Ken Venturi

Information about Ken Venturi

Ken Venturi (born May 15, 1931) was a prominent PGA Tour professional during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Venturi was born in San Francisco, California. Venturi first gained national attention in 1956 when, as an amateur, he finished second in that year's Masters after leading from the first round. He shot a final round 80 and blew a four shot lead which prevented him from winning outright and thus becoming the first amateur to do so in the history of The Masters. Years later it would be compared to Greg Norman's back nine collapse in 1996.

In the early 50's, Venturi had been a pupil of the great Byron Nelson and was also influenced by playing partner Ben Hogan. With this fine tuning combined with his tremendous talent, Venturi was a regular winner during his early years on the PGA Tour after turning pro at the end of 1956. He again come close to winning the Masters in 1958 and 1960, both times being edged out by Arnold Palmer.

After suffering minor injuries in an automobile accident in 1961, Venturi's swing, and thus his career, began to slide. This slump lasted until 1964 when, for no reason even Venturi could fathom, he began playing well again. After a couple of high finishes, Venturi reached the pinnacle of his comeback by winning the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club after nearly collapsing in the scorching heat during the then 36-hole final round. He received Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsman of the Year" award. He played on the 1965 Ryder Cup team.

After 1964, Venturi's career again took a blow when he was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome in both wrists. After several surgeries his condition was reversed, but he was never able to regain his past form. After retiring from the Tour in 1967 with a total of 14 career wins, Venturi spent the next 30 years working as a color commentator for CBS Sports as well as owning and operating a series of instructional schools.

PGA Tour wins (14)

1957 (2) St. Paul Open Invitational, Miller High Life Open
1958 (4) Thunderbird Invitational, Phoenix Open Invitational, Baton Rouge Open Invitational, Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational
1959 (2) Los Angeles Open, Gleneagles-Chicago Open Invitational
1960 (2) Bing Crosby National Pro-Am, Milwaukee Open Invitational
1964 (3) U.S. Open, Insurance City Open Invitational, American Golf Classic
1966 (1) Lucky International Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	DNP	T16	DNP	2 LA	T13	T4	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	DNP	DNP	8 LA	T6	T35	T38
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T20	T5

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	2	T11	T9	34	DNP	CUT	16	T21	T50	CUT
U.S. Open	T23	DNP	DNP	DNP	1	CUT	T17	T28	CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	9	T37	T51	DNP	T5	DNP	T15	T11	T48	DNP

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

External links

Ken Venturi at Golf Stars Online Directory of interviews, sites and feature articles with or about him

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U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins1896 James Foulis1897 Joe Lloyd1898 Fred Herd1899 Willie Smith1900 Harry Vardon1901 Willie Anderson1902 Laurie Auchterlonie1903-04-05 Willie Anderson1906 Alex Smith1907 Alec Ross1908 Fred McLeod1909 George Sargent1910 Alex Smith1911-12 John McDermott1913 Francis Ouimet1914 Walter Hagen1915 Jerome Travers1916 Chick Evans1917-18 Cancelled due to World War I1919 Walter Hagen1920 Ted Ray1921 Jim Barnes1922 Gene Sarazen1923 Bobby Jones1924 Cyril Walker1925 Willie Macfarlane1926 Bobby Jones1927 Tommy Armour1928 Johnny Farrell1929-30 Bobby Jones1931 Billy Burke1932 Gene Sarazen1933 Johnny Goodman1934 Olin Dutra1935 Sam Parks, Jr.1936 Tony Manero1937-38 Ralph Guldahl1939 Byron Nelson1940 Lawson Little1941 Craig Wood1942-45 Cancelled due to World War II1946 Lloyd Mangrum1947 Lew Worsham1948 Ben Hogan1949 Cary Middlecoff1950-51 Ben Hogan1952 Julius Boros1953 Ben Hogan1954 Ed Furgol1955 Jack Fleck1956 Cary Middlecoff1957 Dick Mayer1958 Tommy Bolt1959 Billy Casper1960 Arnold Palmer1961 Gene Littler1962 Jack Nicklaus1963 Julius Boros1964 Ken Venturi1965 Gary Player1966 Billy Casper1967 Jack Nicklaus1968 Lee Trevino1969 Orville Moody 1970 Tony Jacklin1971 Lee Trevino1972 Jack Nicklaus1973 Johnny Miller1974 Hale Irwin1975 Lou Graham1976 Jerry Pate1977 Hubert Green1978 Andy North1979 Hale Irwin1980 Jack Nicklaus1981 David Graham1982 Tom Watson1983 Larry Nelson1984 Fuzzy Zoeller1985 Andy North1986 Raymond Floyd1987 Scott Simpson1988-89 Curtis Strange1990 Hale Irwin1991 Payne Stewart1992 Tom Kite1993 Lee Janzen1994 Ernie Els1995 Corey Pavin1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els1998 Lee Janzen1999 Payne Stewart2000 Tiger Woods2001 Retief Goosen 2002 Tiger Woods2003 Jim Furyk2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell2006 Geoff Ogilvy2007 ngel Cabrera

