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 9 to 2 points.

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 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 for this Ryder Cup. 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:

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. Hogan was a non-playing captain in 1949 and 1967.

 Team USANameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentageSam Snead – captain 39 3 5 4–1–0 80.00Skip Alexander 33 1 1 0–1–0 0.00Jack Burke Jr. 28 0 RookieJimmy Demaret 41 2 4 4–0–0 100.00Dutch Harrison 41 2 3 2–1–0 66.67Clayton Heafner 37 1 2 2–0–0 100.00Ben Hogan 39 1 1 1–0–0 100.00Lloyd Mangrum 37 2 4 3–1–0 75.00Ed Oliver 36 1 2 2–0–0 100.00Henry 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."The Ryder Cup". The Times, Thursday, April 19 1951; pg. 2; Issue 51979. 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."The Ryder Cup Team". The Times, Wednesday, August 1 1951; pg. 2; Issue 52068. The final two places were later given to Weetman and Adams, the finalists in the News of the World Match Play. "Ryder Cup Team Completed". The Times, Monday, September 24 1951; pg. 7; Issue 52114.

 Team Great BritainNameAgePreviousRyder CupsMatchesW–L–HWinningpercentage 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

Results Faulkner/Rees 5 & 3Heafner/BurkeWard/Lees 2 & 1Oliver/RansomAdams/Panton 5 & 4Snead/MangrumDaly/Bousfield 5 & 4Hogan/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."The Ryder Cup - U.S. Lead in the Foursomes". The Times, Saturday, November 3 1951; pg. 4; Issue 52149.

Sunday's singles matches Results Jimmy Adams 4 & 3Jack Burke Jr.Dai Rees 2 upJimmy DemaretFred DalyhalvedClayton HeafnerHarry Weetman 6 & 5Lloyd MangrumArthur Lees 2 & 1Ed OliverCharlie Ward 3 & 2Ben HoganJohn Panton 8 & 7Skip AlexanderMax Faulkner 4 & 3Sam Snead 1 Session 6 2 Overall 9

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."The Ryder Cup - Sweeping Victory for U.S.". The Times, Monday, November 5 1951; pg. 7; Issue 52150.

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

Source:

United States Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesSkip Alexander 1 1–0–0 1–0–0 0–0–0Jack Burke Jr. 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Jimmy Demaret 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Clayton Heafner 1.5 1–0–1 0–0–1 1–0–0Ben Hogan 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Lloyd Mangrum 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0Ed Oliver 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Henry Ransom 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Sam Snead 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0

Dutch Harrison did not play in any matches.

Great Britain Player Points Overall Singles FoursomesJimmy Adams 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Ken Bousfield 0 0–1–0 0–0–0 0–1–0Fred Daly 0.5 0–1–1 0–0–1 0–1–0Max Faulkner 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Arthur Lees 2 2–0–0 1–0–0 1–0–0John Panton 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Dai Rees 0 0–2–0 0–1–0 0–1–0Charlie Ward 1 1–1–0 0–1–0 1–0–0Harry Weetman 0 0–1–0 0–1–0 0–0–0

Jack Hargreaves did not play in any matches.

References

External links PGA of America: 1951 Ryder Cup About.com: 1951 Ryder Cup