1951 Masters Tournament

1951 Masters Tournament
Tournament information
Dates April 5–8, 1951
Location Augusta, Georgia
Course(s) Augusta National Golf Club
Organized by Augusta National Golf Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Field 64 players
Cut none
Prize fund $15,000[1]
Winner's share $3,000
Champion
United States Ben Hogan
280 (−8)
Augusta 
Location in the United States

The 1951 Masters Tournament was the 15th Masters Tournament, held April 5–8 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Ben Hogan, age 38, won the first of his two Masters titles, two strokes ahead of runner-up Skee Riegel.[2][3][4] It was the fifth of his nine major titles.

After three rounds, Hogan was one stroke out of the lead, behind Riegel and Sam Snead, the 1949 champion.[5][6] Hogan shot a bogey-free final round of 68 (−4), while Riegel carded a 71 and Snead an 80 (+8). Prior to this victory, Hogan had eight top ten finishes at the Masters, twice as runner-up in 1942 and 1946.

The reigning U.S. Open champion, Hogan also won the year's next major, the 1951 U.S. Open.

With high attendance of about 15,000 on Sunday, a fifty percent bonus for the prize money was declared, boosting the purse to $15,000 and the winner's share to $3,000.[1]

Past champions in the field

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Sam Snead United States194969746880291+3T8
Byron Nelson United States1937, 194271737374291+3T8
Gene Sarazen United States193575737471293+5T12
Jimmy Demaret United States1940, 1947, 195076747871299+11T30
Horton Smith United States1934, 193679777075301+13T32
Claude Harmon United States194875777476302+14T35
Herman Keiser United States194677737974303+15T39
  • The Masters did not have a 36-hole cut until 1957

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, April 5, 1951

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1George Fazio United States68−4
T2Lloyd Mangrum United States69−3
Sam Snead United States
4Ben Hogan United States70−2
T5Johnny Bulla United States71−1
Dick Mayer United States
Byron Nelson United States
Lew Worsham United States
T9Dick Chapman (a) United States72E
Lawson Little United States
Juan Segura (a) Argentina

Source:[7][8]

Second round

Friday, April 6, 1951

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Skee Riegel United States73-68=141−3
T2George Fazio United States68-74=142−2
Ben Hogan United States70-72=142
Lew Worsham United States71-71=142
T5Johnny Bulla United States71-72=143−1
Dave Douglas United States74-69=143
Lloyd Mangrum United States69-74=143
Sam Snead United States69-74=143
T9Jim Ferrier Australia74-70=144E
Joe Kirkwood, Jr. Australia73-71=144
Byron Nelson United States71-73=144

Source:[9][10]

Third round

Saturday, April 7, 1951

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Skee Riegel United States73-68-70=211−5
Sam Snead United States69-74-68=211
3Ben Hogan United States70-72-70=212−4
4Lloyd Mangrum United States69-74-70=213−3
5Lew Worsham United States71-71-72=214−2
T6Cary Middlecoff United States73-73-69=215−1
Dave Douglas United States74-69-72=215
T8Johnny Bulla United States71-72-73=216E
George Fazio United States68-74-74=216
T10William Goodloe (a) United States74-71-72=217+1
Lawson Little United States72-73-72=217
Byron Nelson United States71-73-73=217

Source:[5][6]

Final round

Sunday, April 8, 1951

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Ben Hogan United States70-72-70-68=280−83,000
2Skee Riegel United States73-68-70-71=282−61,875
T3Lloyd Mangrum United States69-74-70-73=286−21162
Lew Worsham United States71-71-72-72=286
5Dave Douglas United States74-69-72-73=288E750
6Lawson Little United States72-73-72-72=289+1600
7Jim Ferrier Australia74-70-74-72=290+2525
T8Johnny Bulla United States71-72-73-75=291+3450
Byron Nelson United States71-73-73-74=291
Sam Snead United States69-74-68-80=291

Source:[2][3][4]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par454343454443545344
United States Hogan−4−5−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8
United States Riegel−5−6−5−5−6−6−5−6−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−5−6−6
United States Mangrum−3−4−4−4−3−2−3−3−3−3−3−1−1E−1−2−2−2
United States Worsham−2−2−2−2−2−2−2−1−1−1−1−2−2−2−2−2−1−2
United States Douglas−1−3−3−2−1−2−2−2−3−2−2E−1EEEEE
United States Snead−5−5−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−3+1+1EE+1+2+2+2
United States Middlecoff−1−2−1−1−1−1−1−1−1EE+1+3+4+5+5+5+5

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey Triple bogey +

Source:[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Golfers given 50% prize bonus". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 9, 1951. p. 4, part 2.
  2. 1 2 3 Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1951). "Hogan wins first Masters title on 280". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 4.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ben Hogan's hot finish wins Masters". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. April 9, 1951. p. 20.
  4. 1 2 "Hogan captures Masters with 280; Riegel second, two strokes behind". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 8, 1951. p. 4, part 2.
  5. 1 2 Bartlett, Charles (April 8, 1951). "Riegel, Snead set Masters pace at 211". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
  6. 1 2 "Snead, Riegel tied for Masters lead". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 8, 1951. p. 1B.
  7. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 6, 1951). "Fazio fires 68 to lead Masters". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  8. ↑ "Fazio's 68 paces Masters; Veetch shoots 80". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 6, 1951. p. 4, part 2.
  9. ↑ Bartlett, Charles (April 7, 1951). "Riegel shoots 68; leads Masters on 141". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
  10. ↑ "Riegel fires 68 to grab lead in Masters with 141". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. April 7, 1951. p. 4, part 2.

Coordinates: 33°30′11″N 82°01′12″W / 33.503°N 82.020°W / 33.503; -82.020

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