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 9½ to 2½ points.[1][2]

9th Ryder Cup Matches
DatesNovember 2–4, 1951
VenuePinehurst Resort
Course No. 2
LocationPinehurst, North Carolina
Captains
9½ 2½
United States wins the Ryder Cup
Pinehurst Resort
Location in the United States
Pinehurst Resort
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

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 39354–1–080.00
Skip Alexander 33110–1–00.00
Jack Burke, Jr. 280Rookie
Jimmy Demaret 41244–0–0100.00
Dutch Harrison 41232–1–066.67
Clayton Heafner 37122–0–0100.00
Ben Hogan 39111–0–0100.00
Lloyd Mangrum 37243–1–075.00
Ed Oliver 36122–0–0100.00
Henry Ransom 400Rookie

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 47Non-playing captain
Jimmy Adams 41242–2–050.00
Ken Bousfield 32111–0–0100.00
Fred Daly 40241–3–025.00
Max Faulkner 35241–3–025.00
Jack Hargreaves 370Rookie
Arthur Lees 43241–3–025.00
John Panton 350Rookie
Dai Rees 38352–2–150.00
Charlie Ward 40240–4–00.00
Harry Weetman 310Rookie

Friday's foursome matches
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
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
1½ Session 6½
2½ Overall 9½

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

Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.

Source: [3]

United States
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Skip Alexander11–0–01–0–00–0–0
Jack Burke, Jr.22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Jimmy Demaret22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Clayton Heafner1.51–0–10–0–11–0–0
Ben Hogan22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Lloyd Mangrum22–0–01–0–01–0–0
Ed Oliver00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Henry Ransom00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Sam Snead22–0–01–0–01–0–0

Dutch Harrison did not play in any matches.

Great Britain
PlayerPointsOverallSinglesFoursomes
Jimmy Adams00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Ken Bousfield00–1–00–0–00–1–0
Fred Daly0.50–1–10–0–10–1–0
Max Faulkner00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Arthur Lees22–0–01–0–01–0–0
John Panton00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Dai Rees00–2–00–1–00–1–0
Charlie Ward11–1–00–1–01–0–0
Harry Weetman00–1–00–1–00–0–0

Jack Hargreaves did not play in any matches.

References
  1. "US Ryder Cuppers triumph, 9½ - 2½". Palm Beach Post-Times. November 5, 1951. p. 7.
  2. "United States beats British Ryder Cuppers,9½ - 2½". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. November 5, 1951. p. 9.
  3. "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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