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Jack Burke Sr.

born , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · died

1runner-up finish

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1920 U.S. Open

Near misses

  1. 1920 U.S. Open Inverness Club · runner-up to Ted Ray

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Ted Ray's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1920 U.S. Open

    Runner-up to Ted Ray.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1920.

    Career line, 1920–1920

    U.S. Open
    1920 U.S. Open: runner-up to Ted Ray
    19201921

    1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Jack Burke Sr. was born on March 28, 1888, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Burke's best major finish was second, at the 1920 U.S. Open.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1920 U.S. Open Inverness Club · runner-up to Ted Ray

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 0 won, 1 lost.

    1. 1925 Round of 16 lost to Harry Cooper 2 & 1

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Golf Compendium 1925