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1951 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]

9th Ryder Cup Matches
DatesNovember 2–4, 1951
VenuePinehurst Resort
Course No. 2
LocationPinehurst, North Carolina
Captains
United States 91⁄2 21⁄2 United Kingdom
United States wins the Ryder Cup
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Pinehurst Resort is located in the United States
Pinehurst Resort
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Location in the United States
Pinehurst Resort is located in North Carolina
Pinehurst Resort
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Location in North Carolina

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

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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

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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

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  Results  
Faulkner/Rees   5 & 3 Heafner/Burke
Ward/Lees   2 & 1 Oliver/Ransom
Adams/Panton   5 & 4 Snead/Mangrum
Daly/Bousfield   5 & 4 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

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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]

Individual player records

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Each entry refers to the win–loss–half record of the player.

Source: [3]

United States

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes
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

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Player Points Overall Singles Foursomes
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

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  1. ^ "US Ryder Cuppers triumph, 9½ - 2½". Palm Beach Post-Times. November 5, 1951. p. 7.
  2. ^ a b "United States beats British Ryder Cuppers, 9½ - 2½". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. November 5, 1951. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b "2016 Ryder Cup Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "Hogan rejects Ryder Cup spot". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. August 5, 1953. p. 24.
  5. ^ "Pick Ryder golf team". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. August 6, 1953. p. 30.
  6. ^ "The Ryder Cup". The Times, Thursday, April 19 1951; pg. 2; Issue 51979.
  7. ^ "The Ryder Cup Team". The Times, Wednesday, August 1 1951; pg. 2; Issue 52068.
  8. ^ "Ryder Cup Team Completed". The Times, Monday, September 24 1951; pg. 7; Issue 52114.
  9. ^ "The Ryder Cup - U.S. Lead in the Foursomes". The Times, Saturday, November 3 1951; pg. 4; Issue 52149.
  10. ^ "The Ryder Cup - Sweeping Victory for U.S.". The Times, Monday, November 5 1951; pg. 7; Issue 52150.
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