- 1951 Ryder Cup
Infobox Ryder Cup
year = 1951
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dates = November 2–4
venue =Pinehurst Resort
location =Pinehurst, North Carolina
home = US
away = GB
homecaptain =Sam Snead
awaycaptain =Arthur Lacey
homescore = 9½
awayscore = 2½
result = United States retainsThe 9th Ryder Cup Matches were held at thePinehurst Resort inPinehurst, North Carolina .The United States team won the competition by a score of 9½ to 2½ points.Format
The
Ryder Cup is amatch 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
;flagicon|USA|1912|size=50px Team United States
*Sam Snead — Captain
*Clayton Heafner
*Ed Oliver
*Ben Hogan
*Jack Burke, Jr.
*Henry Ransom
*Lloyd Mangrum
*Jimmy Demaret
*Skip Alexander ;flagicon|GBR|size=50px Team Great Britain
*flagicon|EnglandArthur Lacey — Captain
*flagicon|EnglandMax Faulkner
*flagicon|England Charlie Ward
*flagicon|Scotland Jimmy Adams
*flagicon|Northern Ireland Fred Daly
*flagicon|WalesDai Rees
*flagicon|EnglandArthur Lees
*flagicon|ScotlandJohn Panton
*flagicon|EnglandKen Bousfield
*flagicon|EnglandHarry Weetman Friday's foursome matches
unday's singles matches
References
*cite web |url=http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1951.html |title=Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1951 Results |publisher=The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1951.htm |title=Ryder Cup – 1951 |publisher=About:Golf |accessdate=2007-03-15
*cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346462.stm |title=Ryder Cup history: 1951 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=2007-03-15
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