I played a lot of amateur golf in my formative years long before the initial days of the Lake County Amateur Golf Circuit in 1994. As a kid I used to tee it up in the Chicago Amateur, a colorful event first contested at Jackson Park Golf Course in 1904.
John Joseph (Jackie) Burke Jr. passed away on January 19th just 10 days short of his 101st birthday at his home in Houston. Burke was the oldest living major champion and was still impactful in the game of golf as the owner/manager of the Champions Golf Club in Houston, site of the U.S. Open, the Ryder Cup, and most recently the 2020 Women’s United States Open.
God-fearing US Marines sergeant turned golfer who won two majors in 1956 and was not shy of giving his opinions on the game even berating Jack Nicklaus
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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.