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1957 U.S. Open (golf)

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1957 U.S. Open
Tournament information
DatesJune 13–16, 1957
LocationToledo, Ohio
Course(s)Inverness Club
Organized byUSGA
Tour(s)PGA Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length6,919 yards (6,327 m)[1][2]
Field157 players, 53 after cut
Cut150 (+10)
Prize fund$30,000[3]
Winner's share$7,200
Champion
United States Dick Mayer
282 (+2), playoff
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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.

Course layout

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Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
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:

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, June 13, 1957

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jimmy Demaret 68 −2
T2 United States Julius Boros 69 −1
United States Doug Ford
United States Ken Venturi
T5 United States Billy Maxwell 70 E
United States Dick Mayer
United States Billy Joe Patton (a)
United States Bud Ward
United States Bo Wininger
T10 United States Jack Burke Jr. 71 +1
United States Cary Middlecoff
United States Sam Penecale
Australia Peter Thomson
United States Don Whitt

Source:[15]

Second round

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Friday, June 14, 1957

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Dick Mayer 70-68=138 −2
United States Billy Joe Patton (a) 70-68=138
T3 United States Doug Ford 69-71=140 E
United States Ken Venturi 69-71=140
T5 United States Jimmy Demaret 68-73=141 +1
United States Bo Wininger 70-71=141
7 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo 72-70=142 +2
8 Australia Peter Thomson 71-72=143 +3
T9 United States Julius Boros 69-75=144 +4
United States Fred Hawkins 72-72=144
United States Sam Penecale 71-73=144
United States Bud Ward 70-74=144

Source:[5]

Third round

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Saturday, June 15, 1957 (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jimmy Demaret 68-73-70=211 +1
2 United States Dick Mayer 70-68-74=212 +2
T3 United States Julius Boros 69-75-70=214 +4
Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo 72-70-72=214
United States Cary Middlecoff 71-75-68=214
United States Billy Joe Patton (a) 70-68-76=214
United States Bud Ward 70-74-70=214
T8 United States Fred Hawkins 72-72-71=215 +5
United States Ken Venturi 69-71-75=215
10 United States Mike Fetchick 74-71-71=216 +6

Source:[6][7]

Final round

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Saturday, June 15, 1957 (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
T1 United States Dick Mayer 70-68-74-70=282 +2 Playoff
United States Cary Middlecoff 71-75-68-68=282
3 United States Jimmy Demaret 68-73-70-72=283 +3 2,160
T4 United States Julius Boros 69-75-70-70=284 +4 1,380
United States Walter Burkemo 74-73-72-65=284
T6 United States Fred Hawkins 72-72-71-71=286 +6 840
United States Ken Venturi 69-71-75-71=286
T8 Argentina Roberto De Vicenzo 72-70-72-76=290 +10 465
United States Chick Harbert 68-79-71-72=290
United States Billy Maxwell 70-76-72-72=290
United States Sam Snead 74-74-69-73=290
United States Billy Joe Patton (a) 70-68-76-76=290 0

Source:[6][7]

(a) denotes amateur

Playoff

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Sunday, June 16, 1957

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Dick Mayer 72 +2 7,200
2 United States Cary Middlecoff 79 +9 4,200

Scorecard

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Hole  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 4
United States Mayer E +1 +1 +1 +1 E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2
United States Middlecoff +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +4 +4 +6 +6 +6 +6 +6 +8 +8 +9 +9

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par

Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source:[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yardage, par for Inverness". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 13, 1957. p. 33.
  2. ^ a b "Weather creates another Open record". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). June 16, 1957. p. 2, sec.4.
  3. ^ "U.S. Open history:1957". USGA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  4. ^ Bartlett, Charles (June 17, 1957). "Mayer beats Middlecoff by 7 strokes". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
  5. ^ a b Bartlett, Charles (June 15, 1957). "Patton, Mayer tie 36-hole Open record". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  6. ^ a b c d Bartlett, Charles (June 16, 1957). "Middlecoff ties Mayer for Open title". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 1, sec. 2.
  7. ^ a b c Grimsley, Will (June 16, 1957). "Cary, Mayer survive pressure in Open tie". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 1-sports.
  8. ^ a b "It's 72 for Dick, 79 for Cary, and 97 for fans". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). June 17, 1957. p. 20.
  9. ^ a b "Mayer wins national open from Middlecoff; 72 to 79". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 17, 1957. p. 10.
  10. ^ MacDonald, Jim (June 11, 1957). "Nicklaus picks Ben Hogan". Toledo Blade. p. 32.
  11. ^ "National Open tourney scores (second round)". Youngstown Vindicator. (Ohio). Associated Press. June 15, 1957. p. 6.
  12. ^ Wolfe, Don (June 13, 1957). "Ben Hogan withdraws from national open play". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). p. 1.
  13. ^ "Dejected Hogan quits because of backache". Montreal Gazette. Associated Press. June 14, 1957. p. 24.
  14. ^ Wind, Herbert Warren (June 24, 1957). "Fame calls on Dick Mayer". Sports Illustrated.
  15. ^ Bartlett, Charles (June 14, 1957). "Demaret's 68 leads field in U.S. Open". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
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