Former CBS golf analyst and 1964 US Open champion Ken Venturi passed away Friday afternoon at the age of 82. Venturi's most important victory came at Congressional, when in the '64 Open he overcame extreme heat exhaustion to claim his only major.The legendary amateur player from San Francisco and 1964 U.S. Open champion worked at the network for a record 35 years before he retired in 2002.Inducted 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 was a 14-year-old with a camera trying to get a picture of Byron Nelson when he first met the golfer who would become a mentor and dear friend.Ken Venturi, winner of the 1964 U.S. Open and the voice of golf for CBS Sports for 35 years, died Friday afternoon.
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