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...Venturi tapped his ball firmly. Unerringly it rolled across the green, plunked into the cup 65 ft. away. A roar went up from the gallery at the Gleneagles Country Club in suburban Chicago. The putt gave Venturi a birdie 3 for the 69th hole, and an eventual one-stroke victory in the Chicago Open. Pocketing $9,000 in prize money, Venturi added another chapter to golf's big story of 1958: the coming of age of a new group of young golfers who promise to dominate the game for years to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Young Turks | 8/18/1958 | See Source »

...Elsa Maxwell? This would be a good buy for Walter Winchell. How about Elsa, Walter?" But feuding Walter Winchell (see TV & RADIO) had quietly retired to his room, pleading ill health. Highest bidder of the evening: Desert Inn Owner Morris Kleinman, who bought California's Ken Venturi for $24,000. Right behind him came Crooner Frankie Laine, who got Three-Time Winner Gene Littler for the fourth time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: How Much for a Golfer? | 5/5/1958 | See Source »

...tournament started, many a gambler hedged his bet by selling part of his player. And since this was Las Vegas, side bets were laid on almost every shot. "I've never seen a tournament like this one," said Ken Venturi. "People come up to me and feel my legs and arms, and pat my stomach. They want to know how I feel and how I'll score, so they can place their bets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: How Much for a Golfer? | 5/5/1958 | See Source »

...Venturi Wins Tourney...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: LaBine's Goal Enables Bruins to Tie Toronto; Celtics Top Syracuse | 1/27/1958 | See Source »

...Francisco's Ken Venturi tucked away the $15,000 Thunderbird Invitational golf tournament in easy fashion at Palm Beach yesterday, shooting his fourth sub-par round and turning back fourth sub-par round...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: LaBine's Goal Enables Bruins to Tie Toronto; Celtics Top Syracuse | 1/27/1958 | See Source »

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