Editing Jimmy Demaret

{{short description|American professional golfer (1910–1983)}}
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{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Jimmy Demaret
| image             = Jimmy Demaret 1964.jpg
| caption           = Demaret in 1964
| fullname          = James Newton Demaret
| nickname          = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1910|5|24}}
| birth_place       = [[Houston, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1983|12|28|1910|5|24}}
| death_place       = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=10.5}}
| weight            = {{convert|190|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| sporting_nationality = {{USA}}
| spouse            = Idella Adams
| partner           = 
| children          = 1
| college           =
| yearpro           = 1927
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 37
| pgawins           = 31
| otherwins         = 6
| majorwins         = 3
| masters           = '''Won''': [[1940 Masters Tournament|1940]], [[1947 Masters Tournament|1947]], [[1950 Masters Tournament|1950]]
| usopen            = 2nd: [[1948 U.S. Open (golf)|1948]]
| open              = T10: [[1954 Open Championship|1954]]
| pga               = T3: [[1942 PGA Championship|1942]], [[1946 PGA Championship|1946]], [[1948 PGA Championship|1948]], [[1950 PGA Championship|1950]]
| wghofid           = jimmy-demaret
| wghofyear         = 1983
| award1            = [[PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders|PGA Tour<br />leading money winner]]
| year1             = 1947
| award2            = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year2             = 1947
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''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 Tournament|Masters]], with titles in [[1940 Masters Tournament|1940]], [[1947 Masters Tournament|1947]], and [[1950 Masters Tournament|1950]].<ref name=wmsobt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6iFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7052%2C7966893 |work=Wilmington Morning Star |location=(North Carolina) |agency=Associated Press |title=Jimmy Demaret, pro golfing great, dies at 73 |date=December 29, 1983 |page=4D}}</ref><ref name=srobt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i1dWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5-4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6799%2C6709401 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=wire reports |title=Golfing great Demaret dies |date=December 29, 1983 |page=20}}</ref><ref name=ergobt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lg5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NeIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5538%2C7613805 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=(Los Angeles Times)|last=Glick |first=Shav |title=3-time Masters champion Demaret dead at age 73 |date=December 29, 1983 |page=3C}}</ref>

==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 (golf)|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 (golf)|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 [[World Cup (men's golf)|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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ben Hogan: An American Life |first=James |last=Dodson |year=2004 |publisher=Doubleday |isbn=978-0-38550-312-9 |url=https://archive.org/details/benhoganamerican00dods }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gettin' to the Dance Floor: An Oral History of American Golf |last=Barkow |first=Al |author-link=Al Barkow |year=1986 |publisher=Atheneum |isbn=978-0-68911-517-2}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |title=50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us |access-date=December 5, 2007 |last=Yocom |first=Guy |date=July 2000 |magazine=[[Golf Digest]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217174706/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |archive-date=December 17, 2007 }}</ref>

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 started 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 (golf)|1969 U.S. Open]], the 1993 [[U.S. Amateur]], and other high-profile events.

Demaret appeared as himself in an episode of ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' titled "The Golf Game" which first aired on January 27, 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://everythinglucy.youns.com/the-lucy-show/the-lucy-show-episode-47.html |publisher=The Lucy Show |title=Episode #47: Lucy Takes up Golf |access-date=February 22, 2019}}</ref> In 1964, he made a second appearance with [[Lucille Ball]] on ''[[The Lucy Show]]''. In 1961, he appeared on ''The Jim Backus Show'', playing himself.

He played himself in the 1951 Ben Hogan semi-autobiographical movie starring Glenn Ford and Anne Baxter called ''[[Follow the Sun (film)|Follow the Sun]].''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043550/ | title=Follow the Sun | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

The over-70s groupings on the [[Senior PGA Tour]] were named the "Friends of Demaret" in his honor.

