Jack Burke Sr.
| Jack Burke Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Joseph Burke Sr. |
| Nickname | Jack |
| Born | March 28, 1888 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 2, 1943 (aged 54) Houston, Texas |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | R16: 1925 |
| U.S. Open | T2: 1920 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
John Joseph Burke Sr. (March 28, 1888 – February 2, 1943)[1][2] was an American professional golfer.
Professional career
[edit]Burke finished in a tie for second place in the 1913 Canadian Open and also in the 1920 U.S. Open. Burke is credited with one PGA Tour win, one second-place, and three third-place showings in PGA Tour events, with 14 top-10s and 19 top-25s.[3]
Burke won the Minnesota State Open four times.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He was the father of Jack Burke Jr.
Professional wins (6)
[edit]Note: This list may be incomplete.
- 1919 Minnesota State Open[4]
- 1920 Minnesota State Open[4]
- 1921 Minnesota State Open[4]
- 1923 Minnesota State Open[4]
- 1936 Texas PGA Championship
- 1941 Senior PGA Championship
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 49 | T30 | |
| PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 27 | T18 | T28 | T33 | NT | NT | ||||
| PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T2 | WD | T28 | 38 | T31 | T27 | ||||
| PGA Championship | R16 | R32 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T58 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
Note: Burke never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = Withdrew
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
[edit]- ^ "John Joseph Burke". FamilySearch.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "John Joseph Burke". FamilySearch.org. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ The History of the PGA Tour, by Al Barkow, 1989, Doubleday, New York, p. 249, Historical Ranking 1916–1929
- ^ a b c d e "Minnesota State Open". October 26, 2007. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Texas Golf Hall of Fame – Jack Burke Sr.