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{{Short description|American professional golfer (1923–2024)}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Jack Burke Jr.
| image             = Jack Burke Jr. 1950 (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Burke, circa 1950
| fullname          = John Joseph Burke Jr.
| nickname          = Jackie
| birth_date        = {{birth date|1923|1|29}}
| birth_place       = [[Fort Worth, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{death date and age|2024|01|19|1923|1|29}}
| death_place       = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
| height            = 5 ft 7 in
| weight            = {{convert|165|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| residence         = 
| spouse            = 
| partner           = 
| children          = 
| college           = 
| yearpro           = 1941
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 19
| pgawins           = 16
| otherwins         = 3
| majorwins         = 2
| masters           = '''Won''': [[1956 Masters Tournament|1956]]
| usopen            = T10: [[1955 U.S. Open (golf)|1955]]
| open              = DNP
| pga               = '''Won''': [[1956 PGA Championship|1956]]
| wghofid           = jack-burke-jr
| wghofyear         = 2000
| award1            = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year1             = 1952
| award2            = [[PGA Player of the Year]]
| year2             = 1956
| award3            = [[PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award|PGA Tour Lifetime<br>Achievement Award]]
| year3             = 2003
| award4            = [[Bob Jones Award]]
| year4             = 2004
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}

'''John Joseph Burke Jr.''' (January 29, 1923 – January 19, 2024) was an American [[professional golfer]] who was most prominent in the 1950s. The son of a professional golfer, [[Jack Burke Sr.]], he won two [[Men's major golf championships|major titles]], both in 1956, the [[1956 Masters Tournament|Masters]] and [[1956 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]], and is a member of the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]].

Burke won 16 [[PGA Tour]] events between 1950 and 1963. He won four times in 1950 and five times in 1952, including four in consecutive weeks in February and March. He had not won since 1953 when he won the 1956 Masters, coming from eight strokes behind in the final round to overtake leader [[Ken Venturi]], an [[amateur]], who took 80. Later in 1956 he won the PGA Championship, beating [[Ted Kroll]] 3&2 in the final. His last tour win came in 1963, just before his 40th birthday. Burke was on five successive American [[Ryder Cup]] teams from 1951 to 1959, serving as playing captain in [[1957 Ryder Cup|1957]], when Great Britain won for the first time since 1933, and as the non-playing captain in [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]]. He had a successful playing record, winning 7 of his 8 matches, only losing his singles match in 1957.

In 1957, Burke and [[Jimmy Demaret]] founded [[Champions Golf Club]] in [[Houston]]. The club has hosted a number of important events including the [[1967 Ryder Cup]] and the [[1969 U.S. Open (golf)|1969 U.S. Open]].

==Early life==
Born in [[Fort Worth, Texas]], Burke started playing golf at the age of seven. His father, [[Jack Burke Sr.]], was the club professional at [[Houston]]'s [[River Oaks Country Club]] until his sudden death in 1943. He was a runner-up at the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1920 U.S. Open (golf)|1920]].<ref name="time"/><ref name="wghof">{{cite web |title=Member bio: Jack Burke Jr. |publisher=World Golf Hall of Fame |url=http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/jack-burke-jr/ |access-date=December 20, 2013}}</ref> The younger Burke graduated from [[St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas)|St. Thomas High School]] in Houston in 1940. He attended [[Rice University]] in 1941.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://scholarship.rice.edu/bitstream/handle/1911/99654/sallyport-vol-59-no01.pdf |title=Par for the course |magazine=Sallyport |first=Philip |last=Montgomery |date=Fall 2002 |pages=26–29}}</ref> While still an amateur he qualified for the [[1941 U.S. Open (golf)|1941 U.S. Open]], the first to be played in [[Texas]], but missed the cut.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ilWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4645%2C2206383 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |agency=Associated Press |title=U.S. Open scores |date=June 7, 1941 |page=9}}</ref> In 1942 he became the professional at Galveston Country Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102313350/the-long-beach-sun/3 |newspaper=The Long Beach Sun |title=Burke instructs marines in golf |date=January 27, 1943 |page=11}}</ref> From 1942 to 1946 he served in the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] and was stationed at [[Marine Corps Air Station Miramar]] where he taught combat skills to Marines headed overseas for [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Mickey |first=Lisa D. |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2017/u-s--women-s-mid-amateur/articles/veterans-day-has-special-meaning-for-champions-co-founder-jack-b.html |title=Veterans Day Has Special Meaning for Jack Burke Jr. |publisher=[[United States Golf Association]] |date=November 11, 2017 |access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref>

