The 9th Ryder Cup Matches were held November 2–4, 1951 at Course No. 2 of the

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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

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, about northeast.

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hosted top-ranked

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and the visiting

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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

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Format

The Ryder Cup is a

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event, with each match worth one point. From

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, 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

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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

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. 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. 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

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. The final two places were later given to Weetman and Adams, the finalists in the News of the World Match Play.

Friday's foursome matches

18 hole scores: Heafner/Burke: 2 up, Ward/Lees: 3 up, Snead/Mangrum: 5 up, Hogan/Demaret: 3 up.

Sunday's singles matches

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

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did not play in any matches.

Great Britain

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did not play in any matches.

References

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External links

PGA of America: 1951 Ryder Cup
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