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Longtime CBS golf announcer Ken Venturi passes away

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Longtime CBS golf announcer Ken Venturi passes away

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. Photos. Back | Next. Ken Venturi poses for a portrait outside the CBS

When Mark O'Meara was lining up a birdie putt to win the 1998 Masters, Venturi set the scene, speculating that O'Meara had “probably hit this putt a hundred times” before borrowing a line from his broadcast mentor, Henry Longhurst, another man of few

Legendary golf broadcaster and World Golf Hall of Famer Ken Venturi died on Friday due to an intestinal infection. He was 82.

Former CBS golf analyst and 1964 US Open champion Ken Venturi passed gone Friday afternoon at the age of 82. Venturi's most vital victory came at Congressional, when in the '64 Open he overcame extreme heat exhaustion to claim his release major.

We all knew what a wonderful player Ken Venturi was, and how he fashioned a second successful career as an announcer. But far more vital than how excellent he was at before a live audience the game or covering it, Ken was my friend. Ken was fortunate in that the

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