==Golf career==
After the war, Burke resumed his golf career after first considering work in the oil fields of Texas. His first job was as a teaching professional at Hollywood Golf Club in [[Deal, New Jersey]], which was followed by a position as an assistant at [[Winged Foot Golf Club]],<ref name="mtm">{{cite web |title=A Champion of Golf |last=Hauser |first=Melanie |publisher=The Memorial Tournament magazine |url=http://www.thememorialtournament.com/magazine/2009/MEM09_BURKE_WEB.pdf |access-date=April 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717014604/http://www.thememorialtournament.com/magazine/2009/MEM09_BURKE_WEB.pdf |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> where he was mentored by [[Claude Harmon]]. From early 1948 he was the club professional at Metropolis Country Club in [[White Plains, New York]].<ref name="time">{{cite magazine |title=Sport: Texas Grass Fire |date=March 13, 1950 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,812170,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615140155/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,812170,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 15, 2009 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref>

In January 1949, Burke finished tied for the third place in the [[Long Beach Open]], having led after 3 rounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Demaret and Hogan Tie At 272 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f7ItAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J8gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1538%2C4414043 |newspaper=[[Daytona Beach Morning Journal]] |location=[[Daytona Beach, Florida]] |date=January 25, 1949 |page=5}}</ref> In September he won the [[Metropolitan Open]] at his home club, finishing six strokes ahead of [[Gene Sarazen]]. Burke started 1950 with a third-place finish in the [[Los Angeles Open]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Snead and Ben Hogan tie at 280 in Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4rRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6688%2C4098560 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=January 11, 1950 |page=12}}</ref> In the following days he was a joint winner in the [[Bing Crosby Pro-Am]], one of four players who finished tied.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ptgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3111%2C3339581 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Four Deadlock At End of Crosby Golf |date=January 16, 1950 |page=15}}</ref> In February he won his first outright tour event, the [[Rio Grande Valley Open]] and had further wins in March and July, finishing fifth in the PGA tour money list.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tAgNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6614%2C4241101 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Burke Wins With a 264 |date=February 20, 1950 |page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Snead Winnings Reach $35,758.83 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dC5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4224%2C5524748 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=December 13, 1950 |page=20}}</ref> He did not win in 1951 but was runner-up five times and again finished fifth in the money list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mangrum Grabs Double Crown |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vy5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5OUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7002%2C3061108 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=December 23, 1951 |page=Sports3}}</ref> In February and March 1952 Burke won four successive tournaments in four weeks. Three of these he won by six or more strokes with the other being won in a three-way playoff. He had his fifth win of the season in December. In addition he lost two 18-hole playoffs during the year and finished second in the [[1952 Masters Tournament|Masters]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cgArAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oGoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4955%2C2581385 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Bolt Shoots 69 to Win Los Angeles Open Playoff |date=January 9, 1952 |page=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y8RRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3GoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1078%2C4045335 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Middlecoff Wins Playoff |date=August 19, 1952 |page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6NkNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4300%2C1708171 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Snead's 286 Wins Masters Golf Title |date=April 7, 1952 |page=20}}</ref> Burke won the [[Vardon Trophy]] for the lowest scoring average in 1952, finishing third in the money list.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gXxIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4WoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1841%2C5304519 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Boros Jumps From Nowhere to Top By Collecting $37,032 on Golf Trail |date=December 18, 1952 |page=22}}</ref>

