Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute (October 25, 1904 – May 13, 1974) was an American professional golfer who won three major championships in the 1930s.

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.

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