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.
Format edit
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 edit
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
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| 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
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| Name | Age | Previous Ryder Cups |
Matches | W–L–H | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arthur Lacey
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47 | Non-playing captain | |||
 Jimmy Adams
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41 | 2 | 4 | 2–2–0 | 50.00 |
| Ken Bousfield
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32 | 1 | 1 | 1–0–0 | 100.00 |
 Fred Daly
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40 | 2 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 25.00 |
| Max Faulkner
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35 | 2 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 25.00 |
| Jack Hargreaves
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37 | 0 | Rookie | ||
| Arthur Lees
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43 | 2 | 4 | 1–3–0 | 25.00 |
| John Panton
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35 | 0 | Rookie | ||
 Dai Rees
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38 | 3 | 5 | 2–2–1 | 50.00 |
| Charlie Ward
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40 | 2 | 4 | 0–4–0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Weetman
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31 | 0 | Rookie | ||
Friday's foursome matches edit
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Results |
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| Faulkner/Rees |  5 & 3
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Heafner/Burke |
| Ward/Lees |  2 & 1
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Oliver/Ransom |
| Adams/Panton | 5 & 4
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Snead/Mangrum |
| Daly/Bousfield | 5 & 4
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Hogan/Demaret |
| 1 | Session | 3 |
| 1 | Overall | 3 |
18 hole scores: Heafner/Burke: 2 up, Ward/Lees: 3 up, Snead/Mangrum: 5 up, Hogan/Demaret: 3 up.[9]
Sunday's singles matches edit
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Results |
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| Jimmy Adams | 4 & 3
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Jack Burke Jr. |
| Dai Rees | 2 up
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Jimmy Demaret |
| Fred Daly | halved | Clayton Heafner |
| Harry Weetman | 6 & 5
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Lloyd Mangrum |
| Arthur Lees | 2 & 1
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Ed Oliver |
| Charlie Ward | 3 & 2
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Ben Hogan |
| John Panton | 8 & 7
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Skip Alexander |
| Max Faulkner | 4 & 3
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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]
Individual player records edit
Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.
Source: [3]
United States edit
| 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.
Great Britain edit
| 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.
References edit
- ^ "US Ryder Cuppers triumph, 9½ - 2½". Palm Beach Post-Times. November 5, 1951. p. 7.
- ^ a b "United States beats British Ryder Cuppers, 9½ - 2½". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. November 5, 1951. p. 9.
- ^ a b "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Hogan rejects Ryder Cup spot". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. August 5, 1953. p. 24.
- ^ "Pick Ryder golf team". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. August 6, 1953. p. 30.
- ^ "The Ryder Cup". The Times, Thursday, April 19 1951; pg. 2; Issue 51979.
- ^ "The Ryder Cup Team". The Times, Wednesday, August 1 1951; pg. 2; Issue 52068.
- ^ "Ryder Cup Team Completed". The Times, Monday, September 24 1951; pg. 7; Issue 52114.
- ^ "The Ryder Cup - U.S. Lead in the Foursomes". The Times, Saturday, November 3 1951; pg. 4; Issue 52149.
- ^ "The Ryder Cup - Sweeping Victory for U.S.". The Times, Monday, November 5 1951; pg. 7; Issue 52150.
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1951 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2007.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1951". BBC Sport. September 14, 2006. Retrieved March 15, 2007.
External links edit
- PGA of America: 1951 Ryder Cup
- About.com: 1951 Ryder Cup Archived January 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine