Jack Burke, Sr.

Jack Burke Sr.
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Burke Sr.
Nickname Jack
Born (1888-03-28)March 28, 1888
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died February 2, 1943(1943-02-02) (aged 54)
Houston, Texas
Nationality  United States
Career
Status Professional
Professional wins 6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T2: 1920
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship R16: 1925

John Joseph "Jack" Burke Sr. (March 28,1888 – February 2, 1943)[1][2] was an American professional golfer. He finished in a tie for second place in the 1913 Canadian Open and also in the 1920 U.S. Open. He was the father of Jack Burke, Jr.

Professional wins (6)

Note: This list may be incomplete.

Results in major championships

Tournament 1907 1908 1909
U.S. Open 49 DNP T30
PGA Championship NYF NYF NYF
Tournament 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
U.S. Open 27 T18 DNP DNP T28 DNP T33 NT NT DNP
PGA Championship NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF DNP NT NT DNP
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
U.S. Open T2 WD T28 38 DNP DNP DNP DNP T31 T27
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP R16 DNP DNP R32 DNP
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
U.S. Open T58 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Note: Burke never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
Yellow background for top-10.

References

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