Jimmy Demaret

Jimmy Demaret
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	James Newton Demaret
Born	(1910-05-24)May 24, 1910 Houston, Texas
Died	December 28, 1983(1983-12-28) (aged 73) Houston, Texas
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Idella Adams
Children	Peggy
Career
Turned professional	1927
Retired	1959
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	36
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	31
Other	5
Best results in major championships (wins: 3)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1940, 1947, 1950
U.S. Open	2nd: 1948
The Open Championship	T10: 1954
PGA Championship	T3: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1983 (member page)
PGA Tour leading money winner	1947
Vardon Trophy	1947

James Newton Demaret (May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters, with titles in 1940, 1947, and 1950.

Life and career

Born in Houston, Texas, Demaret reached his peak in the late 1940s with wins in the Masters in 1947, runner-up to Ben Hogan in the 1948 U.S. Open, and leading money winner and Vardon Trophy winner in 1947. He reached the semifinals of the PGA Championship four times, but never made the finals. He was one stroke short of making the playoff for the 1957 U.S. Open, at age 47. He played on three Ryder Cup teams: 1947, 1949, and 1951. His career declined in the 1950s, although he managed several key wins including the 1952 Bing Crosby Pro-Am. His last Tour win came in 1957 at age 47, although he also teamed at age 51 with Sam Snead to win the Canada Cup for the U.S. in Puerto Rico.

Demaret's playing style was developed by necessity through the windy conditions of his native Texas. He favored a low fade (left-to-right flight) on his longer shots; the method gave good distance and excellent control. His skills were highly rated by his contemporaries; Ben Hogan, whose career overshadowed his, opined that he was the best player he had ever seen in windy conditions.^[1]

Demaret was known for his flamboyant personality, which he enhanced by wearing bright-colored clothing during tournaments; he had his clothes specially made, and became a fan favorite. As a result, he was known by his nickname, "The Wardrobe." He had a very good baritone voice and talent as a comedian; he frequently entertained at nightclubs at Tour stops.^[2]

Demaret was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2000, he was ranked as the 20th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.^[3]

Demaret was one of the first Tour pros to become involved in golf broadcasting. After working as a commentator for "All Star Golf" in the early 1960s, he replaced George Rogers in 1966 as co-host for Shell's Wonderful World of Golf with Gene Sarazen, the first winner of the career grand slam.

Business partner and double-major winner Jack Burke, Jr. and Demaret teamed to found the high-standard 36-hole Champions Golf Club in Houston in the late 1950s. It hosted the 1967 Ryder Cup, the 1969 U.S. Open, the 1993 U.S. Amateur, and other high-profile events.

Demaret was a guest star on an episode of I Love Lucy in 1954, and made another appearance with Lucille Ball on The Lucy Show in 1964. The over-70s groupings on the Senior PGA Tour were named the Friends of Demaret in his honor. He died of a heart attack at age 73 in Houston on December 28, 1983, as he was getting ready for a round of golf.

Professional wins (36)

PGA Tour wins (31)

1938 (1) San Francisco Match Play
1939 (1) Los Angeles Open
1940 (6) Oakland Open, Western Open, New Orleans Open, St. Petersburg Open, Masters Tournament, San Francisco Match Play
1941 (1) Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
1946 (3) Tucson Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan), Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
1947 (6) Tucson Open, St. Petersburg Open, Masters Tournament, Miami Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan), Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
1948 (3) Albuquerque Open, St. Paul Open, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
1949 (1) Phoenix Open
1950 (3) Ben Hogan Open, Masters Tournament, North Fulton Open
1952 (2) Bing Crosby Pro-Am, National Celebrities Open
1956 (1) Thunderbird Invitational
1957 (3) Thunderbird Invitational, Baton Rouge Open Invitational, Arlington Hotel Open

Major championships are shown in bold.

