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Jimmy Demaret

United States · born , Houston, Texas, USA · died

3major championships

Summary

  • First major 1940 The Masters
  • Last major 1950 The Masters
  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 6-0-0 · 6 points (100.0%)
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

  1. 1940 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 4 strokes from Lloyd Mangrum
  2. 1947 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 281 (-7) · by 2 strokes from Byron Nelson and Frank Stranahan
  3. 1950 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 283 (-5) · by 2 strokes from Jim Ferrier

Near misses

  1. 1948 U.S. Open Riviera C.C. · runner-up to Ben Hogan
  2. 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 289

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 6 matches: 6 won, 0 lost, 0 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 3-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 3-0-0.

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
  3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Ben Hogan's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1940 Masters Lloyd Mangrum opened with a 64, a course record that stood until Nick Price shot 63 in 1986.
  2. 1940 Masters Demaret's four-stroke margin was the largest in the tournament's first seven editions; it was the first of his three Masters titles.
  3. 1947 Masters Demaret became the first player to break par in all four rounds of a single Masters.
  4. 1947 Masters Amateur Frank Stranahan tied for second, the first time an amateur finished runner-up at the Masters.
  5. 1950 Masters Demaret became the first player to win the Masters three times, adding to his 1940 and 1947 titles.
  6. 1950 Masters Ben Hogan, playing his first Masters since his 1949 car accident, shot 76 in the final round and tied for fourth.
  7. 1949 Ryder Cup Trailing 1-3 after the foursomes, the USA won six of eight singles, including Dutch Harrison 8 & 7 over Max Faulkner and Jimmy Demaret 7 & 6 over Arthur Lees.
  8. 1951 Ryder Cup Jimmy Demaret got up and down from 10 of 11 greenside bunkers and closed out Dai Rees 2 up by holing from a bunker on the 35th hole.

Records and firsts

  1. 1947 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · listed only by Golf Monthly: co-led R1 with Byron Nelson, R2 with Cary Middlecoff, outright after R3

Results by championship

    Best day

    1947 Masters

    Augusta National Golf Club · 281 (-7) · by 2 strokes from Byron Nelson and Frank Stranahan

    Demaret became the first player to break par in all four rounds of a single Masters.

    Amateur Frank Stranahan tied for second, the first time an amateur finished runner-up at the Masters.

    Record: with ties · listed only by Golf Monthly: co-led R1 with Byron Nelson, R2 with Cary Middlecoff, outright after R3

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 1947.

    Career line, 1940–1954

    Masters
    1940 Masters: won1947 Masters: won1950 Masters: won
    U.S. Open
    1948 U.S. Open: runner-up to Ben Hogan
    The Open
    1954 The Open: finished T10
    Ryder Cup
    1947 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01949 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-01951 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-0-0
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    8 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Jimmy Demaret was born on May 24, 1910, in Houston, Texas, USA. Demaret won 3 major championships: 3 Masters (1940, 1947, 1950). Demaret played in 3 Ryder Cups for USA (1947, 1949, 1951), winning 6, losing 0 and halving 0 of 6 matches for 6 points.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (3)

    1. 1940 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 4 strokes from Lloyd Mangrum
    2. 1947 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 281 (-7) · by 2 strokes from Byron Nelson and Frank Stranahan
    3. 1950 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 283 (-5) · by 2 strokes from Jim Ferrier

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1948 U.S. Open Riviera C.C. · runner-up to Ben Hogan
    2. 1954 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 289

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 4 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Demaret played 3 Ryder Cups for USA: 6 matches, 6 won, 0 lost, 0 halved, 6 points (100.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 3-0-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1947 Portland Golf Club USA · USA won 11–1 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club USA · USA won 7–5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
    3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 USA · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Ben Hogan (2), Clayton Heafner (1).

    PGA Championship match play

    Every recorded match in our bracket file, 1916–1957: 21 won, 12 lost.

    1. 1935 Round of 64 lost to Jimmy Hines 1 up
    2. 1936 Round of 64 lost to Tony Manero won on 23rd hole
    3. 1937 Round of 64 lost to Sam Parks Jr. 2 & 1
    4. 1938 Round of 64 beat Frank Rodio 5 & 4
    5. 1938 Round of 32 beat Johnny Revolta 2 up
    6. 1938 Round of 16 lost to Gene Sarazen won on 38th hole
    7. 1940 Round of 64 beat Errie Ball 3 & 2
    8. 1940 Round of 32 lost to Eddie Kirk 2 & 1
    9. 1941 Round of 64 lost to Jack Grout 4 & 3
    10. 1942 Round of 32 beat Vic Ghezzi 4 & 3
    11. 1942 Round of 16 beat Tom Harman Jr. 7 & 6
    12. 1942 Quarterfinal beat Craig Wood 7 & 6
    13. 1942 Semifinal lost to Sam Snead 3 & 2
    14. 1946 Round of 64 beat Joe Zarhardt 3 & 2
    15. 1946 Round of 32 beat Dave Tinsley 3 & 2
    16. 1946 Round of 16 beat Jim Ferrier 3 & 2
    17. 1946 Quarterfinal beat Jim Turnesa 6 & 5
    18. 1946 Semifinal lost to Ben Hogan 10 & 9
    19. 1947 Round of 64 lost to Earl Martin 2 & 1
    20. 1948 Round of 64 beat Horton Smith won on 20th hole
    21. 1948 Round of 32 beat George Getchell 3 & 1
    22. 1948 Round of 16 beat Lew Worsham 3 & 2
    23. 1948 Quarterfinal beat George Fazio 5 & 4
    24. 1948 Semifinal lost to Ben Hogan 2 & 1
    25. 1949 Round of 64 beat Harold Oatman 1 up
    26. 1949 Round of 32 beat George Fazio 3 & 1
    27. 1949 Round of 16 beat Jim Turnesa 5 & 3
    28. 1949 Quarterfinal lost to Sam Snead 4 & 3
    29. 1950 Round of 64 beat Charley Farlow 1 up
    30. 1950 Round of 32 beat Rod Munday 5 & 3
    31. 1950 Round of 16 beat Denny Shute 4 & 3
    32. 1950 Quarterfinal beat Ray Gafford 5 & 4
    33. 1950 Semifinal lost to Chandler Harper 2 & 1

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1947 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: with ties · listed only by Golf Monthly: co-led R1 with Byron Nelson, R2 with Cary Middlecoff, outright after R3

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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