Burke won a further PGA tour event in 1953 but only finished 19th in the money list.<ref>{{cite news |title=Worsham Wins Professional Golf's '53 Dollar Derby |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uH1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7086%2C2244948 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=December 27, 1953 |page=Sports2}}</ref> He did not win in 1954 but he finished second in the Vardon Trophy standings and second in the money list, helped by $7,500 won for a runner-up finish in the big money [[World Championship of Golf]]. In 1955 he dropped to 15th in the money list. He reach the quarterfinals of [[1955 PGA Championship]], losing a nine-hour, 40-hole quarterfinal match to [[Cary Middlecoff]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D5tRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4845%2C3877356 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Middlecoff's Great Rally Beats Burke in PGA |date=July 25, 1955 |page=19}}</ref>

Burke won two majors in 1956, the Masters and the PGA Championship.<ref name="wghof"/> In his [[1956 Masters Tournament|Masters]] victory, Burke came from eight strokes behind in the final round to overtake [[Ken Venturi]], then an [[amateur]]. After three rounds Venturi led by four strokes from Cary Middlecoff with the rest of the field at least seven shots behind. After 8 holes of the final round Venturi had a six-stroke lead over Middlecoff and Burke. Middlecoff took a double bogey at the 17th hole, his third of the round, and finished in third place. Burke completed the last 10 holes in level par while Venturi had seven bogeys, giving Burke a one-shot victory over Venturi with Middlecoff a further shot behind.<ref name=jbswomg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8Z4pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4729%2C5551348 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |agency=Associated Press |title=Jack Burke Surprise Winner of Masters Golf |date=April 9, 1956 |page=18 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref><ref name=atjbtc>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1956/04/16/597349/and-thenjackie-burke-took-charge |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |last=Wind |first=Herbert Warren |author-link=Herbert Warren Wind |title=And Then—Jackie Burke Took Charge |date=April 16, 1956 |page=28 |access-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> For the [[1956 PGA Championship]] the format had been changed with 128 players competing in a pure matchplay format, players qualifying through a mixture of exemptions and sectional qualifying. Previously there had been 36 holes of strokeplay followed by matchplay for the leading 64. Burke won 7 matches, defeating Leon Pounders, [[Bill Collins (golfer)|Bill Collins]], [[Fred Haas]], [[Chandler Harper]] and [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]] in 18 holes matches to reach the 36-hole semifinals. In his semifinal against [[Ed Furgol]], Burke was 5-down after 14 holes of the morning round but recovered to win at the 37th hole, to meet [[Ted Kroll]] in the final. Kroll was 3-up after 19 holes but Burke made 5 birdies in 6 holes from the 4th hole to go 2-up and eventually won 3&2.<ref name=bbpwpga>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ZVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=32oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4767%2C1015233 |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |agency=Associated Press |title=Burkes's Blazing Putter Wins PGA, 3 and 2 |date=July 25, 1956 |page=15 |access-date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> He was selected [[PGA Player of the Year]] in 1956, finishing 5th in the money list.<ref name="wghof"/>

After 1956, Burke had less success although he won further [[PGA Tour]] events in 1958, 1959, 1961 and 1963 bringing his total to 16 over his career.<ref name=pgatr/> In 1958, he finished 14th in the tour money list, his best season after 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metropoliscc.org/about/club-history|title=Club History - Metropolis Country Club|website=www.metropoliscc.org}}</ref>

Burke was in five successive American [[Ryder Cup]] teams from 1951 to 1959.<ref name=rcmg/> He was the playing captain in [[1957 Ryder Cup|1957]] and the non-playing captain in [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]].<ref name=rcmg/> He had a successful playing record, winning his first 7 matches; two matches in 1951, 1953 and 1955, and winning in the foursomes in 1957, before losing to [[Peter Mills (golfer)|Peter Mills]] in the singles.<ref name=rcmg/> Mills won 5 holes in a row from the 6th to the 10th to be 5 up, finished the morning round 5 ahead and eventually won the match 5&3. Great Britain won 6 of the 8 singles and halved another to win the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1933.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=October 7, 1957 |page=12 |title=Ryder Cup regained after 24 years}}</ref> Burke was in the 1959 Ryder Cup team but had a hand injury and was not selected for any matches.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news/139177672 |title=Judgment error gives U.S. lead |newspaper=[[Dayton Daily News]] |date=November 7, 1959 |page=6 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

