Billy Burke
Billy Burke (
December 14,
1902 -
April 19,
1972) was a prominent American
golfer of the
1930s. His greatest season was 1931, when he won the
US 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.