"PGA Champion" Jack Burke Jr Hand Signed 3X5 Card Todd Mueller COA

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"PGA Champion" Jack Burke Jr Hand Signed 3X5 Card.
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John Joseph Burke Jr.
(born January 29, 1923) is an American professional
golfer
who was most prominent in the 1950s. The son of a professional golfer,
Jack Burke Sr.
, he won two
major titles
, both in 1956, the
Masters
and
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 in five successive American
Ryder Cup
teams from 1951 to 1959, serving as playing captain in
1957
, when Great Britain won for the first time since 1933, and as the non-playing captain in
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
.