Ken Venturi, 1964 U.S. Open Champion and longtime CBS golf broadcaster, died Friday afternoon following a recent succession of maladies, 11 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, and two days after his 82nd birthday.
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Very saddening for me. Even though perhaps most people my age ("Millennials") only started watching golf after Tiger Woods came to prominence, I started watching at a young age, still in the 1980s. Ken Venturi was a mainstay as I watched golf from then right up to his retirement. He was certainly one of the all-time greats in the booth, I think, and no slouch on the course. It was really too bad what injuries did to his playing career, but I always accorded his abilities and his perseverance great respect. The golf world will certainly miss him.
