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Olin Dutra

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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.<ref name=gtfws>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Born in Monterey, California,<ref name="NYTobit" /> Dutra was a descendant of early Spanish settlers in California.<ref name="mumood" /><ref name="odiwrc">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> At age nine, he and his older brother Mortimer were introduced to golf as a caddies at the country club in Del Monte,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> where the club professional was Macdonald Smith.<ref name="odiwrc" /> For years, they woke up very early to practice golf before going to work. Early in his career, Dutra worked at a hardware store for five years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Professional careerEdit

In 1923, Dutra resigned from a job at his father's hardware store to become a golf professional.<ref name="pga">Template:Cite book</ref> His best years as a golf professional were in the early 1930s, when he won his two majors<ref name="NYTobit" /> 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<ref name="odtqm">Template:Cite news</ref> and won his five matches by comfortable margins (9 & 8, 5 & 3, 5 & 4, 3 & 2, and 4 & 3).<ref name="pgamedia32">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="odwpgt">Template:Cite news</ref>

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 Template:Convert off his Template:Height, Template:Convert frame.<ref name=mumood/> 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.<ref name=NYTobit/><ref>1934 U.S. Open Template:Webarchive</ref> (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.<ref name=freshofod/><ref name=robydu >Template:Cite news</ref> 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 Template:Convert, outdriving her male playing partners.<ref name=notoobig>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref> (It was later revealed she had previous golf experience.)<ref name=babept2 >Template:Cite magazine</ref> Dutra later worked in Mexico City, then back in California in Avila Beach and Watsonville. In 1966, Dutra was inducted into the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He died after an extended illness at age 82 in Newman in Stanislaus County.<ref name=NYTobit/><ref name=tolbobit/> Dutra and his wife Gladys are buried in the Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman.

Professional winsEdit

PGA Tour wins (10)Edit

Other winsEdit

Major championshipsEdit

Wins (2)Edit

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

The PGA Championship was match play until 1958.

Results timelineEdit

Tournament 1928 1929
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship R32
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF 3
U.S. Open T25 T21 T7 T7 1 T12 T45 T55 T16 T16
The Open Championship 6
PGA Championship 1 R16 DNQ R32
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament NT NT NT
U.S. Open CUT WD NT NT NT NT CUT
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT
PGA Championship NT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953
Masters Tournament 63
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
DNQ = did not qualify for match play portion
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

SummaryEdit

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2
U.S. Open 1 0 0 1 3 7 12 10
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
PGA Championship 1 0 0 1 2 4 5 4
Totals 2 0 1 3 7 13 20 17

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