December 28, 1983(1983-12-28) (aged 73) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height
5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Weight
190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Spouse
Idella Adams
Children
1
Career
Turned professional
1927
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour
Professional wins
37
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
31
Other
6
Best results in major championships (wins: 3)
Masters Tournament
Won: 1940, 1947, 1950
PGA Championship
T3: 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950
U.S. Open
2nd: 1948
The Open Championship
T10: 1954
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.[1][2][3]
^"Jimmy Demaret, pro golfing great, dies at 73". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. December 29, 1983. p. 4D.
^"Golfing great Demaret dies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire reports. December 29, 1983. p. 20.
^Glick, Shav (December 29, 1983). "3-time Masters champion Demaret dead at age 73". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 3C.
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