Burke partnered with [[Jimmy Demaret]] to found [[Champions Golf Club]] in Houston in 1957. The 36-hole facility hosted a PGA Tour event from [[1966 PGA Tour|1966]] to [[1971 PGA Tour|1971]], today's [[Shell Houston Open]]. As well, the club hosted the [[1967 Ryder Cup]], the [[1969 U.S. Open (golf)|1969 U.S. Open]], the 1993 [[U.S. Amateur]], and the [[PGA Tour Championship]] in 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, and 2003. Burke was the fifth recipient of the [[PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2003, and was inducted into the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 2000.<ref name="wghof"/>

Burke shares his permanent locker at [[Augusta National Golf Club]], home of The Masters, with [[Tiger Woods]]. Both kept their green jackets in the locker, awarded to the winners of the tournament. Burke coached several current PGA Tour stars, including [[Phil Mickelson]], in putting.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/02/jack-burke-jr-the-masters-augusta-1956-champion |title=The 94-year-old Masters champion, who shares Tiger's locker, on why he won't go back |first=Ewan |last=Murray |date=April 2, 2017 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.augusta.com/masters/story/news/burke-still-has-plenty-teach |title=Burke still has plenty to teach |website=www.augusta.com |date=April 4, 2011 |first=Scott |last=Michaux}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Burke was first married to Ielene Lang in 1952.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47068402/tyler-morning-telegraph/ |title=Pro Jackie Burke Weds Golf Fan |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |date=October 9, 1952 |page=10}}</ref> His second wife was Robin Moran, an amateur golfer. She was runner-up in the 1997 [[U.S. Women's Amateur]], played in the 1998 [[Curtis Cup]] and was the captain of the American [[2016 Curtis Cup]] team. She was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 2016. They ran the Champions Golf Club together.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://texasgolfhof.org/texas-golf/robin-burke |title=Robin Burke |publisher=Texas Golf Hall of Fame}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTKB-P6Y |title=FamilySearch.org |website=[[FamilySearch]] |access-date=July 1, 2023}}</ref>

Burke became a [[centenarian]] on January 29, 2023, and also became the first known [[Men's major golf championships|major winner]] to turn 100.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Yocam |first=Guy |title=A former Masters champ is turning 100 and throwing an all-star bash to celebrate |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/jack-burke-jr-1956-masters-champion-turning-100-birthday |magazine=Golf Digest |date=January 19, 2024 |access-date=May 17, 2023}}</ref>

===Death===
Burke died on January 19, 2024, 10 days before what would have been his 101st birthday.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/01/19/jack-burke-jr-oldest-living-member-world-golf-hall-of-fame-dead-at-100/ |title=Jack Burke Jr., the oldest living member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, has died at age 100 |magazine=Golfweek |first=Adam |last=Schupak |date=January 19, 2024 |access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref> At the time of his death in 2024, Burke was the oldest living major golf champion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/01/19/1225680719/jack-burke-jr-oldest-golf-masters-champion-dies |title=Jack Burke Jr., who was the oldest living Masters champion, dies at age 100 |work=NPR |date=January 19, 2024 |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

