Word: venturi
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...have surrendered the belief in heaven and in the resurrection of the dead--but nevertheless, no concern is to the non-believer more vital, urgent, and intimate than that with vitam venturi saeculi--the life of the world to come
...have surrendered the belief in heaven and in the resurrection of the dead--but nevertheless, no concern is to the non-believer more vital, urgent, and intimate than that with vitam venturi saeculi--the life of the world to come
...tournaments week after week, ten months of the year. With the 1958 tour two-thirds complete, three of golf's Young Turks hold a long lead in the earnings list: Arnold Palmer, 28, of Latrobe, Pa. ($40,478), Bill Casper, 27, of Chula Vista, Calif. ($38,332), and Venturi, 27, of San Francisco ($37,044). Palmer has finished in the top ten in 13 of 24 tournaments, Casper in twelve of 23, Venturi in 14 of 24. Palmer and Casper have won three tournaments each, Venturi four...
Each has a different strong point to his game. Handsome, thin-lipped Arnold Palmer is one of the game's longest drivers. Brash, freckled Ken Venturi is without peer on long irons. Chubby, affable Bill Casper has the steadiest short game on the tour. There are weaknesses, too. Palmer is a streak player ("It seems I was always blowing up just when I thought my game was under control''). Both he and Venturi are subject to long sieges of putting miseries. Casper tends to scatter his long shots and has a predilection for one bad round...
Play to Win. Venturi, who has won $60,000 in just 21 months as a professional, is the best bet of all for the future. A gritty perfectionist of the Hogan stripe, he practices endless hours to correct his flaws. The first time that he finished out of the money, Ken went back to his hotel, practice-putted in his room for four hours, came back with twelve straight rounds under 69, won two tournaments. "There are basically two kinds of players," he says, "those who play to win and those who play to finish in the money...