Олин Дутра: Америкалық гольф шеберінің өмірі мен жетістіктері

American professional golfer

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.

Born in Monterey, California, At age nine, he and his older brother Mortimer were introduced to golf as a caddies at the country club in Del Monte, where the club professional was Macdonald Smith.

In 1923, Dutra resigned from a job at his father's hardware store to become a golf professional. His best years as a golf professional were in the early 1930s, when he won his two majors and won his five matches by comfortable margins (9 & 8, 5 & 3, 5 & 4, 3 & 2, and 4 & 3). 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 off his , frame. (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. 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 , outdriving her male playing partners. (It was later revealed she had previous golf experience.) 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. He died after an extended illness at age 82 in Newman in Stanislaus County. Dutra and his wife Gladys are buried in the Hills Ferry Cemetery in Newman.

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner up1932 PGA Championship n/a 4 & 3 Frank Walsh1934 U. S. Open 3 shot deficit +13 (76 74 72 71=293) 1 stroke Gene Sarazen
The PGA Championship was match play until 1958.

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