Denny Shute

Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (born October 25, 1904 in Cleveland, Ohio, died May 13, 1974 in Akron, Ohio) 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. His father was born in England.

Shute was a member of the U.S. team in the Ryder Cup on three occasions. In 1933, he missed a putt to tie the competition.

PGA Tour wins

• 1929 (1) Ohio Open Golf
• 1930 (3) Los Angeles Open, Texas Open, Ohio State Open
• 1931 (1) Ohio Open
• 1932 (2) Glen 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) Glen Falls Open

Major championships are shown in bold.