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Jack Burke Jr.

Index Jack Burke Jr.

John Joseph Burke Jr. (born January 29, 1923) is an American professional golfer who was most prominent in the 1950s. [1]

78 relations: Amateur, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia, Baton Rouge Open Invitational, Bob Jones Award, Buick Open, Cary Middlecoff, Champions Golf Club, Claude Harmon, Curtis Cup, Dave Douglas (golfer), Fort Worth, Texas, Golf, Hal Sutton, Houston, Houston Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball, Jack Burke Sr., Jimmy Demaret, Ken Venturi, List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins, Lucky International Open, Masters Tournament, Men's major golf championships, Metropolitan Open, Miami Open (golf), New Jersey, PGA Championship, PGA Tour, PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award, Phil Mickelson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Rio Grande Valley Open, River Oaks Country Club, Ryder Cup, Sam Snead, Sioux City Open, Smiley Quick, Sports Illustrated, St. Petersburg Open Invitational, St. Thomas High School (Houston), Ted Kroll, Texas State Open, The Open Championship, Tiger Woods, Time (magazine), Travelers Championship, U.S. Open (golf), United States Amateur Championship (golf), ..., United States Marine Corps, United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship, Valero Texas Open, Vardon Trophy, White Plains, New York, Winged Foot Golf Club, World Golf Hall of Fame, World War II, Yomiuri Pro Championship, 1920 U.S. Open (golf), 1951 Ryder Cup, 1953 Ryder Cup, 1955 PGA Championship, 1955 Ryder Cup, 1955 U.S. Open (golf), 1956 Masters Tournament, 1956 PGA Championship, 1957 Ryder Cup, 1959 Ryder Cup, 1961 PGA Tour, 1963 PGA Tour, 1966 PGA Tour, 1967 Ryder Cup, 1969 U.S. Open (golf), 1971 PGA Tour, 1973 Ryder Cup, 2004 Ryder Cup, 2016 Curtis Cup. Expand index (28 more) »

Amateur

An amateur (French amateur "lover of", from Old French and ultimately from Latin amatorem nom. amator, "lover") is generally considered a person who pursues a particular activity or field of study independently from their source of income.

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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held annually at Pebble Beach, California, near Carmel.

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Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is one of the most famous golf clubs in the world.

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Augusta, Georgia

Augusta, officially Augusta–Richmond County, is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Baton Rouge Open Invitational

The Baton Rouge Open Invitational, first played as The Baton Rouge Open, was a PGA Tour event that was played in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Bob Jones Award

The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.

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Buick Open

The Buick Open was a PGA Tour golf tournament from 1958 to 2009.

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Cary Middlecoff

Emmett Cary Middlecoff (January 6, 1921 – September 1, 1998) was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour from 1947 to 1961.

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Champions Golf Club

The Champions Golf Club is a 36-hole golf club in the southern United States, located in Houston, Texas.

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Claude Harmon

Eugene Claude Harmon, Sr. (July 14, 1916 – July 23, 1989) was an American professional golfer and golf instructor.

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Curtis Cup

The Curtis Cup is the best known team trophy for women amateur golfers, awarded in the biennial Curtis Cup Match.

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Dave Douglas (golfer)

Dave Douglas (January 1, 1918 – November 16, 1978) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 15th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas.

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Golf

Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.

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Hal Sutton

Hal Evan Sutton (born April 28, 1958) is an American professional golfer who had 14 victories on the PGA Tour, including a major championship, the PGA Championship in 1983.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Houston Open

The Houston Open is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, currently played in late March or early April.

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Inverness Invitational Four-Ball

The Inverness Invitational Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1935 to 1953.

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Jack Burke Sr.

John Joseph Burke Sr. (March 28, 1888 – February 2, 1943) was an American professional golfer.

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Jimmy Demaret

James Newton Demaret (May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer.

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Ken Venturi

Kenneth Paul Venturi (May 15, 1931May 17, 2013) was an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster.

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List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official (or later deemed as historically significant) money events on the PGA Tour The distinction between these two categories is important to understand as many players won important events early in the 20th century, well before a PGA Tour was officially established.

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Lucky International Open

The Lucky International Open was a PGA Tour event in the 1960s in San Francisco, California.

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Masters Tournament

The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply The Masters, or the U.S. Masters outside of North America) is one of the four major championships in professional golf.

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Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf.

