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Olin Dutra (January 17, 1901 – May 5, 1983) was a professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s.
Dutra was born in Monterey, California. In 1924, he resigned from a job at a hardware store and joined the PGA Tour, where he would win 19 tournaments. His best years as a golf professional were in the early 1930s; he won the 1932 PGA Championship, the 1934 U.S. Open at Merion and played in the 1933 and 1935 Ryder Cup matches. In the 1932 PGA Championship, Dutra played 196 holes and finished an astounding 19-under-par, including finishing as low qualifier and winning his matches 9 & 8, 5 & 3, 5 & 4, 3 & 2, and 4 & 3.
The 1934 U.S. Open is the tournament for which Dutra is best remembered. While traveling to Philadelphia, where the tournament was to take place, Dutra became ill and lost 15 pounds. After the first 2 rounds, he was 8 strokes behind the leaders, after the third round he was in 18th place. On the eve of the final round, Dutra had an attack of dysentery, forcing him to snack on sugar cubes throughout the final round. He was still able to shoot a 72 holding off Gene Sarazen to win by a single stroke.
[edit] Results in major championships
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, F = 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.
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