Source:^[4]

Other wins (5)

this list may be incomplete

1941 Argentine Open, Connecticut Open
1943 Michigan PGA Championship, Golden Valley Four-Ball (with Craig Wood)
1961 Canada Cup (with Sam Snead)

Major championships

Wins (3)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1940	Masters Tournament	1 shot lead	−8 (67-72-70-71=280)	4 strokes	Lloyd Mangrum
1947	Masters Tournament (2)	3 shot lead	−7 (69-71-70-71=281)	2 strokes	Byron Nelson, Frank Stranahan
1950	Masters Tournament (3)	4 shot deficit	−5 (70-72-72-69=283)	2 strokes	Jim Ferrier

Results timeline

Tournament	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T33
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	T16	CUT	T22
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R64	R64	R64	R16	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	1	T12	6	NT	NT	NT	T4	1	T18	T8
U.S. Open	WD	WD	NT	NT	NT	NT	T6	T39	2	WD
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R32	R64	SF	NT	DNP	DNP	SF	R64	SF	QF

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	1	T30	WD	T46	T29	DNP	T34	3	T14	CUT
U.S. Open	T20	T14	T15	T4	T29	DNP	CUT	3	WD	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T10	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	SF	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64	DNP	DQ	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	T5	T43	T32	T35	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	3	0	1	6	8	11	24	19
U.S. Open	0	1	1	3	4	9	17	11
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
PGA Championship	0	0	4	5	6	7	14	13
Totals	3	1	6	14	19	28	56	44

Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (1941 PGA – 1949 Masters)
Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1942 Masters – 1947 Masters)

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

Ryder Cup: 1947 (winners), 1949 (winners), 1951 (winners)
Canada Cup: 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961 (winners)

References

↑ Dodson, James (2004). Ben Hogan: An American Life. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-38550-312-9.
↑ Barkow, Al (1986). Gettin' to the Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf. Atheneum. ISBN 978-0-68911-517-2.
↑ Yocom, Guy (July 2000). "50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us". Golf Digest. Retrieved December 5, 2007.
↑ Barkow, Al (1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. pp. 266–7. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.

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Masters Tournament champions

1934 Horton Smith 1935 Gene Sarazen† 1936 Horton Smith 1937 Byron Nelson 1938 Henry Picard 1939 Ralph Guldahl 1940 Jimmy Demaret 1941‡ Craig Wood 1942 Byron Nelson† 1943–45 cancelled due to World War II 1946 Herman Keiser 1947 Jimmy Demaret 1948 Claude Harmon 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Jimmy Demaret 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Sam Snead 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Sam Snead† 1955 Cary Middlecoff 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Doug Ford 1958 Arnold Palmer 1959 Art Wall Jr. 1960‡ Arnold Palmer 1961 Gary Player 1962 Arnold Palmer† 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964 Arnold Palmer 1965 Jack Nicklaus 1966 Jack Nicklaus† 1967 Gay Brewer 1968 Bob Goalby 1969 George Archer 1970 Billy Casper† 1971 Charles Coody 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus 1973 Tommy Aaron 1974 Gary Player 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976‡ Raymond Floyd 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Gary Player 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1980 Seve Ballesteros 1981 Tom Watson 1982 Craig Stadler† 1983 Seve Ballesteros 1984 Ben Crenshaw 1985 Bernhard Langer 1986 Jack Nicklaus 1987 Larry Mize† 1988 Sandy Lyle 1989 Nick Faldo† 1990 Nick Faldo† 1991 Ian Woosnam 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Bernhard Langer 1994 José María Olazábal 1995 Ben Crenshaw 1996 Nick Faldo 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O'Meara 1999 José María Olazábal 2000 Vijay Singh 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Mike Weir† 2004 Phil Mickelson 2005 Tiger Woods† 2006 Phil Mickelson 2007 Zach Johnson 2008 Trevor Immelman 2009 Ángel Cabrera† 2010 Phil Mickelson 2011 Charl Schwartzel 2012 Bubba Watson† 2013 Adam Scott† 2014 Bubba Watson 2015‡ Jordan Spieth 2016 Danny Willett

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

Jimmy Demaret in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup team – 1947

Herman Barron Jimmy Demaret E. J. Harrison Herman Keiser Lloyd Mangrum Byron Nelson Ed Oliver Sam Snead Lew Worsham Ben Hogan (playing captain)

Won: 11 – 1

United States Ryder Cup team – 1949

Skip Alexander Jimmy Demaret Bob Hamilton Chick Harbert E. J. Harrison Clayton Heafner Lloyd Mangrum Johnny Palmer Sam Snead Ben Hogan (non-playing captain)

Won: 7 – 5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1951

Skip Alexander Jack Burke, Jr. Jimmy Demaret E. J. Harrison Clayton Heafner Ben Hogan Ed Oliver Lloyd Mangrum Henry Ransom Sam Snead (playing captain)

Won: 9.5 – 2.5

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