1957 U.S. Open (golf)

1957 U.S. Open
Tournament information
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
United States Dick Mayer
282 (+2), playoff
Toledo
Location in the United States
Toledo
Location in Ohio

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

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards3943841754664233854002124663,3054003805271674794684124513303,6146,919
Par443444434344453444443670

Source:[1]

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Cary Middlecoff United States1949, 195671756868282+22
Julius Boros United States195269757070284+4T4
Jack Fleck United States195572767374295+15T26
Lew Worsham United States194778727573298+18T38

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Ed Furgol United States19547577152+12
Lloyd Mangrum United States19467976155+15
Gene Sarazen United States1922, 19327979158+18

Source:[11]

  • Due to a back ailment, four-time champion Ben Hogan formally withdrew
    from the championship on Thursday morning without playing.[12][13][14][15]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1957

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Demaret United States68−2
T2Julius Boros United States69−1
Doug Ford United States
Ken Venturi United States
T5Billy Maxwell United States70−2
Dick Mayer United States
Billy Joe Patton (a) United States
Bud Ward United States
Bo Wininger United States
T10Jack Burke, Jr. United States71+1
Cary Middlecoff United States
Sam Penecale United States
Peter Thomson Australia
Don Whitt United States

Source:[15]

Second round

Friday, June 14, 1957

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Dick Mayer United States70-68=138−2
Billy Joe Patton (a) United States70-68=138
T3Doug Ford United States69-71=140E
Ken Venturi United States69-71=140
T5Jimmy Demaret United States68-73=141+1
Bo Wininger United States70-71=141
7Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina72-70=142+2
8Peter Thomson Australia71-72=143+3
T9Julius Boros United States69-75=144+4
Fred Hawkins United States72-72=144
Sam Penecale United States71-73=144
Bud Ward United States70-74=144

Source:[5]

Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1957 (morning)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Demaret United States68-73-70=281+1
2Dick Mayer United States70-68-74=212+2
T3Julius Boros United States69-75-70=214+4
Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina72-70-72=214
Cary Middlecoff United States71-75-68=214
Billy Joe Patton (a) United States70-68-76=214
Bud Ward United States70-74-70=214
T8Fred Hawkins United States72-72-71=215+5
Ken Venturi United States69-71-75=215
10Mike Fetchick United States74-71-71=216+6

Source:[6][7]

Final round

Saturday, June 15, 1957 (afternoon)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
T1Dick Mayer United States70-68-74-70=282+2Playoff
Cary Middlecoff United States71-75-68-68=282
3Jimmy Demaret United States68-73-70-72=283+32,160
T4Julius Boros United States69-75-70-70=284+41,380
Walter Burkemo United States74-73-72-65=284
T6Fred Hawkins United States72-72-71-71=286+6840
Ken Venturi United States69-71-75-71=286
T8Roberto De Vicenzo Argentina72-70-72-76=290+10465
Chick Harbert United States68-79-71-72=290
Billy Maxwell United States70-76-72-72=290
Sam Snead United States74-74-69-73=290
Billy Joe Patton (a) United States70-68-76-76=2900

Source:[6][7]

(a) denotes amateur

Playoff

Sunday, June 16, 1957

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Dick Mayer United States72+27,200
2Cary Middlecoff United States79+94,200

Scorecard

Hole 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
Par443444434445344444
United States MayerE+1+1+1+1EEE+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

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

Coordinates: 41°39′07″N 83°39′04″W / 41.652°N 83.651°W / 41.652; -83.651

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