Ken Venturi
Ken Venturi
Kenneth Paul Venturiwas an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open in 1964. Shortly before his death, Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth15 May 1931
CountryUnited States of America
money memories golf
Victory is everything. You can spend the money but you can never spend the memories.
father taught talent
My father taught me that the easiest thing to do was to quit. He'd say, 'It doesn't take any talent to do that.'
golf basics
After you have the basics down it's all mental.
father excuse said
My father always said excuses are the crutches for the untalented.
names my-own
I couldn't say my own name when I was 12.
father men few-words
My father was a man of few words.
retirement hero giving
Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses.
golf animal hands
The only times you touch the ball with your hand are when you tee it up and when you pick it out of the cup. The hell with television towers and cables and burrowing animals and the thousand and one things that are referred to as 'not part of the golf course'. If you hit the ball off the fairway, you play it from there.