Talk:Jack Burke Jr.

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1941 U.S. Open[edit]

A John Burke played in the 1941 U.S. Open (golf), scoring 76 and 84 and missing the cut. "The Majors of Golf" has this as "John B. Burke" (https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JAtHsOzOCoUC&printsec=frontcover#v=snippet&q=%22burke%2C%20john%20b%22&f=false). However this is clearly incorrect. A recent auction has a letter from Jack Burke Jr. in which he says "It was the first Open that I played in" (http://thegolfauction.com/ben_hogan_s_personal_1941_us_open_at_colonial_cc_p-lot26783.aspx)

The John B. Burke is perhaps a mistake for John P. Burke (golfer), a useful college golfer from Rhode Island who died in North Africa in 1943 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56245949/john-p-burke). See NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship for 1938. He was at Georgetown University, see Georgetown Hoyas#Golf. This list of qualifiers (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47374904/the-akron-beacon-journal/) has amateur Jack Burke Jr. as having qualified at Houston, Texas. Perhaps the confusion arises from the fact that during the Open itself he was referred to as John Burke in the press, eg https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h_EnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4918%2C3646234 (scored 76), https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ilWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MeQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4645%2C2206383 (on 160) although these clearly says he was from Houston, Texas. One article from a Texas newspaper says "and Jack Burke Jr., who just about lived up to his dad's predictions with a 76". The reference also seems to confirm that he still an amateur at this time (aged 18); some sources say he turned pro at 17 but this doesn't seem possible. Nigej (talk) 11:28, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

World War II service[edit]

Although Burke served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, no reliable sources found as of yet state that he served overseas in a war zone during the war. More specifically, the sources do not establish defining role in World War II. Accordingly, Category:American military personnel of World War II was removed from the article. Semper Fi! FieldMarine (talk) 11:48, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]