Jimmy Demaret
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | May 24, 1910 Houston, Texas , U.S. |
| Death | December 28, 1983 (age 73) Houston, Texas , U.S. |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Professional wins | 34 (PGA Tour: 31, Other: 3) |
| Best Results in Major Championships Wins: 3 |
|
| Masters | Won 1940, 1947, 1950 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd: 1948 |
| British Open | T10: 1954 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950 |
| Awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1983 |
| Vardon Trophy | 1947 |
| PGA Tour Money Winner | 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.
Demaret was born in Houston, Texas. He 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 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 Bing Crosby Pro-Am.
Demaret was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2000, he was was ranked as the 20th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest magazine.[1]
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. Jimmy Demaret was a guest on "I Love Lucy" in the early 1950s. The over-70s groupings on the Senior PGA Tour were named the Friends of Demaret in his honor. He died in Houston, Texas.
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[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 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, The Masters, 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, 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.
Source: (Barkow 1989, pp. 266–267)
[edit] Other wins
this list may be incomplete
[edit] Major Championships
[edit] Wins (3)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s) Up |
| 1940 | The Masters | -8 (67-72-70-71=280) | 4 strokes |  Lloyd Mangrum |
| 1947 | The Masters (2) | -7 (69-71-70-71=281) | 2 strokes | Byron Nelson, Frank Stranahan |
| 1950 | The Masters (3) | -5 (70-72-72-69=283) | 2 strokes |  Jim Ferrier |
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | 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, F = 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Yocom, Guy (July 2000). 50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us. Golf Digest. Retrieved on 2007-12-05.
Barkow, Al (1989), The History of the PGA TOUR, Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-26145-4