==Professional wins (19)==
===PGA Tour wins (16)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Legend
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
| Major championships (2)
|- 
| Other PGA Tour (14)
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|Jan 15, 1950
|[[Bing Crosby Pro-Am]]
|−2 (75-67-72=214)
|colspan=2|Shared title with {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dave Douglas (golfer)|Dave Douglas]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Smiley Quick]] and {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Snead]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|Feb 19, 1950
|[[Rio Grande Valley Open]]
|−20 (66-67-66-65=264)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Skip Alexander]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|Mar 5, 1950
|[[St. Petersburg Open (golf)|St. Petersburg Open]]
|−12 (67-67-69-69=272)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chick Harbert]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|Jul 30, 1950
|[[Sioux City Open]]
|−20 (65-68-65-70=268)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Skip Alexander]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|Feb 17, 1952
|[[Texas Open]]
|−24 (67-65-64-64=260)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|Feb 24, 1952
|[[Houston Open]]
|−11 (69-67-69-72=277)
|6 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Frank Stranahan]] (a)
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|Mar 3, 1952
|[[Baton Rouge Open]]
|−7 (68-70-72-71=281)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Bolt]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Nary]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|Mar 9, 1952
|[[St. Petersburg Open (golf)|St. Petersburg Open]] (2)
|−22 (66-69-65-66=266)
|8 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Besselink]]
|-
|align=center|9
|align=right|Dec 14, 1952
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]]
|−7 (69-66-69-69=273)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Mayer]]
|-
|align=center|10
|align=right|Jun 21, 1953
|[[Inverness Invitational]]
|−12 (68-64-69-71=272)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred Haas]]
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|11
|align=right|Apr 8, 1956
|'''[[1956 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]]'''
| +1 (72-71-75-71=289)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ken Venturi]] (a)
|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|12
|align=right|Jul 24, 1956
|'''[[1956 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]]'''
|colspan=2 align=center|3 and 2
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Kroll]]
|-
|align=center|13
|align=right|Jul 13, [[1958 PGA Tour|1958]]
|[[Insurance City Open Invitational]]
|−16 (63-67-69-69=268)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dow Finsterwald]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|-
|align=center|14
|align=right|Apr 20, [[1959 PGA Tour|1959]]
|[[Houston Classic]] (2)
|−11 (69-66-72-70=277)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Julius Boros]]
|-
|align=center|15
|align=right|Jul 4, [[1961 PGA Tour|1961]]
|[[Buick Open Invitational]]
|−4 (71-71-72-70=284)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|-
|align=center|16
|align=right|Jan 27, [[1963 PGA Tour|1963]]
|[[Lucky International Open]]
|−8 (70-69-70-67=276)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Don January]]
|}
Source:<ref name=pgatr>{{cite web |title=Jack Burke, Jr. |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/13668/jack-burke-jr/career |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>

'''PGA Tour playoff record (4–4)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|1952
|[[Los Angeles Open]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Bolt]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dutch Harrison]]
|Bolt won 18-hole playoff;<br>Bolt: −2 (69),<br>Burke: E (71),<br>Harrison: +3 (74)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|1952
|[[Baton Rouge Open]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tommy Bolt]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Nary]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole<br>Bolt eliminated by par on first hole after 18-hole playoff;<br>Burke: −2 (70),<br>Bolt: −2 (70),<br>Nary: −2 (70)
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|1952
|[[Kansas City Open]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Middlecoff]]
|Lost 18-hole playoff;<br>Middlecoff: −6 (66),<br>Burke: E (72) 
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4
|1952
|[[Miami Open (golf)|Miami Open]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Mayer]]
|Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|5
|1955
|[[Rubber City Open]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jackson Bradley]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doug Ford (golfer)|Doug Ford]],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Henry Ransom]]
|Ransom won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|6
|[[1958 PGA Tour|1958]]
|[[Eastern Open Invitational]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Rosburg]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Art Wall Jr.]]
|Wall won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|7
|[[1959 PGA Tour|1959]]
|[[Houston Classic]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Julius Boros]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Burke: −8 (64),<br>Boros: −3 (69)
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|8
|[[1961 PGA Tour|1961]]
|[[Buick Open Invitational]] 
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Billy Casper]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Pott]]
|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Burke: −1 (71),<br>Casper: +2 (74),<br>Pott: +2 (74)
|}

Sources:<ref name=pgatr/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune/139178327 |title=Bolt wins rich Los Angeles Open |newspaper=[[The Tribune (San Luis Obispo)]] |date=January 9, 1952 |page=4 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

===Other wins (3)===
''Note: This list may be incomplete.''

