Getting Up & Down: My 60 Years in Golf
by Ken Venturi, Michael Arkush
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Author: Ken Venturi, Michael ArkushForeword: Jim Nantz
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-01
ISBN: 1572438231
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Triumph Books
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Book Review: Terrific View Behind the Ropes of Professional Golf
Summary: 4 Stars
Having followed Ken Venturi's career as an avid fan during his era, I remember vividly what too few golfers will ever know--what a classic swing and incredible potential he possessed in a career that rocketed to the top almost instantly, plummeted to the pits again, and then resuscitated by winning the U.S. Open under extreme physical demands.
As other reviewers indicate, his book reflects a longstanding ego abundance. Even so, I remember writing him when his career was on the ropes, expressing my support and admiration. Without delay, he replied with one of the warmest personal letters that I still cherish today.
The last chapter of the book sets the record straight. While Venturi wonders what might have been, he remains grateful for the extraordinary blessings he enjoyed during his short time at golf's pinnacle, as a protege of Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan.
I especially recommend this book as required reading for today's PGA touring pros, with many of them thinking the tour owes them courtesy cars, sponsor's invitations, and prime tables in elite restaurants, because they play golf for a living. Venturi survived before those amenities abounded, and played his heart out when his last dollar was in sight.
Others can think of him as a golf analyst on TV. I prefer to envision Venturi as a class act player.
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Summary of Getting Up & Down: My 60 Years in Golf
Ken Ventuir's life and his longtime career in golf have been a tale of triumph in the face of adversity.Growing up in San Francisco, he was drawn to the game for the solitude it offered, the best place for him to find himself - and his dreams. Though his often brilliant career was prematurely halted by injuries, he then emerged as the game's greatest ambassador throughout an unprecedented broadcasting career. Getting Up & Down is the story behind Venturi's captivating rise and fall - and rise again - to the top of the golf world and an inside look at the many different personalities within that world.
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