Full name Herman Densmore Shute Masters Tournament 5th: 1935 Former tours PGA TOUR Nickname Denny U.S. Open 2nd: 1941 PGA tour wins 16 | Nationality United States Name Denny Shute Professional wins 17 Other 1 Role Golfer Turned professional 1928 | |
Died May 13, 1974, Akron, Ohio, United States |
Craig wood denny shute inducted into the world golf hall of fame
Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.
Contents
- Craig wood denny shute inducted into the world golf hall of fame
- 2008 induction denny shute craig wood
- PGA Tour wins 16
- Other wins
- Wins 3
- Results timeline
- Summary
- References
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.
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.
2008 induction denny shute craig wood
PGA Tour wins (16)
Major championships are shown in bold.
Other wins
this list may be incomplete
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
DNP = Did not play
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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.