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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]
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 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.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
18 hole scores: Heafner/Burke: 2 up, Ward/Lees: 3 up, Snead/Mangrum: 5 up, Hogan/Demaret: 3 up.[9]
Results | ||
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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]
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source: [3]
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes |
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Skip Alexander | 1 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 0–0–0 |
Jack Burke Jr. | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Jimmy Demaret | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Clayton Heafner | 1.5 | 1–0–1 | 0–0–1 | 1–0–0 |
Ben Hogan | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Lloyd Mangrum | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Ed Oliver | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Henry Ransom | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Sam Snead | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
Dutch Harrison did not play in any matches.
Player | Points | Overall | Singles | Foursomes |
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Jimmy Adams | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Ken Bousfield | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 | 0–1–0 |
Fred Daly | 0.5 | 0–1–1 | 0–0–1 | 0–1–0 |
Max Faulkner | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Arthur Lees | 2 | 2–0–0 | 1–0–0 | 1–0–0 |
John Panton | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Dai Rees | 0 | 0–2–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 |
Charlie Ward | 1 | 1–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 1–0–0 |
Harry Weetman | 0 | 0–1–0 | 0–1–0 | 0–0–0 |
Jack Hargreaves did not play in any matches.
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