1951 - Men (All)
The winners in the category "1951 - Men (All)" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Majors
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The Masters Tournament (15th) (April 5-8). Second-placed Robert "Skee" Riegel (USA) finished 2 shots behind Hogan (USA), who claimed the first of his two Masters titles. Later that year Hogan also won the US Open. [Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA].
Majors
R&A
The Open Championship (80th) (July 4-6). Second-placed Antonio Cerda (Arg) finished 2 shots behind Faulkner (Eng). [Dunluce Links, Royal Portrush GC, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland].
Majors
USGA
The US Open (51st) (Jun 14-16). Second-placed Clayton Heafner (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Hogan (USA). This was the third of Hogan's four US Open wins. [South course, Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan].
Majors
PGA of America
The US PGA Championship (33rd) (Jun 27-Jul 3). Snead (USA) beat Walter Burkemo (USA) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final, to capture his third and final PGA Championship title. [Oakmont CC, nr Pittsburgh, PA].
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (56th). Richard "Dick" Chapman (USA) beat Charles Coe (USA) 5 and 4 in the final. [Royal Porthcawl GC, Mid Glamorgan, Wales].
Amateur
USGA
The US Amateur Championship (51st) (Sept 10-15). Maxwell (USA) beat Joseph Gagliardi (USA) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Saucon Valley CC, Bethlehem, PA].
Amateur
USGA
Played as the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. Jacobs (USA) beat Floyd Addington (USA) 4 and 2 in the final. [University of Illinois GC, Champaign, Illinois].
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open (Aug 2-5; aka the Tam O'Shanter). Second-placed Fred Hawkins (USA) finished 2 shots behind Cary Middlecoff (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
America
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Antonio Cerda (Arg) finished in second place behind De Vicenzo (Arg). [San Isidro GC, Buenos Aires].
America
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Played as the Blue Ribbon Open (July 19-22; one-off PGA Tour event). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) finished 2 shots behind 30-year-old Joe Kirkwood Jr (Aus), whose final round 64 (-7) gave him the the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [North Hills CC, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin].
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (July 12-15). Second-placed Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 1 shot behind Marty Furgol (USA). [Davenport CC, Pleasant Valley, nr Davenport, Iowa].
Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished 3 shots behind Gonzalez (Brazil), who recorded his fourth straight win in this event. [Gavea GC, São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 5-7). Second-placed Fred Hawkins (USA) and Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Jim Ferrier (Aus/USA). [Mississaugua G&CC, Mississauga, Ont.].
America
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 24-27). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind Cary Middlecoff (USA). [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
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Played as the Colombian Open (Abierto de Colombia). Won by defending champion Posse (Col). [CC of Cali, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia].
America
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Played as the Eastern Open (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Jerry Barber (USA) finished 1 shot behind Cary Middlecoff (USA). [Mt Pleasant Municipal GC, Baltimore, MD].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 5-8). Second-placed Henry Ransom (USA) finished 1 shot behind Mangrum (USA). [Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA].
America
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Played as the Houston Open (Feb 22-25). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA) finished 1 shot behind 35-year-old Marty Furgol (USA), who recorded the first of his five PGA Tour wins. [Memorial Park GC, Houston, TX].
America
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Played as the Jacksonville Open (March 16-19). Second-placed Lloyd Mangrum (USA) and Jack Shields (USA) finished a distant 11 shots behind Ferrier (Aus/USA), who won for the third straight time on the PGA Tour. [Hyde Park GC, Jacksonville, FL].
America
KCGA
Played as the Kansas City Open (Oct 4-8). Middlecoff (USA) beat Doug Ford (USA) and Dave Douglas (USA) in an 18-hole playoff. Playoff scores: Middlecoff 68; Ford and Douglas 72. [Milburn G&CC, nr Kansas City, KS].
Played as the Lakewood Park Open.
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open. (Sept 18-20; Metropolitan Golf Assoc event). Second-placed Pete Cooper (USA) finished 2 shots behind Claude Harmon (USA). [Forest Hill Field Club, Bloomfield, New Jersey].
