Hall of Famer Jack Burke Jr. has died at age 100

Jack Burke Jr., the oldest living Masters champion who completed the greatest comeback ever at Augusta National for one of his two majors, died Friday morning in Houston. He was 100 years old.

Burke, a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, also won the PGA Championship and was equally proficient as a teacher. He built the legendary Champions Golf Club in Houston and provided lessons along with a dose of craftsmanship wisdom.

His death was confirmed by Steve Timms, CEO and president of the Houston Golf Association, who spoke with Burke's wife.

A Texas native and World War II veteran, Burke won the PGA Championship and Masters in 1956. The last of his 16 career PGA Tour titles came in 1963, but his career was far from over .

He joined another Masters champion, Jimmy Demaret, to found the Champions Golf Club in 1957, a club designed specifically for good players. It then hosted the Ryder Cup in 1967, the US Open in 1969 and the Tour Championship for three years, the first time in 1999 when Tiger Woods won. Burke and Woods share a locker in the Hall of Champions at Augusta National.