Denny Shute
| Denny Shute | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Herman Densmore Shute |
| Nickname | Denny |
| Born |
October 25, 1904 Cleveland, Ohio |
| Died | May 13, 1974 (aged 69) Akron, Ohio |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1928 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 17 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 16 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 3) |
|
| Masters Tournament | 5th: 1935 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd: 1941 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1933 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1936, 1937 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2008 (member page) |
Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was born in England. Shute attended Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University), and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was married on March 20, 1930 to Hettie Marie Potts. They had one child.
Shute won the 1933 Open Championship at St Andrews in a playoff and the 1936 and 1937 PGA Championships, then conducted at match play. He was the last man to win consecutive PGA Championships before Tiger Woods did so in 1999 and 2000.
Shute was a member of the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup on three occasions: 1931, 1933, and 1937. In 1933, he missed a putt to tie the competition.
Shute died in Akron, Ohio. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in the veterans category in 2008.
Major championships are shown in bold.
this list may be incomplete
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
1 Defeated Craig Wood in a 36-hole playoff: Shute 75-74=149; Wood 78-76=154.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
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