America
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Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). Al Besselink (USA) finished in second place behind De Vicenzo (Arg). [GC Chapultepec, Naucalpan, Mexico City].
America
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Played as the Miami Beach Open (March 8-11; next played in 1955). Second-placed Chuck Klein (USA) and Sam Snead (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jim Ferrier (Aus/USA). [Normandy Shores GC, Miami Beach, FL; at the time called Normandy Isle GC].
America
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Played as the Miami Open (Dec 6-9). Second-placed Chandler Harper (USA) and E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA) finished 5 shots behind defending champion Sam Snead (USA), who won this event for the fifth time in total. [Miami Springs G&CC, Miami, FL; at the time known as Miami Springs Municipal Course].
America
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Played as the (50th and last) North & South Open (Nov 7-11). Second-placed John Barnum (USA) finished 3 shots behind 33-year-old Tommy Bolt (USA), who recorded the first of his 15 PGA Tour wins. [No.2 Course, Pinehurst Resort, North Carolina].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby Pro-Am (Jan 12-14; 54-hole event). Second-placed Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 3 shots behind Nelson (USA). [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula CC].
America
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Played as the Phoenix Open (Jan 25-28). Second-placed Lawson Little (USA) finished 1 shot behind Worsham (USA). [Phoenix CC, Phoenix, AZ].
America
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Played as the Reading Open (Sept 20-23). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA) finished 3 shots behind 38-year-old Jim Turnesa (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour win. [Berkleigh GC, Kutztown, Pennsylvania; at the time Berkleigh CC].
Played as the St Louis Open.
Played as the St Paul Open.
America
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Played as the Texas Open (Feb 8-12). E.J. "Dutch" Harrison (USA) beat Doug Ford (USA) by 1 shot in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Harrison 67, Ford 68), to record his second win in this event. [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX. Early rounds also played at Ft Sam Houston GC].
America
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Played as the Tucson Open (Feb 1-4). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA), Lew Worsham (USA) and Jim Turnesa (USA) finished 2 shots behind Lloyd Mangrum (USA), who won this event for the second time in three years. [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
Played as the Wilmington Azalea Open.
America
George S. May
Played as the World Championship of Golf (Aug 9-12; PGA Tour event for the richest first prize in world golf). Second-placed Jimmy Demaret (USA) finished 3 shots behind Ben Hogan (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
America
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (March 23-26). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (Aus/USA) finished 5 shots behind 31-year-old Doering (USA), who recorded his first and only PGA Tour win. Monday finish. [Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, NC].
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Open (Aug 3-5). Second-placed Flory Van Donck (Belg) and Hassan Hassanien (Egypt) finished 5 shots behind Pelissier (Fra). [Royal Latem GC, Sint-Martens-Latem, East Flanders, Belgium].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (Oct 9-11). Second-placed Reg Horne (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Faulkner (Eng). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 19-22). Weetman (Eng) beat Jimmy Adams (Scot) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Europe
Daks
Played as the Daks Tournament. Second-placed Bobby Locke (S Africa) finished 3 shots behind Panton (Scot). [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop 2000 Guineas Tournament (played over 90 holes). Second-placed Jimmy Adams (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Ward (Eng). [Little Aston GC, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks].
Europe
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Played as the Dutch Open. Second-placed Eric Brown (Scot) and Reg Horne (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Van Donck (Belg), who recorded his fourth win in this event. [Kennemer G&CC, Zandvoort, Netherlands].
Europe
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Played as the Swiss Open. Won by Eric Brown (Scot). [GC Crans-sur-Sierre, Crans-Montana, Switzerland].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France (July 15-18). Second-placed Jimmy Adams (Scot) finished 8 shots behind Hassanein (Egypt). [Vert course, Saint Cloud GC, Garches, nr Paris].
Europe
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Played as the German Open (for the first time since 1939). Won by Cerda (Arg). [Hamburg GC-Falkenstein, Blankenese, nr Hamburg].
Europe
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Played as the North British-Harrogate 2000 Guineas Tournament (over 90 holes). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 4 shots behind Van Donck (Belg). [Oakdale GC, Harrogate, North Yorkshire].
