Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Life and career Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Shute was the son of a golf pro from England; Hermon emigrated to the United States to work as the assistant professional at the Euclid Club. Shute was raised in West Virginia and Ohio and attended Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) in Cleveland, and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was married on March 20, 1930 to Hettie Marie Potts, and they had one child, a daughter, Nancy Paige.
Shute won the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1933 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 at age 69 at his home in Akron, Ohio. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in the veterans category in 2008.
Professional wins PGA Tour wins (16) 1929 (1) Ohio Open 1930 (3) Los Angeles Open, Texas Open, Ohio Open 1931 (1) Ohio Open 1932 (2) Glens Falls Open, Miami Biltmore Open 1933 (2) Gasparilla Open, British Open 1934 (3) Gasparilla Open-Tampa, Riverdale Open, Miami International Four-Ball (with Al Espinosa) 1936 (2) Tropical Open, PGA Championship 1937 (1) PGA Championship 1939 (1) Glens Falls Open
Major championships are shown in bold.
Other wins this list may be incomplete 1950 Ohio Open
Major championships Wins (3) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1933 The Open Championship 3 shot deficit E (73-73-73-73=292) Playoff 1 Craig Wood 1936 PGA Championship n/a3 & 2 / Jimmy Thomson 1937 PGA Championship (2) n/a 37 holes Harold "Jug" McSpaden 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.
Results timeline Tournament1926192719281929U.S. OpenT43T48T6T3The Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipR32
Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFT135T11T13WD15U.S. OpenT25T25T14T21T43T410T10T113The Open Championship12014PGA ChampionshipR162R32SFR1611R16R16
Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Masters Tournament18WDNTNTNTT252032T45U.S. Open2NTNTNTNTCUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTPGA ChampionshipWD QFR32NTQFDNQDNQR64
Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentT35T47T49T55T68T3671CUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenT31CUTCUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipR16R32R64R64CUTT44
Tournament1960196119621963196419651966196719681969Masters TournamentCUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
Tournament197019711972Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT
NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament WD = withdrew DNQ = did not qualify for match play portion CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1958 PGA Championship) R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 1 8 25 17U.S. Open 0 1 2 4 7 12 23 16The Open Championship 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 3PGA Championship 2 1 1 6 11 15 29 19Totals 3 2 3 12 20 38 81 55 Most consecutive cuts made – 26 (1926 U.S. Open – 1937 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1934 PGA – 1935 PGA)
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