Jimmy Demaret
3 Major Championships • 31th All-Time
Major Championship Wins
About Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy Demaret won 3 major championships during a 10-year span, with the first coming in 1940.
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Career Highlights
- Three Masters Titles — First player to win Masters three times (1940, 1947, 1950), setting standard later matched by Sam Snead and surpassed by others
- 1947 Season — Won six tournaments, captured Vardon Trophy, and led PGA Tour in prize money
- 1948 U.S. Open — Finished runner-up to Ben Hogan at Riviera Country Club
- 31 PGA Tour Wins — Career victories spanned from 1935 to 1957; last win came at age 47
- Champions Golf Club — Co-founded prestigious 36-hole Houston facility with Jack Burke Jr.; hosted 1967 Ryder Cup and 1969 U.S. Open
- Ryder Cup — Played on three winning U.S. teams (1947, 1949, 1951)
Did You Know?
- "The Wardrobe": Jimmy was golf's first fashion icon, wearing specially-made bright-colored clothing that made him a fan favorite and earned him the nickname "The Wardrobe" — revolutionizing golf's stuffy dress code
- Multi-Talented Entertainer: Possessed a fine baritone voice and talent as a comedian; frequently entertained at nightclubs during Tour stops and appeared in the 1951 Ben Hogan biopic "Follow the Sun" and episodes of "I Love Lucy"
- Wind-Play Master: Ben Hogan called Demaret "the best player I ever saw in windy conditions" — Jimmy's low-fade shot developed from Texas wind became his signature, giving exceptional distance and control