Played as the Italian Open. Won by James "Jimmy" Adams (Scot). [Milano GC, Villasanta, Monza, nr Milan].
Europe
Lotus
Played as the Lotus £1,500 Tournament (Aug 29-31). Second-placed Bobby Locke (S Africa) finished 3 shots behind Charlie Ward (Eng). [Stoneham GC, Southampton, Hampshire].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold-Bournemouth Festival of Britain Tournament. Second-placed Sam King (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Lees (Eng). [Queen's Park GC, Bournemouth, Dorset].
Europe
Silvertown Co.
Played as the Silver King Tournament. Second-placed Jack Hargreaves (Eng) and Wally Smithers (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Van Donck (Belg). [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
Spalding
Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (May 30-June 1). Second-placed John Panton (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Jack Hargreaves (Eng). [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].
Europe
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Played as the Spanish Open. Second-placed Henri de Lamaze (Fra, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Provencio (Esp). This was the last of Provencio's four Spanish Open titles. [Arriba course, Real (Royal) Club de la Puerta de Hierro, Madrid].
Played as the Yorkshire Evening News £1450 Tournament (June 6-8). Norman Von Nida (Aus) and defending champion Dai Rees (Wales) finished in a tie for first place. Ken Bousfield (Eng) finished 1 shot back in third place. [Moortown GC, nr Leeds, W Yorks, England].
Europe
Yorkshire Eve. News
Played as the Yorkshire Evening News £1450 Tournament (June 6-8). Norman Von Nida (Aus) and defending champion Dai Rees (Wales) finished in a tie for first place. Ken Bousfield (Eng) finished 1 shot back in third place. [Moortown GC, nr Leeds, W Yorks, England].
Asia
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Played as the Philippine Open. Won by Larry Montes (Phil). [East course, Wack Wack G&CC, Manila, Philippines].
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 3/4; Japanese major ch'ship). Won by Son Shi-kin* (China). [Naruo GC, Inagawa, Hyogo, Jpn]. *Son Shi-kin of China became a naturalised Japanese citizen in 1955, changing his name to Koichi Ono.
Japan
Japan E&W PGAs
Played as the Japan PGA Championship (Oct 18-21; Japanese major ch'ship). Tetsuo Ishii (Jpn) beat Torakichi "Pete" Nakamura (Jpn) 3 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Hirono GC, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, Japan].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian Open (Oct 4-6). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 4 shots behind 22-year-old Thomson (Aus), who posted the first of his three Australian Open wins. [Metropolitan GC, South Oakleigh, Melbourne, Aus].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the Australian PGA Ch'ship. Von Nida (Aus) beat Ossie Pickworth (Aus) 6 and 5 in the final.
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand Open (Sept 27-29). Second-placed Frank Buckler (NZ) and Tim Woon (NZ, amateur) finished 4 shots behind defending champion Thomson (Aus). [Titirangi GC, New Lynn, Auckland, NZ].
Aus/NZ
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Played as the New Zealand PGA Championship (Oct 1-3). Robert A. "Bob" Jackson (NZ) beat Alex Murray (Eng/NZ) 5 and 3 in the final. [Titirangi GC, New Lynn, Auckland, NZ].
Africa
SA Golf Union
Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Defending champion Bobby Locke (S Africa) beat Harry Bradshaw (Ire) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Houghton GC, Johannesburg, RSA].
Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Jimmy Boyd (S Africa, amateur) and Harry Bradshaw (Ire) finished 9 shots behind defending champion Locke (S Africa). This was the eighth of nine South African Open wins for Locke. [Houghton GC, Johannesburg, RSA].
Awards
PGA of America
Mangrum (USA) won the PGA of America Vardon Trophy, recording the season's lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour.
Awards
PGA of America
Mangrum (USA) was the PGA Tour 1951 leading money winner, with season earnings of $26,088 on the Tour.
Awards
British PGA
Panton (Scot) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1951 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Panton's 71.51 was based on 37 rounds played.
Awards
PGA of America
Hogan (USA) won his third (and second straight) PGA of America Player of the Year Award (based on points allocated for PGA Tour wins, money-list position and scoring average).
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