Current：Home > ScamsJack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Masters champion, has died at age 100 -TradeCircle
Jack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Masters champion, has died at age 100
View
Date：2025-04-27 16:58:02
Jack Burke Jr., the oldest living Masters champion who staged the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National for one of his two majors, died Friday morning in Houston. He was 100.
Burke, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, also won the PGA Championship and was equally skilled as a teacher. He built the fabled Champions Golf Club in Houston and delivered lessons along with a dose of homespun wisdom.
His passing was confirmed by Steve Timms, the CEO and president of the Houston Golf Association who spoke with Burke’s wife.
A native Texan and World War II veteran, Burke won the PGA Championship and Masters in 1956. The last of his 16 career titles on the PGA Tour came in 1963, but his career was far from over.
He joined another Masters champion, Jimmy Demaret, to found Champions Golf Club in 1957, a club built specifically for good players. It went on to host the Ryder Cup in 1967, the U.S. Open in 1969 and the Tour Championship for three years, the first time in 1999 when Tiger Woods won. Burke and Woods share a locker in the champions room at Augusta National.
___
AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf
veryGood！ (4)
Related
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Renewable Energy Wins for Now in Michigan as Local Control Measure Fails to Make Ballot
- 'Game of Thrones' author George R.R. Martin says book adaptations almost always 'make it worse'
- Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on seafarers who are abandoned by shipowners in ports
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Hungary’s foreign minister visits Belarus despite EU sanctions, talks about expanding ties
- Comedian Matt Rife Cancels Shows After Unexpected Medical Emergency
- Suki Waterhouse Shares Cheeky Update on Her and Robert Pattinson's Baby Girl
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- IMF upgrades its forecast for China’s economy, but says reforms are needed to support growth
Ranking
- Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
- Clerk over Alex Murdaugh trial spent thousands on bonuses, meals and gifts, ethics complaint says
- Roberto Clemente's sons sued for allegedly selling rights to MLB great's life story to multiple parties
- South Dakota man arrested and charged in Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- The Ultimatum and Ultimatum: Queer Love Both Returning for New Seasons: Say Yes to Details
- The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inches up, but layoffs remain low
- Nelly Korda makes a 10 and faces uphill climb at Women’s Open
Recommendation
Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
BHP Group drops its bid for Anglo American, ending plans to create a global mining giant
Maradona’s heirs lose court battle to block auction of World Cup Golden Ball trophy
The Ultimatum and Ultimatum: Queer Love Both Returning for New Seasons: Say Yes to Details
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Takeaways from The Associated Press’ reporting on seafarers who are abandoned by shipowners in ports
Powerball winning numbers for May 29 drawing: Jackpot climbs to $143 million
Nissan issues urgent warning over exploding Takata airbag inflators on 84,000 older vehicles