Denny Shute

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. 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.

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) 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)