Photos: Remembering three-time Masters winner Jimmy Demaret through the years

Known for his loud apparel, “The Wardrobe,” as he was often called, won a total of 31 times on the PGA Tour.

Jimmy Demaret bounced from club pro jobs in Houston to Noroton, Connecticut, to Detroit and back to Houston in the space of under three years in the early 1940s.

But after honing his swing near the windy Gulf of Mexico, the best was yet to come for the vivacious and colorful Texas native. He rolled off a total of three victories at Augusta National (and a runner-up finish) to go with three appearances in the Ryder Cup, where he compiled a perfect 6-0-0 record. He was named to a fourth American squad, but in 1941 the competition was canceled due to World War II.

Known for his loud apparel, “The Wardrobe,” as he was often called, won a total of 31 times on the PGA Tour and reached the semifinals of the PGA Championship on four different occasions, although he never advanced past that point.

Demaret befriended movie stars, royalty, heads of state and astronauts, and was known as perhaps the closest friend on the PGA Tour to Ben Hogan. He also co-founded Champions Golf Club in Houston with buddy Jack Burke Jr. It was at Champions where Demaret suffered a heart attack on Dec. 28, 1983, and was later pronounced dead. He was 73.

Here are some of our favorite pictures of the World Golf Hall of Famer through the years.

Masters: All 52 winners ranked by number of titles

The Masters Tournament has 52 winners in its history. Some of them have been good enough – and lucky enough – to win multiple titles.

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Victory in the Masters Tournament is one of the most coveted accomplishments in professional golf.

Few, however, have been lucky enough to win the green jacket multiple times. There have been 83 Masters Tournaments since its inaugural event in 1934, and in that time, 52 different men have earned the distinction of becoming a Masters champion.

The golfer with the most Masters titles, Jack Nicklaus, won six times at Augusta National Golf Club from 1963-1986 and reigns supreme, but Tiger Woods is hot on his trail. His next green jacket will tie Jack for most all time.

Scroll through photos of each of the 52 Masters champions below and learn how many titles each earned.

Jack Nicklaus, 6

1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986

Jack Nicklaus after winning his fourth Masters Tournament on April 9, 1972 at the Augusta National Golf Club. (File)