Denny Shute
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Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s, namely 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. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and died in Akron, Ohio. His father was born in England. Attended Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University), and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
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.
[edit] PGA Tour wins (16)
- 1929 (1) Ohio Open Golf
- 1930 (3) Los Angeles Open, Texas Open, Ohio State 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, International Four-Ball Miami (with Al Espinosa)
- 1936 (2) Tropical Open, PGA Championship
- 1937 (1) PGA Championship
- 1939 (1) Glens Falls Open
Major championships are shown in bold.
[edit] Results in major championships
| 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 | T17 |
| 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 | T9 | 2 | T17 | DNP | T3 | T9 | 1 | 1 | T9 | T9 |
| 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 | T5 | T17 | NT | DNP | T5 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 |
| 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 | T9 | T17 | T33 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 | 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
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
