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James Newton Demaret (May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer. Perhaps the all-time character of golf's PGA Tour, he also won 31 events in a long career between 1935 and 1957 and was the first three-time winner of the Masters. Demaret reached his peak in the late 1940s with wins in the Masters in 1947, runner-up to Ben Hogan in both the 1948 U.S. Open and PGA Championship, and leading money winner and Vardon Trophy winner in 1947. He reached the semifinals of the PGA Championship four times in all but never won. 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 Crosby. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1983.
Known for his keen sense of humor and colorful outfits, Demaret was one of first Tour pros to become involved in golf broadcasting. After working as a commentator for "All Star Golf" in the early '60s, he replaced George Rogers as co-host for Shell's Wonderful World of Golf along with Gene Sarazen in 1966. The over-70s groupings on the PGA Senior Tour were named the Friends of Demaret in his honor. He was born and died in Houston, Texas.
[edit] 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, The Masters, San Francisco Match Play
- 1941 (1) Inverness Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
- 1946 (3) Tucson Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan), Inverness Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
- 1947 (6) Tucson Open, St. Petersburg Open, The Masters, Miami Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan), Inverness Round Robin Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
- 1948 (3) Albuquerque Open, St. Paul Open, Inverness Round Robin Four-Ball (with Ben Hogan)
- 1949 (1) Phoenix Open
- 1950 (3) Ben Hogan Open, The Masters, 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.
[edit] Results in major championships
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
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