Olin Dutra

Olin Dutra
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Olin Dutra
Nickname	King Kong^[1] Slammin' Spaniard^[2] Golden Basque^[3]
Born	(1901-01-17)January 17, 1901 Monterey, California
Died	May 5, 1983(1983-05-05) (aged 82) Newman, California^[3]
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st)^[4]
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Gladys M. Dutra
Children	1 son, 1 daughter^[5]
Career
Turned professional	1924
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	10
Other	10
Best results in major championships (Wins: 2)
Masters Tournament	3rd: 1935
U.S. Open	Won: 1934
The Open Championship	T6: 1933
PGA Championship	Won: 1932

Olin A. Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He won two major titles, the PGA Championship in 1932 and the U.S. Open in 1934, and was the first major champion born in the western United States.^[6]

Born in Monterey, California,^[5] Dutra was a descendant of early Spanish settlers in California.^[4]^[7] At age nine, he and his older brother Mortimer were introduced to golf as a caddies at the country club in Del Monte,^[8] where the club professional was Macdonald Smith.^[7] For years, they woke up very early to practice golf before going to work. In 1923, Dutra resigned from a job at his father's hardware store to become a golf professional and joined the PGA Tour in 1924, where he won 10 tournaments.^[9] His best years as a golf professional were in the early 1930s, when he won his two majors^[5] and played on the 1933 and 1935 Ryder Cup teams. In the 1932 PGA Championship in St. Paul, Dutra played 196 holes and finished an astounding 19-under-par. He was the medalist in the 36-hole qualifier^[10] and won his five matches by comfortable margins (9 & 8, 5 & 3, 5 & 4, 3 & 2, and 4 & 3).^[11]^[12]

Dutra is best remembered for his performance at the 1934 U.S. Open at Merion near Philadelphia. More than a year earlier, Dutra became afflicted with amoebic dysentery, an often uncomfortable and painful intestinal infection. While traveling east from Los Angeles, Dutra stopped in the Detroit area to meet up with his brother Mortie, as both were entered in the Open, and began to feel very ill. He spent a short time in the hospital, casting doubt whether he could even play in the tournament. He resorted to unusual measures to cope with the infection, and lost close to 20 pounds (9 kg) off his 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 230-pound (104 kg) frame.^[4] After the first two rounds, Dutra was eight strokes behind the leaders and in 18th place. On the eve of the 36-hole final day, he had an attack of dysentery, forcing him to snack on sugar cubes throughout the day. He was still able to shoot a 71-72, and held off 54-hole leader Gene Sarazen to win by a single stroke.^[5]^[13] (Mortie Dutra finished tied for 28th.)

Dutra began his career as a club pro in Fresno, California at Fort Washington Country Club for several years and then was at Sunnyside Country Club for a year. He won his two majors as the pro at Brentwood Country Club in Los Angeles, and moved over to Wilshire Country Club in 1935.^[2]^[14] While at Brentwood in 1932, he gave Babe Didrickson a two-minute lesson before she played her "first" round of golf, shortly after the 1932 Olympics; her first tee shot was 240 yards (220 m), outdriving her male playing partners.^[15] (It was later revealed she had previous golf experience.)^[16] Dutra later worked in Mexico City, then back in California in Avila Beach and Watsonville. He died after an extended illness at age 82 in Newman in Stanislaus County.^[5]^[3] Dutra and his wife Gladys are buried in the Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins (10)

1929 (1) National Orange Open
1930 (2) Long Beach Open (tie with Joe Kirkwood, Sr.), Southern California Pro
1932 (3) Metropolitan Open, North Shore Chicago Open, PGA Championship
1934 (2) U.S. Open, Miami Biltmore Open
1936 (2) Sunset Fields Open, True Temper Open

Other wins

1922 Del Monte Match Play
1930 Southern California PGA Championship
1931 Southern California PGA Championship, California State Match Play, Pacific Southwest PGA
1932 Southern California PGA Championship
1933 Southern California PGA Championship
1938 Southern California PGA Championship
1940 Southern California PGA Championship, California State Open

Major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1932	PGA Championship	n/a	4 & 3		Frank Walsh
1934	U.S. Open	3 shot deficit	+13 (76-74-72-71=293)	1 stroke	Gene Sarazen

The PGA Championship was match play until 1958.

Results timeline

Tournament	1928	1929
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R32	DNP

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	DNP	3	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T25	T21	T7	T7	1	T12	T45	T55	T16	T16
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T6	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	1	R16	DNP	DNP	DNP	R32	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT	WD	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	63
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
U.S. Open	1	0	1	3	7	12	10
The Open Championship	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
PGA Championship	1	0	0	2	4	4	4
Totals	2	1	2	7	13	19	17

Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (1928 PGA – 1939 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 7 (1932 U.S. Open – 1935 Masters)

References

↑ Beers, Joel (December 2010). "2010 Hall of Fame: Olin Dutra". Southland Golf. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
1 2 "Olin Dutra" (PDF). Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
1 2 3 "Obituaries: Olin Dutra". Toledo Blade (Ohio). Associated Press. May 7, 1983. p. 12.
1 2 3 Alvarez, Robert (January 13, 2011). "Museum Moment: Olin Dutra's Gritty 1934 U.S. Open Victory". USGA Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 "Olin Dutra, Golf Star in 30's; Won the United States Open". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 7, 1983. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
↑ June 10, 1934. "Golf triumph for West". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. p. 7.
1 2 Darsie, Darsie L. (May 21, 1931). "Olin Dutra is West's leading candidate for Ryder Cup team". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 20.
↑ "Photo-Biography—No.40" (PDF). The American Golfer (LA 84 Foundation). September 1935. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
↑ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. pp. 237–38, 249–50, 253. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
↑ "Olin Dutra takes qualifying medal". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. August 31, 1932. p. 13.
↑ "Tournament Info for: 1932 PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
↑ "Olin Dutra wins pro golf title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. September 5, 1932. p. 19.
↑ 1934 U.S. Open
↑ Glick, Shav (February 2, 1986). "Robinson and Dutra newest inductees into Southland Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
↑ Considine, Bob (August 7, 1956). "No obstacle too big". Milwaukee Sentinel. International News Service. p. 4-part 2.
↑ Johnson, William Oscar (October 13, 1975). "Babe Part 2". Sports Illustrated. p. 49.

External links

USGA.org – Looking back: 1934 U.S. Open
PGA Museum of Golf: Hall of Fame – member profiles
USOpen.com - 1934
Trenham Golf History – 1934 U.S. Open
Olin Dutra at Find a Grave

Olin Dutra in the major championships

U.S. Open champions

1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

PGA Championship champions

Match play era	1916 Jim Barnes 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play era	1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

Olin Dutra in the Ryder Cup

United States Ryder Cup team – 1933

Billy Burke Leo Diegel Ed Dudley Olin Dutra Paul Runyan Gene Sarazen Denny Shute Horton Smith Craig Wood Walter Hagen (playing captain)

Lost: 5.5 – 6.5

United States Ryder Cup team – 1935

Olin Dutra Ky Laffoon Sam Parks Henry Picard Johnny Revolta Paul Runyan Gene Sarazen Horton Smith Craig Wood Walter Hagen (playing captain)

Won: 9 – 3

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