*1949 [[Metropolitan Open]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Met Open Championship Presented by Callaway History |date=March 8, 2012 |publisher=Metropolitan Golf Association |url=https://www.mgagolf.org/tournaments/history/metopen |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>
*1958 [[Yomiuri Pro Championship]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/139150439 |title=Burke wins Yomiuri golf |newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |date=October 20, 1958 |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*1967 [[Texas State Open]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntpga.com/texas-state-open-history-past-champions |title=Texas State Open History & Past Champions &#124; Northern Texas PGA |access-date=January 20, 2024}}</ref>

==Major championships==

===Wins (2)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1956 Masters Tournament|1956]] ||[[Masters Tournament]] ||8 shot deficit ||+1 (72-71-75-71=289) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ken Venturi]]
|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"
| [[1956 PGA Championship|1956]] ||[[PGA Championship]] ||align=center|n/a ||colspan=2 align=center|3 & 2 ||{{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Ted Kroll]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1941
!1942
!1943
!1944
!1945
!1946
!1947
!1948
!1949
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T27
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1950
!1951
!1952
!1953
!1954
!1955
!1956
!1957
!1958
!1959
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|WD
|11
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|8
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T13
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|CUT
|T34
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T41
|T14
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|CUT
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|4
|T17
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1960
!1961
!1962
!1963
!1964
!1965
!1966
!1967
!1968
!1969
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|T39
|CUT
|CUT
|CUT
|T44
|T53
|CUT
|T24
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T21
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T29
|T52
|T17
|T34
|T44
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|T66
|T42
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T69
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1970
!1971
!1972
!1973
!1974
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|T45
|CUT
|67
|T56
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
''Note: Burke never played in [[The Open Championship]].''<br />
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut<br />
WD = withdrew<br />
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Source:<ref name="Brenner">{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}</ref>

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 ||  6 || 10 || 22 || 14
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  1 ||  4 || 12 ||  6
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  0
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 ||  5 ||  7 || 22 || 21
|-
!Totals                                    !! 2 !! 1 !! 0 !! 6 !! 12 !! 21 !! 56 !! 41
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1951 Masters – 1956 Masters)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (1955 U.S. Open – 1956 Masters)

Source:<ref name="Brenner"/>

==U.S. national team appearances==
*[[Ryder Cup]]: [[1951 Ryder Cup|1951]] (winners), [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]] (winners), [[1955 Ryder Cup|1955]] (winners), [[1957 Ryder Cup|1957]] (playing captain), [[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]] (winners), [[1973 Ryder Cup|1973]] (winners, non-playing captain)<ref name=rcmg>{{cite web|url=https://images.pgalinks.com/vmc/pressReleases/MG_2012_RyderCup.pdf |title=2012 Ryder Cup Media Guide |access-date=October 16, 2022}}</ref>
*[[Hopkins Trophy]]: 1952 (winners),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SowjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5504%2C3661935 |title=Westerner wallops Doug Ford 9 & 7; British champ tops Julius Boros 2 up |newspaper=[[The Montreal Gazette]] |date=August 28, 1952 |page=16 |first=Ed |last=McAuley}}</ref> 1953 (winners),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GX8tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DpkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7090%2C1477728 |title=U.S. pros conquer Canadians 27–18 in international golf |newspaper=[[The Montreal Gazette]] |date=June 8, 1953 |page=23 |first=Ed |last=McAuley}}</ref> 1955 (winners)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F4EtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RZkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6915%2C3061462 |title=Canadians bow 17–10 to U.S. pro golfers |newspaper=[[The Montreal Gazette]] |date=January 20, 1955 |page=19}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]
*[[List of longest PGA Tour win streaks]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book |last1=Burke |first1=Jackie Jr. |first2=Guy |last2=Yocom |date=March 23, 2006 |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=isbn:9781101216637 |title=It's Only a Game: Words of Wisdom from a Lifetime in Golf |location=New York |publisher=Penguin Group |isbn=978-1-1012-1663-7}}

==External links==
*{{PGATour player|13668}}
*{{World Golf Hall of Fame|jack-burke-jr}}
*[http://texasgolfhof.org/texas-golf/jack-burke-jr Jack Burke Jr. – Texas Golf Hall of Fame]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130513064453/http://sths.org/history/hall-of-fame/56-athletics/history/hall-of-fame/158-jack-burke-jr-40 Jack Burke Jr. '40 – St. Thomas High School]
*[https://www.championsgolfclub.com/story Story – Champions Golf Club]

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