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Metropolitan Open

The Metropolitan Open is a golf tournament organized by the Metropolitan Golf Association, which covers New York City and its suburbs and surrounding districts in northern New Jersey and southwestern Connecticut.

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Miami Open (golf)

The Miami Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1955.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States.

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PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship or U.S. PGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America.

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PGA Tour

The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of the main professional golf tours played primarily by men in the United States and North America.

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PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award

Created in 1996, the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the PGA Tour over an extended period of time through their actions on and off the golf course.

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Phil Mickelson

Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970), nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional golfer.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, also known simply as the "PG", is the largest daily newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Rio Grande Valley Open

The Rio Grande Valley Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour that played in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas in 1949 and 1950.

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River Oaks Country Club

River Oaks Country Club is a country club in the southern United States, located in the River Oaks neighborhood of Houston, Texas.

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Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States.

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Sam Snead

Samuel Jackson Snead (May 27, 1912 – May 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades.

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Sioux City Open

The Sioux City Open was a PGA Tour event that was played for three years in the 1950s in Sioux City, Iowa.

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Smiley Quick

Lyman Loren "Smiley" Quick (March 19, 1909 – December 23, 1979) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated is an American sports magazine owned by Meredith Corporation.

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St. Petersburg Open Invitational

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St. Thomas High School (Houston)

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Ted Kroll

Ted J. Kroll (August 4, 1919 – April 23, 2002) was an American professional golfer.

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Texas State Open

The Texas State Open is the Texas state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers.

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The Open Championship

The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf.

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Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont Woods (born December 30, 1975) better known as Tiger Woods, is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Travelers Championship

The Travelers Championship is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in Cromwell, Connecticut, a suburb south of Hartford.

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U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open national championship of golf in the United States.

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United States Amateur Championship (golf)

The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

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United States Women's Amateur Golf Championship

The U.S. Women's Amateur is the leading golf tournament in the United States for female amateur golfers.

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Valero Texas Open

The Valero Texas Open is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played near San Antonio, Texas.

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Vardon Trophy

The Vardon Trophy is awarded by the PGA of America to the PGA Tour's leader in scoring average.

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White Plains, New York

White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Winged Foot Golf Club

Winged Foot Golf Club is a private club with two 18-hole golf courses located in Mamaroneck, New York.

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World Golf Hall of Fame

The World Golf Hall of Fame is located at World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site honors both men and women.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yomiuri Pro Championship

The Yomiuri Professional Championship was a golf event from 1952 to 1961.

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1920 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1920 U.S. Open was the 24th U.S. Open, held August 12–13 at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

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1951 Ryder Cup

The 9th Ryder Cup Matches were held November 2–4, 1951 at Course No.

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1953 Ryder Cup

The 10th Ryder Cup Matches were held 2–3 October 1953 at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, west of London.

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1955 PGA Championship

The 1955 PGA Championship was the 37th PGA Championship, held July 20–26 at in Michigan at Meadowbrook Country Club in Northville Township, northwest of nearby Detroit.

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1955 Ryder Cup

The 11th Ryder Cup Matches were held November 5–6, 1955 at Thunderbird Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California.

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1955 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1955 U.S. Open was the 55th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.

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1956 Masters Tournament

The 1956 Masters Tournament was the 20th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

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1956 PGA Championship

The 1956 PGA Championship was the 38th edition of the professional golf competition, held at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston.

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1957 Ryder Cup

The 12th Ryder Cup Matches were held 4–5 October 1957 at Lindrick Golf Club near Worksop, England.

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1959 Ryder Cup

The 13th Ryder Cup Matches were held November 6–7, 1959 at the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California.

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1961 PGA Tour

The 1961 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to December 10.

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1963 PGA Tour

The 1963 PGA Tour season was played from January 4 to November 24.

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1966 PGA Tour

The 1966 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to November 27.

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1967 Ryder Cup

The 17th Ryder Cup Matches were held October 20–22, 1967 at the Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas.

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1969 U.S. Open (golf)

The 1969 U.S. Open was the 69th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at the Cypress Creek Course of Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas.

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1971 PGA Tour

The 1971 PGA Tour season was from January 7 to December 12.

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1973 Ryder Cup

The 20th Ryder Cup Matches were held at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland.

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2004 Ryder Cup

The 35th Ryder Cup Matches were held September 17–19, 2004, in the United States at the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit.

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2016 Curtis Cup

The 39th Curtis Cup Match was played from 10 to 12 June 2016 at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club near Enniskerry, Ireland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Burke_Jr.

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