Claim: The 1956 PGA Championship saw Jack Burke, who won 16 PGA Tour events between 1950 and 1963, place first and won $5,000 followed by Ted Kroll placing second and taking home $3,000.
Evidence: The 1956 PGA Championship was the 38th edition of the professional golf competition, held at Blue Hill Country Club in Canton, Massachusetts, a suburb southwest of Boston. Jack Burke Jr. won his second major championship of 1956, a 3 & 2 victory over Ted Kroll; Burke won the Masters in April. 1 Jack Burke, Jr. United States 5,000 2 Ted Kroll United States 3,000 John Joseph Burke Jr. (born January 29, 1923) is an American professional golfer who was most prominent in the 1950s. Burke won 16 PGA Tour events between 1950 and 1963.