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Ken Venturi

Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2013)

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Born
May 15, 1931
Died
May 17, 2013
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1931

About Ken Venturi

Kenneth Paul Venturi was 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 in 2013, Venturi was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Venturi won the California State Amateur Championship in 1951 and 1956, serving in the U.S. On January 24, 1960, Venturi won the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am on the 1960 PGA Tour. Through 2025, no amateur has won the Masters.

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Ken Venturi timeline

  1. Venturi won the California State Amateur Championship in 1951 and 1956, serving in the U.S.
  2. On January 24, 1960, Venturi won the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am on the 1960 PGA Tour.
  3. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open in 1964.
  4. Through 2025, no amateur has won the Masters.

The world when Ken Venturi was born

Ken Venturi was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ken Venturi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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