This Day in Golf History: May 15

The World Golf Hall of Fame golfer and broadcaster Ken Venturi was born on this date in 1931 in San Francisco. We also make note of the 1964 U.S. Open champion’s death date since it was on a May 17, in 2013, two days after turning 83. Venturi was the miracle man who survived brutal heat in 1964 to win the U.S. Open, and who then went on to have a long career as a TV golf analyst.