"You'd hear a lot more about Jimmy," said his rivals last week, "if folks knew how to pronounce his name." Some call it Demaret (to rhyme with croquet), some including his mothercall it Demaret (to rhyme with croquette), still others put the accent in the middle. But no matter how they pronounce his name, golf fans last week pronounced Jimmy Demaret the No. 1 golfer of the year.
Two months ago, Houston-born James Newton Demaret, an apple-cheeked, happy-go-lucky 200-pounder, was just another golf pro named Jimmy. Like most professional golfers, he was born on...
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