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{{short description|American professional golfer (1904–1974)}} |
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{{Infobox golfer |
{{Infobox golfer |
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| name = Denny Shute |
| name = Denny Shute |
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| image = |
| image = Denny Shute at the 1934 LA Open.jpg |
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| caption = Shute in 1934 |
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| fullname = Herman Densmore Shute |
| fullname = Herman Densmore Shute |
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| nickname = Denny |
| nickname = Denny |
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| birth_date |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|10|25}} |
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| birth_place |
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], Ohio, U.S. |
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| death_date |
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|5|13|1904|10|25}} |
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| death_place |
| death_place = [[Akron, Ohio]], U.S. |
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| height = |
| height = <!-- {{Height|ft=|in=}} --> |
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| weight = |
| weight = <!-- {{convert||lb|kg st|abbr=on}} --> |
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| spouse = Hettie M. Potts Shute |
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| spouse = |
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| partner = |
| partner = |
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| children = |
| children = Nancy Paige (Shute) |
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| college = |
| college = [[Case Western Reserve University|Western Reserve]] |
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| yearpro |
| yearpro = 1928 |
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| retired = <!-- Year retired --> |
| retired = <!-- Year retired --> |
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| extour = [[PGA Tour]] |
| extour = [[PGA Tour]] |
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| prowins = 17 |
| prowins = 17 |
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| pgawins = |
| pgawins = 16 |
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| otherwins = 1 |
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| majorwins = 3 |
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| masters = 5th: [[1935 Masters Tournament|1935]] |
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| usopen = 2nd: [[1941 U.S. Open (golf)|1941]] |
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| open = '''Won''': [[1933 Open Championship|1933]] |
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| pga = '''Won''': [[1936 PGA Championship|1936]], [[1937 PGA Championship|1937]] |
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| masters = 5th: 1935 |
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| wghofid = denny-shute |
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| open = '''Won''': 1933 |
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| pga = '''Won''': 1936, 1937 |
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| wghofid = 1142 |
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| wghofyear = 2008 |
| wghofyear = 2008 |
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}} |
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'''Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute''' (October 25, 1904 |
'''Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute''' (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American [[professional golfer]] who won three [[Men's major golf championships|major championships]] in the 1930s. |
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==Life and career== |
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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.<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70810FB3A5D157A93C2AB1788D85F448385F9</ref> They had one child.<ref>http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brucen&id=I32791</ref> |
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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.<ref name=yvapobt>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kCdcAAAAIBAJ&pg=877%2C5857030 |work=Youngstown Vindicator |location=(Ohio) |agency=Associated Press |title=Denny Shute, 69 dies |date=May 14, 1974 |page=23 }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/03/20/archives/marriage-announcement-3-no-title.html |title=Marriage Announcement |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=May 28, 2011 |date=March 20, 1930}}</ref> and they had one child, a daughter, Nancy Paige.<ref name=yvapobt/> |
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Shute won the |
Shute won the [[Open Championship]] at [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]] in [[1933 Open Championship|1933]] in a playoff<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Denny+SHUTE |title=1933 Denny Shute |publisher=The Open |access-date=October 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016164928/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Denny+SHUTE |archive-date=October 16, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and the [[1936 PGA Championship|1936]] and [[1937 PGA Championship]]s, then conducted at [[match play]]. He was the last man to win consecutive PGA Championships before [[Tiger Woods]] did so in [[1999 PGA Championship|1999]] and [[2000 PGA Championship|2000]]. |
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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 was a member of the U.S. team in the [[Ryder Cup]] on three occasions: [[1931 Ryder Cup|1931]], [[1933 Ryder Cup|1933]], and [[1937 Ryder Cup|1937]]. In 1933, he missed a putt to tie the competition. |
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Shute died in [[Akron, Ohio]]. He was elected to the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in the veterans category in 2008.<ref> |
Shute died at age 69 at his home in [[Akron, Ohio]].<ref name=yvapobt/> He was elected to the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in the veterans category in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/06/24/uswomensopen.html |title=Career female amateur joins World Golf Hall of Fame |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=October 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019124407/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2008/06/24/uswomensopen.html |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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==Professional wins== |
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===PGA Tour wins (16)=== |
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*1929 (1) [[Ohio Open]] |
*1929 (1) [[Ohio Open]] |
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*1930 (3) [[Los Angeles Open]], [[Texas Open]], [[Ohio Open]] |
*1930 (3) [[Los Angeles Open]], [[Texas Open]], [[Ohio Open]] |
