The Courage of Ken Green

Ken Green has faced great challenges in his life but has survived. "People who got to know Green - even fellow players were wary about doing that - invariably liked him. During the 1990s and beyond, setbacks began to befall Green - injuries, a marriage breakup and prolonged custody battle, clinical depression, financial difficulties, and fighting off an alligator in his back yard. These were only a warm-up for the disasters that were to come at him. His older brother, Billy; girlfriend, Jeanne; and beloved dog, Nip, died in an RV accident in 2009 that resulted in the amputation of Green’s right leg below the knee (see “I Can’t Believe I’m Alive,” Golf Digest, October 2009). Six months later, his 21-year-old son, Hunter, died of a drug and alcohol overdose in his dorm room at Southern Methodist University." Green recalls his childhood and the sexual abuse he endured in this troubling article from last year.