Denny Shute

Denny Shute
Personal information
Full name	Herman Densmore Shute
Nickname	Denny
Born	October 25, 1904(1904-10-25) Cleveland, Ohio
Died	May 13, 1974(1974-05-13) (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 (tied 50th all time)
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 golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.

Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father was born in England. He 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.^[1] They had one child.

Shute won the 1933 British Open at St Andrews and the 1936 and 1937 PGA Championships. 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.^[2]

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)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1933	The Open Championship	3 shot deficit	73–73–73–73=292	playoff 1	Craig Wood
1936	PGA Championship	n/a	3 & 2	n/a	/ Jimmy Thomson
1937	PGA Championship (2)	n/a	37 holes	n/a	Harold "Jug" McSpaden

Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
¹ Defeated Craig Wood by five in a 36 hole playoff.

Results timeline

Tournament	1926	1927	1928	1929
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open	T43	T48	T6	T3
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	R32

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T13	5	T11	T13	WD	15
U.S. Open	T25	T25	T14	T21	T43	T4	10	T10	T11	3
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	1	18	DNP	DNP	14	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R16	2	R32	DNP	SF	R16	1	1	R16	R16

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	DNP	18	WD	NT	NT	NT	T25	20	32	45
U.S. Open	DNP	2	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	QF	R32	NT	DNP	QF	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
The Masters	T35	T47	T49	50	T68	T36	71	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	T31	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R16	R32	R64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64	CUT	T44

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Masters	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT

Tournament	1970	1971	1972
The Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
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.

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

References

1. ^ [ Displaying Abstract ]. "Marriage Announcement 3 - No Title - Marriage Announcement". Select.nytimes.com. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70810FB3A5D157A93C2AB1788D85F448385F9. Retrieved May 28, 2011. 
2. ^ "Career female amateur joins World Golf Hall of Fame". Pgatour.com. http://www.pgatour.com/2008/r/06/24/uswomensopen/index.html. Retrieved May 28, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Shute, Denny
Alternative names	Shute, Herman Densmore
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	October 25, 1904
Place of birth	Cleveland, Ohio
Date of death	May 13, 1974
Place of death	Akron, Ohio