 It was cancelled when the professionals asked the patrician patriarch of Pinehurst, Richard Tufts, who was a great champion of amateurism, to increase the prize money in line with PGA Tour rates.The final tourney's purse was $7,500 in 1951, with a winner's share of $1,500.The Ryder Cup was held at the course the previous week, but only five of the nine on the winning U.S. team stayed to play.