Ken Venturi

Ken Venturi (born 1931 in San Francisco, California) was a prominent PGA Tour professional during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Venturi first gained national attention in 1956 when, as an amateur, he came second in that year's Masters after leading from the first round. Only a final round 80 under difficult conditions prevented him from winning outright and thus becoming the first amateur to do so in the history of The Masters.

External links

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