1951 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 1951 U.S. Open was the 51st time the tournament was played.
Winner: Ben Hogan, 287
Where it was played: Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan
Tournament dates: June 14-16, 1951
Leader after first round: Sam Snead, 71
Leader after second round: Bobby Locke, 144
Leader after third round: Bobby Locke and Jimmy Demaret, 218
Notable Notes: Ben Hogan shot the best round of the tournament, a 67, in the final round, including a birdie on the last hole. He won by two strokes over Clayton Heafner, whose own closing 69 combined with Hogan's 67 as the only two sub-70 rounds of the tournament. Third-round co-leader Bobby Locke slide to third, while the other Round 3 co-leader, Jimmy Demaret, struggled with a final-round 78.
Final Scores
| Ben Hogan | 76-73-71-67—287 |
| Clayton Heafner | 72-75-73-69—289 |
| Bobby Locke | 73-71-74-73—291 |
| Julius Boros | 74-74-71-74—293 |
| Lloyd Mangrum | 75-74-74-70—293 |
| Al Besselink | 72-77-72-73—294 |
| Dave Douglas | 75-70-75-74—294 |
| Fred Hawkins | 76-72-75-71—294 |
| Paul Runyan | 73-74-72-75—294 |
| Al Brosch | 73-74-76-72—295 |
| Smiley Quick | 73-76-74-72—295 |
| Skee Riegel | 75-76-71-73—295 |
| Sam Snead | 71-78-72-74—295 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 74-74-70-78—296 |
| Lew Worsham | 76-71-76-73—296 |
| a-Charles Kocsis | 75-74-76-72—297 |
| Henry Ransom | 74-74-76-73—297 |
| Buck White | 76-75-74-72—297 |
| Raymond Gafford | 76-74-74-74—298 |
| Johnny Revolta | 78-72-72-76—298 |
| Charles Bassler | 79-71-74-75—299 |
| Joe Kirkwood Jr. | 74-78-73-74—299 |
| Marty Furgol | 78-72-74-76—300 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 76-73-79-73—301 |
| Ed "Porky" Oliver | 81-71-77-72—301 |
| Johnny Palmer | 73-78-76-74—301 |
| Henry Picard | 78-73-78-72—301 |
| Earl Stewart Jr. | 74-74-78-75—301 |
| Tommy Bolt | 77-72-75-78—302 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 75-76-74-77—302 |
| Fred Haas | 77-75-77-73—302 |
| George Kinsman | 75-73-75-79—302 |
| a-Sam Urzetta | 78-71-78-75—302 |
| a-Bo Wininger | 75-71-77-79—302 |
| Clarence Doser | 74-76-77-76—303 |
| Charles Klein | 73-74-81-75—303 |
| Gene Sarazen | 74-76-76-77—303 |
| Al Watrous | 77-75-77-74—303 |
| Sam Bernardi | 73-76-77-78—304 |
| a-Harvie Ward | 74-76-78-76—304 |
| Doug Ford | 76-76-78-75—305 |
| Bob Hamilton | 74-77-79-76—306 |
| Jack Harden | 75-75-80-76—306 |
| Gene Kunes | 77-75-77-77—306 |
| a-Dale Morey | 76-75-75-80—306 |
| a-Frank Stranahan | 74-77-78-77—306 |
| Dutch Harrison | 73-78-78-78—307 |
| Craig Wood | 76-72-82-77—307 |
| Sam Byrd | 73-79-76-80—308 |
| Bill Nary | 77-75-77-79—308 |
| Gene Webb | 76-74-76-82—308 |
| Johnny Bulla | 80-70-82-77—309 |
| a-James Funston | 76-75-84-75—310 |
| John Barnum | 79-73-79-80—311 |
| Claude Harmon | 74-75-79-83—311 |
