late 1950s. It hosted the 1967 Ryder Cup, the 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. Fellow golf pro Bo Wininger appeared in the same episode. 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. The over-70s groupings on the Senior PGA Tour were named the "Friends of Demaret" in his honor. Death Demaret died of a heart attack at age 73 in Houston on December 28, 1983, as he was preparing for his daily ride around the Champions course. He was the third of the former Masters champions to pass away, preceded by Horton Smith in 1963 and Craig Wood in 1968. Professional wins (37) 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, 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, Masters Tournament, 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 Major championships are shown in bold. Source: Other wins (6) this list may be incomplete 1941 Argentine Open, Connecticut Open 1943 Michigan PGA Championship, Golden Valley Four-Ball (with Craig Wood) 1951 Havana Invitational 1961 Canada Cup (with Sam Snead) Major championships Wins (3) Results timeline NT = no tournament WD = withdrew DQ = disqualified CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Summary 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 (winners), 1949 (winners),