Monday, 8 October 2012

American Venturi voted into Hall of Fame (Reuters)

American team captain Ken Venturi holds the President's Cup following his team's victory at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Lake Manassas, October 22, 2000. The American team defeated the International team 21 1/2 to 10 1/2 to win the President's Cup. SB/HB

(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion and television broadcaster Ken Venturi, a 14-times winner on the PGA Tour, has been voted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2013. The 81-year-old American, whose selection in the Hall of Fame's lifetime achievement category was announced on Monday, will be inducted on May 6 at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida. "It's just an honor," Venturi said on a conference call from Pebble Beach Golf Links in his home state of Northern California. ...




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