Jack Burke Jr.
2 Major Championships • 48th All-Time
Major Championship Wins
About Jack Burke Jr.
Jack Burke Jr. won 2 major championships during their career, with the first coming in 1956.
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Career Highlights
- 1952 — Won four consecutive PGA Tour events in February-March, five total wins that season, and captured the Vardon Trophy
- 1956 Masters — Came from 8 strokes behind in final round to overtake amateur Ken Venturi and win by 1 stroke
- 1956 PGA Championship — Won 7 matches to capture title, defeating Ted Kroll 3&2 in final, earning PGA Player of the Year honors
- 1951-1959 — Played on five consecutive Ryder Cup teams with 7-1 record, serving as playing captain in 1957
- 1957 — Co-founded Champions Golf Club in Houston with Jimmy Demaret, which later hosted U.S. Open and Ryder Cup
- 2023 — Became the first known major champion to reach 100 years old, living to age 100
Did You Know?
- D-Day Veteran: Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, teaching combat skills to Marines headed overseas
- Tiger's Locker Mate: Shares his permanent locker at Augusta National with Tiger Woods — both keep their green jackets there together
- Coaching Legacy: Mentored Phil Mickelson and other PGA Tour stars in putting, and ran Champions Golf Club with his wife Robin, a former U.S. Women's Amateur runner-up and Curtis Cup captain