1951 Ryder Cup
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Course No. 2
- Sam Snead (USA)
- Arthur Lacey (Great Britain)
| Dates | November 2–4, 1951 | ||||
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| Venue | Pinehurst Resort Course No. 2 | ||||
| Location | Pinehurst, North Carolina | ||||
| Captains |
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| United States wins the Ryder Cup | |||||
The 9th Ryder Cup Matches were held November 2–4, 1951 at Course No. 2 of the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The United States team won their fifth consecutive competition by a score of 91⁄2 to 21⁄2 points.[1][2]
The two-day competition was held on Friday and Sunday; Saturday was an off day so that the participants (and spectators) could attend a college football game in Chapel Hill, about 70 miles (110 km) northeast. North Carolina hosted top-ranked Tennessee and the visiting Volunteers won in a rout, 27-0.
Course No. 2, designed by Donald Ross, was set at 7,007 yards (6,407 m) for this Ryder Cup.[2] It later hosted the U.S. Open in 1999, 2005, and 2014.
The Ryder Cup is a match play event, with each match worth one point. From 1927 through 1959, the format consisted of 4 foursome (alternate shot) matches on the first day and 8 singles matches on the second day, for a total of 12 points. Therefore, 6½ points were required to win the Cup. All matches were played to a maximum of 36 holes.
Teams
Source: [3]
This was the second and final Ryder Cup for Ben Hogan as a competitor, following 1947. Although he won three majors in 1953, he declined to participate on that year's team.[4][5] Hogan was a non-playing captain in 1949 and 1967.
 Team USA | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Snead – captain | 39 | 3 | 5 | 4–1–0 | 80.00 |
| Skip Alexander | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0–1–0 | 0.00 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 28 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Jimmy Demaret | 41 | 2 | 4 | 4–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Dutch Harrison | 41 | 2 | 3 | 2–1–0 | 66.67 |
| Clayton Heafner | 37 | 1 | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Ben Hogan | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 37 | 2 | 4 | 3–1–0 | 75.00 |
| Ed Oliver | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2–0–0 | 100.00 |
| Henry Ransom | 40 | 0 | Rookie | ||
In April 1951 the British P.G.A. appointed Arthur Lacey as non-playing captain and chose a selection committee of four which included Lacey and Bill Cox.[6] In late-July eight players were selected: Bousfield, Daly, Faulkner, Hargreaves, Lees, Panton, Rees and Ward. The remaining two places were to be selected after the News of the World Match Play.[7] The final two places were later given to Weetman and Adams, the finalists in the News of the World Match Play. [8]
 Team Great Britain | |||||
| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arthur Lacey |
47 | Non-playing captain | |||
 Jimmy Adams |
41 | 2 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 50.00 |
| Ken Bousfield |
32 | 1 | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100.00 |
 Fred Daly |
40 | 2 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 25.00 |
| Max Faulkner |
35 | 2 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 25.00 |
| Jack Hargreaves |
37 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Arthur Lees |
43 | 2 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 25.00 |
| John Panton |
35 | 0 | Rookie | ||
 Dai Rees |
38 | 3 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
| Charlie Ward |
40 | 2 | 4 | 0–4–0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Weetman |
31 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Friday's foursome matches
Sunday's singles matches
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Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adams |  4 & 3 |
Jack Burke Jr. |
| Dai Rees | 2 up |
Jimmy Demaret |
| Fred Daly | halved | Clayton Heafner |
| Harry Weetman | 6 & 5 |
Lloyd Mangrum |
| Arthur Lees |  2 & 1 |
Ed Oliver |
| Charlie Ward | 3 & 2 |
Ben Hogan |
| John Panton | 8 & 7 |
Skip Alexander |
| Max Faulkner | 4 & 3 |
Sam Snead |
| 11⁄2 | Session | 61⁄2 |
| 21⁄2 | Overall | 91⁄2 |
18 hole scores: Burke: 6 up, Rees: 1 up, Heafner: 3 up, Mangrum: 6 up, Lees: 2 up, Hogan: 2 up, Alexander: 5 up, Snead: 4 up.[10]