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*1931 (1) [[Ohio Open]] |
*1931 (1) [[Ohio Open]] |
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*1932 (2) Glens Falls Open, [[Miami Biltmore Open]] |
*1932 (2) [[Glens Falls Open]], [[Miami Biltmore Open]] |
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*1933 (2) Gasparilla Open, '''[[The Open Championship|British Open]]''' |
*1933 (2) [[Gasparilla Open]], '''[[The Open Championship|British Open]]''' |
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*1934 (3) Gasparilla Open-Tampa, Riverdale Open, [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Al Espinosa]]) |
*1934 (3) [[Gasparilla Open-Tampa]], Riverdale Open, [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Al Espinosa]]) |
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*1936 (2) Tropical Open, '''[[PGA Championship]]''' |
*1936 (2) Tropical Open, '''[[PGA Championship]]''' |
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*1937 (1) '''[[PGA Championship]]''' |
*1937 (1) '''[[PGA Championship]]''' |
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*1939 (1) Glens Falls Open |
*1939 (1) [[Glens Falls Open]] |
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[[Men's major golf championships|Major championships]] are shown in '''bold'''. |
[[Men's major golf championships|Major championships]] are shown in '''bold'''. |
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==Other wins== |
===Other wins=== |
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''this list may be incomplete'' |
''this list may be incomplete'' |
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*1950 [[Ohio Open]] |
*1950 [[Ohio Open]] |
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===Wins (3)=== |
===Wins (3)=== |
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| 1933 ||[[The Open Championship]] || 3 shot deficit||73-73-73-73=292 || |
| [[1933 Open Championship|1933]] ||[[The Open Championship]] || 3 shot deficit || E (73-73-73-73=292) || Playoff <sup>1</sup> ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Craig Wood (golfer)|Craig Wood]] |
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| 1936 ||[[PGA Championship]] || n/a|| 3 & 2 |
| [[1936 PGA Championship|1936]] ||[[PGA Championship]] || align=center|n/a|| colspan=2 align=center|3 & 2 || {{flagicon|SCO}}/{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Thomson (golfer)|Jimmy Thomson]] |
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| 1937 ||[[PGA Championship]] <small> (2)|| n/a|| 37 holes |
| [[1937 PGA Championship|1937]] ||[[PGA Championship]] <small> (2)</small>||align=center| n/a || colspan=2 align=center|37 holes ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Harold "Jug" McSpaden]] |
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''Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958''<br> |
''Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958''<br> |
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<sup>1</sup> Defeated Craig Wood |
<sup>1</sup> Defeated Craig Wood in a 36-hole playoff: Shute 75-74=149; Wood 78-76=154. |
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===Results timeline=== |
===Results timeline=== |
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Latest revision as of 00:24, 27 January 2024
Denny Shute | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Herman Densmore Shute | ||
Nickname | Denny | ||
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | October 25, 1904||
Died | May 13, 1974 Akron, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 69)||
Spouse | Hettie M. Potts Shute | ||
Children | Nancy Paige (Shute) | ||
Career | |||
College | Western Reserve | ||
Turned professional | 1928 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||
Professional wins | 17 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour | 16 | ||
Other | 1 | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 3) | |||
Masters Tournament | 5th: 1935 | ||
PGA Championship | Won: 1936, 1937 | ||
U.S. Open | 2nd: 1941 | ||
The Open Championship | Won: 1933 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
|
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[edit]
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.[1] 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,[2] and they had one child, a daughter, Nancy Paige.[1]
Shute won the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1933 in a playoff[3] 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.[1] He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in the veterans category in 2008.[4]
Professional wins[edit]
PGA Tour wins (16)[edit]
- 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[edit]
this list may be incomplete
- 1950 Ohio Open
Major championships[edit]
Wins (3)[edit]
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1933 | The Open Championship | 3 shot deficit | E (73-73-73-73=292) | Playoff 1 | Craig Wood |
1936 | PGA Championship | n/a | 3 & 2 | / Jimmy Thomson | |
1937 | PGA Championship (2) | n/a | 37 holes | Harold "Jug" McSpaden |
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[edit]
Tournament | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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U.S. Open | T43 | T48 | T6 | T3 |
The Open Championship | ||||
PGA Championship | R32 |
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | 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 | 1 | 20 | 14 | |||||||
PGA Championship | R16 | 2 | R32 | SF | R16 | 1 | 1 | R16 | R16 |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | 18 | WD | NT | NT | NT | T25 | 20 | 32 | T45 | |
U.S. Open | 2 | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
PGA Championship | WD | QF | R32 | NT | QF | DNQ | DNQ | R64 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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Masters Tournament | T35 | T47 | T49 | T55 | T68 | T36 | 71 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Open | T31 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | R16 | R32 | R64 | R64 | CUT | T44 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 |
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Masters Tournament | |||
U.S. Open | |||
The Open Championship | CUT | ||
PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
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[edit]
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 17 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 16 |
The Open Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
PGA Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 19 |
Totals | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 81 | 55 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 26 (1926 U.S. Open – 1937 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (1934 PGA – 1935 PGA)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Denny Shute, 69 dies". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. May 14, 1974. p. 23.
- ^ "Marriage Announcement". The New York Times. March 20, 1930. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ "1933 Denny Shute". The Open. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Career female amateur joins World Golf Hall of Fame". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.