming voice of golf for a generation
- World Golf Hall of Fame — Inducted in 2013, shortly before his passing
Did You Know?
- Byron Nelson's Protégé: Venturi learned the game under the legendary Byron Nelson's mentorship in the early 1950s, also playing frequently with Ben Hogan
- Double California Amateur Champion: Won the California State Amateur Championship in both 1951 and 1956
- Career Cut Short: Carpal tunnel syndrome in his hands forced him to shift from playing to broadcasting, where he found a second Hall of Fame career