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Joel Kulasingham

Two-Time Major Winner Jack Burke Jr Dies At The Age Of 100

Jack Burke Jr. (centre) receives his green jacket at the 1956 Masters.

Jack Burke Jr, who was the oldest living Masters champion, has died at the age of 100. The American passed away on Friday morning in Houston, just 10 days short of his next birthday.

Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000, he won 16 PGA Tour events between 1950 and 1963, including the Masters and the PGA Championship in 1956. Only two others, Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus, have won the Masters and PGA Championship in the same year.

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