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. 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, and they had one child, a daughter, Nancy Paige. 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. ==Professional wins==