1951 Ryder Cup
Wikipedia on Answers.com:
Top
1951 Ryder Cup
| 9th Ryder Cup Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dates | November 2–4 | |
| Venue | Pinehurst Resort | |
| Location | Pinehurst, North Carolina | |
| Captains | Sam Snead (USA) Arthur Lacey (Great Britain) |
|
 9½ 2½  |
||
| United States retains the Ryder Cup | ||
| «1949 | 1953» | |
The 9th Ryder Cup Matches were held at the Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, North Carolina. The United States team won the competition by a score of 9½ to 2½ points.
|
Contents
|
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
|
|
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 |
Sunday's singles matches
|
Results | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Adams | 4 & 3 |
Jack Burke, Jr. |
| Dai Rees | 2 holes |
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 |
References
- "Ryder Cup 2006 » History » 1951 Results". The PGA of America, Ryder Cup Limited, and Turner Sports Interactive. http://www.rydercup.com/2006/europe/history/results/1951.html. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup – 1951". About:Golf. http://golf.about.com/od/teamcompetitions/p/rydercup1951.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
- "Ryder Cup history: 1951". BBC Sport. 2006-09-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/5346462.stm. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
|
|||||||||||
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
Wikipedia on Answers.com
This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article 1951 Ryder Cup.
Read more