| 1951 Masters | |
Skee Riegel and Sam Snead began the final round of the 1951 Masters with 1-stroke leads over Ben Hogan. Riegel played well, but Hogan played better. And Snead? He blew up with an 80 that included an 8 after hitting into water on the 11th, and the Slammer finished 11 strokes off the lead.
Riegel, a first-year pro, was solid with a 71, but Hogan played bogeyless golf in the final round, firing a 68 and winning by two strokes. For Hogan, it was his first Masters victory, and his fifth major championship win.
Results from the 1951 Masters golf tournament played at the par-72 Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. (a-amateur):
| Ben Hogan | 70-72-70-68--280 | $3,000 |
| Skee Riegel | 73-68-70-71--282 | $1,875 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 69-74-70-73--286 | $1,162 |
| Lew Worsham | 71-71-72-72--286 | $1,162 |
| Dave Douglas | 74-69-72-73--288 | $750 |
| Lawson Little | 72-73-72-72--289 | $600 |
| Jim Ferrier | 74-70-74-72--290 | $525 |
| Johnny Bulla | 71-72-73-75--291 | $450 |
| Byron Nelson | 71-73-73-74--291 | $450 |
| Sam Snead | 69-74-68-80--291 | $450 |
| Jack Burke Jr. | 73-72-74-73--292 | $390 |
| a-Charlie Coe | 76-71-73-73--293 | |
| Cary Middlecoff | 73-73-69-78--293 | $356 |
| Gene Sarazen | 75-73-74-71--293 | $356 |
| Ed Furgol | 80-71-72-71--294 | $337 |
| Dutch Harrison | 76-71-76-71--294 | $337 |
| Julius Boros | 76-72-74-73--295 | $337 |
| George Fazio | 68-74-74-80--296 | $315 |
| Bob Toski | 75-73-73-75--296 | $315 |
| Al Besselink | 76-73-71-77--297 | $307 |
| a-Dick Chapman | 72-76-72-77--297 | |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 75-74-74-74--297 | $307 |
| Clayton Heafner | 74-72-73-78--297 | $307 |
| Joe Kirkwood Jr. | 73-71-78-75--297 | $307 |
| Ted Kroll | 76-75-71-76--298 | $150 |
| Dick Mayer | 71-75-79-73--298 | $150 |
| Bill Nary | 76-73-73-76--298 | $150 |
| Henry Ransom | 74-74-74-76--298 | $150 |
| a-Sam Urzetta | 73-72-78-75--298 | |
| Jimmy Demaret | 76-74-78-71--299 | $100 |
| Johnny Palmer | 73-74-77-75--299 | $100 |
| Leland Gibson | 74-74-75-78--301 | $100 |
| Horton Smith | 79-77-70-75--301 | $100 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 74-74-74-79--301 | |
| Marty Furgol | 77-76-73-76--302 | $100 |
| Claude Harmon | 75-77-74-76--302 | $100 |
| a-Jimmy McHale | 75-76-76-75--302 | |
| a-Harvie Ward Jr. | 74-77-77-74--302 | |
| Fred Haas Jr. | 79-76-73-75--303 | $100 |
| Tony Holguin | 78-72-75-78--303 | $100 |
| Herman Keiser | 77-73-79-74--303 | $100 |
| a-William Goodloe | 74-71-72-88--305 | |
| Johnny Revolta | 74-75-75-81--305 | $100 |
| Ray Gafford | 77-73-76-80--306 | $100 |
| Chick Harbert | 76-73-77-80--306 | $100 |
| Harold Williams | 76-77-76-78--307 | $100 |
| Denny Shute | 79-76-79-74--308 | $100 |
| Henry Williams | 77-76-77-78--308 | $100 |
| a-Harold Paddock | 75-78-80-79--312 | |
| a-Dow Finsterwald | 76-81-75-81--313 | |
| a-Bobby Knowles | 78-79-75-81--313 | |
| a-Juan Segura | 72-80-79-82--313 | |
| a-Bill Shields | 82-76-76-79--313 | |
| George Von Elm | 77-76-79-81--313 | $100 |
| a-Bill Mawhinney | 83-75-73-84--315 | |
| a-Bob Sweeny | 80-79-78-78--315 | |
| Johnny Farrell | 81-78-83-76--318 | $100 |
| a-John Ward | 78-75-81-84--318 | |
| a-Bill Campbell | 79-82-74-86--321 |
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