==Death==
Demaret died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at age 73 in Houston on December 28, 1983, as he was preparing for his daily ride around the Champions course.<ref name=wmsobt/><ref name=srobt/><ref name=ergobt/> He was the third of the former Masters champions to pass away, preceded by [[Horton Smith]] in 1963 and [[Craig Wood (golfer)|Craig Wood]] in 1968.

==Professional wins (37)==
[[File:Jimmy Demaret with wife 1940.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Demaret with wife Idella in 1940]]

===PGA Tour wins (31)===
*1938 (1) [[San Francisco National Match Play Open]]
*1939 (1) [[Los Angeles Open]]
*1940 (6) [[Oakland Open]], [[Western Open]], [[New Orleans Open (PGA Tour)|New Orleans Open]], [[St. Petersburg Open Invitational|St. Petersburg Open]], '''[[Masters Tournament]]''', [[San Francisco National Match Play Open]]
*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 Invitational|St. Petersburg Open]], '''[[Masters Tournament]]''', [[Miami Open (golf)|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]]

[[Men's major golf championships|Major championships]] are shown in '''bold'''.

Source:<ref>{{cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |author-link=Al Barkow |title=The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |year=1989 |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/266 266–7] |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/266 }}</ref>

===Other wins (6)===
''this list may be incomplete''
*1941 [[Argentine Open]], [[Connecticut Open (golf)|Connecticut Open]]
*1943 [[Michigan PGA Championship]], [[Golden Valley Four-Ball]] (with [[Craig Wood (golfer)|Craig Wood]])
*1951 [[Havana Invitational]]
*1961 [[World Cup (men's golf)|Canada Cup]] (with [[Sam Snead]])

==Major championships==
===Wins (3)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1940 Masters Tournament|1940]] || [[Masters Tournament]] || 1 shot lead || −8 (67-72-70-71=280) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Lloyd Mangrum]]
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1947 Masters Tournament|1947]] || [[Masters Tournament]] <small>(2)</small> || 3 shot lead || −7 (69-71-70-71=281) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Byron Nelson]], {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Frank Stranahan]]
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
| [[1950 Masters Tournament|1950]] || [[Masters Tournament]] <small>(3)</small> || 4 shot deficit || −5 (70-72-72-69=283) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jim Ferrier]]
|}

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1935
!1936
!1937
!1938
!1939
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T33
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T16
|CUT
|T22
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|R64
|R64
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1940
!1941
!1942
!1943
!1944
!1945
!1946
!1947
!1948
!1949
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T12
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T18
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|WD
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:yellow;"|T6
|T39
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|R32
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|R64
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1950
!1951
!1952
!1953
!1954
!1955
!1956
!1957
!1958
!1959
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|T30
|WD
|T45
|T29
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T34
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|T14
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|T20
|T14
|T15
|style="background:yellow;"|T4
|T29
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|WD
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R64
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DQ
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1960
!1961
!1962
!1963
!1964
!1965
!1966
!1967
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T43
|T32
|T35
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
NT = no tournament<br />
WD = withdrew<br />
DQ = disqualified<br />
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br />
"T" indicates a tie for a place

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 3 || 0 || 1 ||  6 ||  8 || 11 || 24 || 19
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 0 || 1 || 1 ||  3 ||  4 ||  9 || 17 || 11
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  0 ||  1 ||  1 ||  1 ||  1
|-
|align=left|[[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 Ryder Cup|1947]] (winners), [[1949 Ryder Cup|1949]] (winners), [[1951 Ryder Cup|1951]] (winners)
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|Canada Cup]]: [[1954 Canada Cup|1954]], [[1957 Canada Cup|1957]], [[1961 Canada Cup|1961]] (winners)
*[[Lakes International Cup]]: 1952 (winners)

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Jimmy Demaret}}
*{{World Golf Hall of Fame|jimmy-demaret}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050918234924/http://golf.about.com/od/golfers/p/jimmy_demaret.htm |title=Jimmy Demaret at golf.about.com |date=2005-09-18 }}

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