Billy Burke (golfer)

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William John "Billy" Burke, born Burkowski (December 14, 1902 – April 19, 1972) was a prominent American golfer of the 1930s. His greatest season was 1931, when he won the U.S. Open, reached the semi-finals of the PGA Championship, and won four events on the professional circuit, plus appeared on the Ryder Cup team where he was undefeated in two matches. Subsequently he was selected for the 1933 Ryder Cup team and won his only match. His 1931 U.S. Open win came in a marathon playoff. He and George Von Elm were tied at 292 (8 over par) after regulation play. They played a 36-hole playoff the next day and tied again at 149 (7 over par). The following day they played 36 more holes and Burke emerged victorious 148 to 149. He was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut and died in Clearwater, Florida.

[edit] PGA Tour wins (13)

• 1927 (2) Florida Open Championship, Central Florida Open
• 1928 (1) North and South Open
• 1929 (2) New York State Open, Glens Falls Open
• 1930 (1) Mid South Open
• 1931 (2) U.S. Open, Glens Falls Open
• 1932 (1) Florida West Coast Open
• 1935 (1) The Cascades Open
• 1936 (1) Centennial Open
• 1939 (1) Walter Hagen 25th Anniversary (with Ed Dudley)
• 1940 (1) Miami Biltmore International Four-Ball (with Craig Wood)

Major championship is shown in bold.

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament	1928	1929
The Masters	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open	T18	15
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T17	DNP

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T3	T37	28	T29	T13	T3
U.S. Open	T28	1	T7	T33	T6	T32	T18	T16	WD	T42
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T17	T3	DNP	DNP	DNP	T33	T9	T17	T9	T9

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	WD	DNP	T23	NT	NT	NT	46	57	T43	T35
U.S. Open	DNP	WD	NT	NT	NT	NT	T45	T27	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	T17	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	T29	DNP	WD	WD	DNP	T36	WD	WD	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962
The Masters	CUT	CUT	WD
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

[edit] See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

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