Fix Pacifica: Hall of Famer Ken Venturi, Honorary Chairman of SF Public Golf Alliance, dies at 82

Monday, May 20, 2013

Hall of Famer Ken Venturi, Honorary Chairman of SF Public Golf Alliance, dies at 82

KEN VENTURI, GOLF ALLIANCE HONORARY CHAIRMAN AND HALL OF FAMER, DIES AT 82 YEARS OLD

SAN FRANCISCO'S REYHAN GRIFFIN WINS NATIONAL FIRST TEE VIDEO ESSAY COMPETITION

AND DON'T FORGET THE ALISTER MACKENZIE TOURNAMENT, JUNE 22 AT SHARP PARK

1. San Francisco favorite son Ken Venturi, 1964 U.S. Open champion, CBS TV golf analyst, recent World Golf Hall of Fame inductee, and Honorary Chairman of SF Public Golf Alliance, died Friday, May 17. Ken was a beloved great champion who never forgot his roots in San Francisco public golf, and who urged golfers to "defend San Francisco's golf heritage and public courses... with your time, your money, and your passion: do not let anybody destroy Sharp or Lincoln."

(i) See letter, Ken Venturi, Oct. 12, 2009; to download: http://sfpublicgolf.com/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=40561

(ii) See New York Times obituary, May 18, 2013: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/sports/golf/ken-venturi-us-open-golf-champion-and-broadcaster-dies-at-82.html

(iii) See Golf Digest interview with Ken Venturi, December, 2004: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/myshot_gd0412

2. Reyhan Griffin, a 13-year-old student at the San Francisco First Tee program's Visitacion Valley and Harding Park programs, last month won the national "Succeeding Together" video contest, sponsored by the national First Tee organization. Reyhan, who carries a 4.0 grade point average at A.P. Giannini Middle School, submitted the following video telling of his passion for golf: http://www.thefirstteesanfrancisco.org/club/scripts/view/view_insert.asp?pg=PUBLIC&GRP=19251&IID=187536&NS=PUBLIC&APP=106

3. And Don't Forget the Alister MacKenzie Tournament to Save Sharp Park, Saturday, June 22, 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. shotguns. Be There. Bring your foursome. Here is link to download the entry form and sponsor sign-up: http://www.sfpublicgolf.com/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=120445