Activities Sports & Athletics 1951 Ryder Cup: USA 9.5, Great Britain 2.5 Share PINTEREST Email Print Sam Snead was the player-captain of Team USA at the 1951 Ryder Cup. Underwood Archives/Getty Images Sports & Athletics Golf Golf Tournaments Basics History Gear Golf Courses Famous Golfers Baseball Basketball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Cricket Extreme Sports Football Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Soccer Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Activities Learn More By Brent Kelley Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. our editorial process Brent Kelley Updated February 20, 2020 The 1951 Ryder Cup was the site of Sam Snead's first captaincy for Team USA (he captained three times total), and in this one he was player captain for a big U.S. victory. Dates: Nov. 2-4, 1951Score: USA 9.5, Great Britain 2.5Site: Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North CarolinaCaptains: Great Britain - Arthur Lacey; USA - Sam Snead With this outcome, the all-time standings in the Ryder Cup to this point were seven wins for Team USA and two wins for Team Great Britain. 1951 Ryder Cup Team Rosters Great BritainJimmy Adams, ScotlandKen Bousfield, EnglandFred Daly, Northern IrelandMax Faulkner, EnglandJack Hargreaves, EnglandArthur Lees, EnglandJohn Panton, ScotlandDai Rees, WalesCharles Ward, EnglandHarry Weetman, England United StatesSkip AlexanderJack Burke Jr.Jimmy DemaretE.J. "Dutch" HarrisonClayton HeafnerBen HoganLloyd MangrumEd "Porky" OliverHenry RansomSam Snead Notes on the 1951 Ryder Cup Teams Great Britain and USA split the first two games of the 1951 Ryder Cup, but from that point the British side won only one more match (and halved another). But Arthur Lees won both his matches for Team GB, beating Porky Oliver in singles after teaming with Charles Ward for a win in foursomes. There was just too much firepower on the American side, however: Player-captain Sam Snead was 2-0-0, as were Jackie Burke, Jimmy Demaret, Lloyd Mangrum and Ben Hogan. Snead captained Team USA three times, here in 1951, plus the 1959 and 1969 teams. Demaret and Hogan both made their final appearances as Ryder Cup players in 1951. Hogan, who dealt daily with leg pain as a result of his 1949 car crash, essentially gave up match play after this point, avoiding the 36-hole days. Hogan played in only two Ryder Cups (1947, 1951), but captained the American side three times (1947, 1949, 1967). As for Demaret, he played in three Cups - 1947, 1949, 1951 - and went 2-0-0 in each. His 6-0-0 career record represents the most wins in Ryder Cup history without a loss. This Ryder Cup took place over three days but featured only two days of play. On the middle day, the teams attended a college football game. Match Results Foursomes played the first day of competition, singles the second day. All matches 36 holes. Foursomes Clayton Heafner/Jack Burke Jr., U.S., def Max Faulkner/Dai Rees, GB, 5 and 3 Charles Ward/Arthur Lees, GB, def. Ed Oliver/Henry Ransom, U.S., 2 and 1 Sam Snead/Lloyd Mangrum, U.S., def. Jimmy Adams/John Panton, GB, 5 and 4 Ben Hogan/Jimmy Demaret, U.S., def. Fred Daly/Ken Bousfield, GB, 5 and 4 Singles Jack Burke Jr., U.S., def. Jimmy Adams, GB, 4 and 3 Jimmy Demaret, U.S., def. Dai Rees, GB, 2-up Fred Daly, GB, halved with Clayton Heafner, U.S. Lloyd Mangrum, U.S., def. Harry Weetman, GB, 6 and 5 Arthur Lees, GB, def. Ed Oliver, U.S., 2 and 1 Ben Hogan, U.S., def. Charles Ward, GB, 3 and 2 Skip Alexander, U.S., def. John Panton, GB, 8 and 7 Sam Snead, U.S., def. Max Faulkner, GB, 4 and 3 Player Records at the 1951 Ryder Cup Each golfer's record, listed as wins-losses-halves: Great BritainJimmy Adams, 0-2-0Ken Bousfield, 0-1-0Fred Daly, 0-1-1Max Faulkner, 0-2-0Jack Hargreaves, did not playArthur Lees, 2-0-0John Panton, 0-2-0Dai Rees, 0-2-0Charles Ward, 1-1-0Harry Weetman, 0-1-0 United StatesSkip Alexander, 1-0-0Jack Burke Jr., 2-0-0Jimmy Demaret, 2-0-0E.J. "Dutch" Harrison, did not playClayton Heafner, 1-0-1Ben Hogan, 2-0-0Lloyd Mangrum, 2-0-0Ed "Porky" Oliver, 0-2-0Henry Ransom, 0-1-0Sam Snead, 2-0-0 1949 Ryder Cup | 1953 Ryder CupRyder Cup Results