Longtime CBS golf announcer Ken Venturi passes away

Ken Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on May 6 as much for his contributions on television as for his exploits on the course, which peaked with his 1964 U.S. Open victory at Congressional Country Club, where he overcame severeInducted last week into the World Golf Hall of Fame, former U.S. Open champion and longtime broadcaster Ken Venturi died Friday at 82.Ken Venturi, the best-known golfer from San Jose State University, died at age 82 on May 17. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Mr. Venturi was hospitalized for more than the last two months.Another indication will come in Sunday's final round when golfers will wear red ribbons in memory of Ken Venturi, the longtime CBS golf analyst and 1964 U.S. Open champion who died Friday. Venturi, 82, enjoyed a close relationship with the namesake ofKen Venturi was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a

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