Tournament information | |
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Dates | June 13–16, 1957 |
Location | Toledo, Ohio |
Course(s) | Inverness Club |
Organized by | USGA |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,919 yards (6,327 m) [1] [2] |
Field | 157 players, 53 after cut |
Cut | 150 (+10) |
Prize fund | $30,000 [3] |
Winner's share | $7,200 |
Champion | |
Dick Mayer | |
282 (+2), playoff | |
The 1957 U.S. Open was the 57th U.S. Open, held June 12–15 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Dick Mayer defeated defending champion Cary Middlecoff in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title. [4]
Amateur Billy Joe Patton was the 36-hole co-leader with Mayer, [5] but fell back with consecutive 76s and tied for eighth. The 54-hole lead was held by Jimmy Demaret, age 47, attempting to become the oldest U.S. Open champion. Mayer was a shot back, while Middlecoff, Julius Boros, and Roberto De Vicenzo were two back. [6]
With temperatures soaring in the final round with high humidity, Demaret was five-over through eleven holes. He rebounded with three birdies on the back nine to post a 72 and a 283 total, a shot out of the playoff. Mayer carded a 70 and a 282 total, while Middlecoff birdied the last to force a playoff. [6] [7] The Sunday playoff turned out to be a one-sided affair, as Mayer shot 72 to Middlecoff's 79. Temperatures again approached 100 °F (38 °C) and only one birdie was carded. [8] [9]
This U.S. Open witnessed the debut of 17-year-old amateur Jack Nicklaus, [10] who had consecutive rounds of 80 and missed the cut. [11] It was just the beginning for Nicklaus, as he won a record-tying four U.S. Open titles and a record 18 major championships. While Nicklaus was making his debut, three-time major winner Denny Shute was playing his last Open; he too missed the cut. Two-time champion Gene Sarazen, at 55 in his penultimate Open, also missed the cut. After receiving medical attention for a back ailment, four-time champion and pre-tournament favorite Ben Hogan withdrew prior to his first round on Thursday. [12] [13] [14]
The course was scheduled to play to a length of 6,961 yards (6,365 m), but heavy rains caused several new tee boxes to become unplayable and the course was shortened by about 100 yards (90 m). [2]
This was the third U.S. Open at Inverness, which hosted in 1920 and 1931. The U.S. Open returned in 1979 and the PGA Championship followed in 1986 and 1993.
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yards | 394 | 384 | 175 | 466 | 423 | 385 | 400 | 212 | 466 | 3,305 | 400 | 380 | 527 | 167 | 479 | 468 | 412 | 451 | 330 | 3,614 | 6,919 |
Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 70 |
Source: [1]
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
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Thursday, June 13, 1957
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Jimmy Demaret | 68 | −2 |
T2 | Julius Boros | 69 | −1 |
Doug Ford | |||
Ken Venturi | |||
T5 | Billy Maxwell | 70 | E |
Dick Mayer | |||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | |||
Bud Ward | |||
Bo Wininger | |||
T10 | Jack Burke Jr. | 71 | +1 |
Cary Middlecoff | |||
Sam Penecale | |||
Peter Thomson | |||
Don Whitt |
Source: [15]
Friday, June 14, 1957
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | Dick Mayer | 70-68=138 | −2 |
Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-68=138 | ||
T3 | Doug Ford | 69-71=140 | E |
Ken Venturi | 69-71=140 | ||
T5 | Jimmy Demaret | 68-73=141 | +1 |
Bo Wininger | 70-71=141 | ||
7 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-70=142 | +2 |
8 | Peter Thomson | 71-72=143 | +3 |
T9 | Julius Boros | 69-75=144 | +4 |
Fred Hawkins | 72-72=144 | ||
Sam Penecale | 71-73=144 | ||
Bud Ward | 70-74=144 |
Source: [5]
Saturday, June 15, 1957 (morning)
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Jimmy Demaret | 68-73-70=211 | +1 |
2 | Dick Mayer | 70-68-74=212 | +2 |
T3 | Julius Boros | 69-75-70=214 | +4 |
Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-70-72=214 | ||
Cary Middlecoff | 71-75-68=214 | ||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-68-76=214 | ||
Bud Ward | 70-74-70=214 | ||
T8 | Fred Hawkins | 72-72-71=215 | +5 |
Ken Venturi | 69-71-75=215 | ||
10 | Mike Fetchick | 74-71-71=216 | +6 |
Saturday, June 15, 1957 (afternoon)
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) |
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T1 | Dick Mayer | 70-68-74-70=282 | +2 | Playoff |
Cary Middlecoff | 71-75-68-68=282 | |||
3 | Jimmy Demaret | 68-73-70-72=283 | +3 | 2,160 |
T4 | Julius Boros | 69-75-70-70=284 | +4 | 1,380 |
Walter Burkemo | 74-73-72-65=284 | |||
T6 | Fred Hawkins | 72-72-71-71=286 | +6 | 840 |
Ken Venturi | 69-71-75-71=286 | |||
T8 | Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-70-72-76=290 | +10 | 465 |
Chick Harbert | 68-79-71-72=290 | |||
Billy Maxwell | 70-76-72-72=290 | |||
Sam Snead | 74-74-69-73=290 | |||
Billy Joe Patton (a) | 70-68-76-76=290 | 0 |
Sunday, June 16, 1957
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ( $) |
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1 | Dick Mayer | 72 | +2 | 7,200 |
2 | Cary Middlecoff | 79 | +9 | 4,200 |
Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |