1951 Ryder Cup: USA wins at Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2
USA won the 1951 Ryder Cup 9½–2½ over Great Britain at Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1951 in the Ryder Cup room, or every year on the Ryder Cup results list.
- Dates
- November 2, 1951 to November 4, 1951
- Course
- Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2, Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States
- Edition
- 9th Ryder Cup
- Teams
- USA v Great Britain
- Result
- USA 9½, Great Britain 2½ · USA won by 7 points
- Points to win
- 6½ (holder retains with 6)
- USA captain
- Sam Snead
- Great Britain captain
- Arthur Lacey
- Holder after
- USA
Session 1: foursomes, November 2, 1951 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 3, Great Britain 1 · running score USA 3, Great Britain 1.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton Heafner and Jack Burke Jr. | Max Faulkner and Dai Rees | 5 & 3 | USA |
| 2 | Ed Oliver and Henry Ransom | Charlie Ward and Arthur Lees | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
| 3 | Sam Snead and Lloyd Mangrum | Jimmy Adams and John Panton | 5 & 4 | USA |
| 4 | Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret | Fred Daly and Ken Bousfield | 5 & 4 | USA |
Session 2: singles, November 4, 1951 (36 holes (all day))
Session: USA 6½, Great Britain 1½ · running score USA 9½, Great Britain 2½.
| Match | USA | Great Britain | Result | Point to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Burke Jr. | Jimmy Adams | 4 & 3 | USA |
| 2 | Jimmy Demaret | Dai Rees | 2 up | USA |
| 3 | Clayton Heafner | Fred Daly | halved | halved |
| 4 | Lloyd Mangrum | Harry Weetman | 6 & 5 | USA |
| 5 | Ed Oliver | Arthur Lees | 2 & 1 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Ben Hogan | Charlie Ward | 3 & 2 | USA |
| 7 | Skip Alexander | John Panton | 8 & 7 | USA |
| 8 | Sam Snead | Max Faulkner | 4 & 3 | USA |
USA team, 1951
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skip Alexander | United States | 1-0-0 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Demaret | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Dutch Harrison | United States | did not play | ||
| Clayton Heafner | United States | 1-0-1 | 1½ | |
| Ben Hogan | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Jack Burke Jr. | United States | yes | 2-0-0 | 2 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| Ed Oliver | United States | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Henry Ransom | United States | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
| Sam Snead | United States | 2-0-0 | 2 |
Great Britain team, 1951
| Player | Nationality | Rookie | W-L-H | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adams | Scotland | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Ken Bousfield | England | 0-1-0 | 0 | |
| Fred Daly | Northern Ireland | 0-1-1 | ½ | |
| Max Faulkner | England | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Jack Hargreaves | England | yes | did not play | |
| Arthur Lees | England | 2-0-0 | 2 | |
| John Panton | Scotland | yes | 0-2-0 | 0 |
| Dai Rees | Wales | 0-2-0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ward | England | 1-1-0 | 1 | |
| Harry Weetman | England | yes | 0-1-0 | 0 |
What happened at the 1951 Ryder Cup
Jimmy Demaret got up and down from 10 of 11 greenside bunkers and closed out Dai Rees 2 up by holing from a bunker on the 35th hole.
Play stopped on Saturday 3 November so both teams could attend the North Carolina v Tennessee football game in Chapel Hill (Tennessee won 27-0).
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Ryder Cup data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: ryder-cup.csv (the Ryder Cup room's record), with every match and team sheet from GNN's Ryder Cup data.