Blakeon18
Dormie
- Joined
- Aug 24, 2011
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http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golftalkcentral/hall-of-famer-ken-venturi-dies-at-age-82/
He always seemed like a very classy guy. I do remember the Open he won in DC in 1964...36 holes
on the last day in 100 degree heat. The doctor told him not to play but he obviously did.
BTW: a vague connection to the recent Tiger/Sergio kerfluffle.
I think I have this essentially correct. Ken was playing with Arnie at the Masters...both in contention. Arnie hit his tee shot on the par 3 twelfth hole over the green....in a bad lie.
He asked an official if he could get relief...not sure of the particular reason he gave. The rules
guy said 'no'. Arnie played from that lie....took double bogey. He then played a provisional from the new lie he felt he should have gotten...made par.
When the round was over he went to the committee and they overruled the official at the site....Palmer made the 3. Venturi went on record then and in the future that if it had been anyone but Arnie, the on-site ruling would have held...wasn't happy about it in the least.
Hey...US Open in about a month at historic Merion in Philly...at least one Boneyarder will be on the premises with golfing-related wisdom in his posts on the board!
He always seemed like a very classy guy. I do remember the Open he won in DC in 1964...36 holes
on the last day in 100 degree heat. The doctor told him not to play but he obviously did.
BTW: a vague connection to the recent Tiger/Sergio kerfluffle.
I think I have this essentially correct. Ken was playing with Arnie at the Masters...both in contention. Arnie hit his tee shot on the par 3 twelfth hole over the green....in a bad lie.
He asked an official if he could get relief...not sure of the particular reason he gave. The rules
guy said 'no'. Arnie played from that lie....took double bogey. He then played a provisional from the new lie he felt he should have gotten...made par.
When the round was over he went to the committee and they overruled the official at the site....Palmer made the 3. Venturi went on record then and in the future that if it had been anyone but Arnie, the on-site ruling would have held...wasn't happy about it in the least.
Hey...US Open in about a month at historic Merion in Philly...at least one Boneyarder will be on the premises with golfing-related wisdom in his posts on the board!
