Jack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer Who Was the Oldest Living Masters Champion, Has Died at Age 100

Jack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer Who Was the Oldest Living Masters Champion, Has Died at Age 100
Jack Burke Jr. smiles during a ceremony at Champions Golf Club in Houston on Nov. 5, 2003. David J. Phillip/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Jack Burke Jr. loved to play golf as much as he enjoyed teaching it.

In a golfing life that spanned just over a century, he delivered the largest comeback in Masters history, built the fabled Champions Golf Club in Houston and left everyone he met with homespun wisdom on golf and life.