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William John Burke born Burkowski (December 14 1902 – April 19 1972) was a prominent American professional golfer of the 1920s and 1930s. Burke was born in Naugatuck Connecticut. 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.