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PGA and PGA Tour Players of the Year

PGA Players of the Year
1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Ben Hogan 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke, Jr 1957 Dick Mayer 1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Art Wall, Jr. 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Jerry Barber 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Julius Boros 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Billy Casper 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 No award 1969 Orville Moody 1970 Billy Casper 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Johnny Miller 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Jack Nicklaus 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Tom Watson 1979 Tom Watson 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Hal Sutton 1984 Tom Watson 1985 Lanny Wadkins 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Paul Azinger 1988 Curtis Strange 1989 Tom Kite 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Corey Pavin 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Nick Price 1994 Nick Price 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O'Meara 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods
PGA Tour Players of the Year
1990 Wayne Levi 1991 Fred Couples 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Nick Price 1994 Nick Price 1995 Greg Norman 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O'Meara 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Tiger Woods 2004 Vijay Singh 2005 Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods

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The Masters

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Location Augusta, Georgia, USA
Established 1934
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Par 72
Yardage 7,445
Tour(s) PGA Tour
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U.S. Open

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Location United States
Established 1895
Course(s) Torrey Pines (South Course) in 2008
Par 72 in 2008
Yardage 7,607 in 2008
Tour(s) PGA Tour, European Tour
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Transverse section across the wrist and digits. (The median nerve is the yellow dot near the center. The carpal tunnel is not labeled, but the circular structure surrounding the median nerve is visible.
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Location Brown Deer, Wisconsin
Established 1940
Course(s) Brown Deer Park Golf Course
Par 70
Yardage 6,739
Tour(s) PGA Tour
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FBR Open

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Location Scottsdale, Arizona
Established 1932
Course(s) TPC of Scottsdale
Par 71
Yardage 7,216
Tour(s) PGA Tour
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Northern Trust Open

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Location Pacific Palisades, California
Established 1926
Course(s) Riviera Country Club
Par 71
Yardage 6,987
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AT&T National Pro-Am

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Location Pebble Beach, California
Established 1937
Course(s) Pebble Beach Golf Links
Poppy Hills Golf Course
Spyglass Hill Golf Course
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Yardage 6,799
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Travelers Championship

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Location Cromwell, Connecticut
Established 1952
Course(s) TPC at River Highlands
Par 70
Yardage 6,844
Tour(s) PGA Tour
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The Open Championship

Tournament information
Location United Kingdom
Established 1860
Course(s) Royal Birkdale Golf Club 2008
Par 71 in 2007
Yardage 7,412 in 2007
Tour(s) PGA Tour
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PGA Championship

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Location United States
Established 1916
Course(s) Oakland Hills Country Club in 2008
Par 70 in 2007
Yardage 7,131 in 2007
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