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

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, 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

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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

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in a playoff and the

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and 1937 PGA Championships, then conducted at

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. He was the last man to win consecutive PGA Championships before

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did so in

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and

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. Shute was a member of the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup on three occasions: 1931,

, and 1937. In 1933, he missed a putt to tie the competition. Shute died at age 69 at his home in

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. 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)

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, 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)

''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

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

*Most consecutive cuts made – 26 (1926 U.S. Open – 1937 PGA) *Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1934 PGA – 1935 PGA)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shute, Denny American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for the United States Winners of men's major golf championships World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golfers from Cleveland Case Western Reserve University alumni American people of English descent Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio 1904 births 1974 deaths