The 1951 Masters Tournament was contested from April 5 to April 8 at Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta National Golf Club

Augusta National Golf Club, located in Augusta, Georgia, is a famous men's golf club. Founded by Bobby Jones and Clifford Roberts and designed by Alister MacKenzie on the site of a former indigo plantation, the club opened for play in January 1933. Since 1934, it has played host to the annual...

. It was the 15th Masters Tournament.

Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...

 went into the final round trailing by one stroke and shot a bogey-free round of 68 (-4). This was Hogan's first Masters victory. Hogan made eight top ten finishes in previous Master tournaments including two runner-ups before winning in 1951.

Final leaderboard

#	Player	Country	Score	To par	Winnings ($)
1	Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...	United States	70-72-70-68=280	-8	1,500
2	Skee Riegel Skee Riegel Robert Henry "Skee" Riegel was an American professional golfer.Riegel attended West Point, Hobart College, and Lafayette College where he played football and baseball but not golf. He took up golf at the age of 23....	United States	73-68-70-71=282	-6	800
T3	Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Mangrum Lloyd Eugene Mangrum was an American professional golfer. He was known for his smooth swing and his relaxed demeanour on the course, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Icicle".Mangrum was born in Trenton, Texas...	United States	69-74-70-73=286	-2	600
	Lew Worsham Lew Worsham Lewis Elmer Worsham, Jr. was an American professional golfer.Worsham was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In 1947, he won the U.S. Open by defeating Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at the St. Louis Country Club in Clayton, Missouri after the two men had finished tied at 282 in regulation....	United States	71-71-72-72=286
5	Dave Douglas Dave Douglas (golfer) Dave Douglas was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.Douglas hailed from Newark, Delaware. Early in his career, he held the position of club pro at the Newark Country Club from 1940 until October 1942. After World War II, he joined the PGA Tour...	United States	74-69-72-73=288	E	400
6	Lawson Little Lawson Little William Lawson Little, Jr. was an American professional golfer who also had a distinguished amateur career....	United States	72-73-72-72=289	+1	500
7	Jim Ferrier Jim Ferrier James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales. He became an American citizen in 1944.-Early years:...		74-70-74-72=290	+2	525
T8	Johnny Bulla Johnny Bulla John Guthrie Bulla was an American professional golfer.Bulla was born in Newell, West Virginia. He played on the PGA Tour, winning the 1941 Los Angeles Open, and finished runner-up three times in the majors, including twice to Sam Snead at the 1946 British Open and 1949 Masters...	United States	71-72-73-75=291	+3	450
	Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912...	United States	71-73-73-74=291
	Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S...	United States	69-74-68-80=291

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