1957 U.S. Open (golf)


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.
Amateur Billy Joe Patton was the 36-hole co-leader with Mayer, 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.
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. The Sunday playoff turned out to be a one-sided affair, as Mayer shot 72 to Middlecoff's 79. Temperatures again approached and only one birdie was carded.
This U.S. Open witnessed the debut of 17-year-old amateur Jack Nicklaus, who had consecutive rounds of 80 and missed the cut.
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.
The course was scheduled to play to a length of, but heavy rains caused several new tee boxes to become unplayable and the course was shortened by about.
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

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Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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from the championship on Thursday morning without playing.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, June 13, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Demaret68−2
T2Julius Boros69−1
T2Doug Ford69−1
T2Ken Venturi69−1
T5Billy Maxwell70−2
T5Dick Mayer70−2
T5Billy Joe Patton 70−2
T5Bud Ward70−2
T5Bo Wininger70−2
T10Jack Burke, Jr.71+1
T10Cary Middlecoff71+1
T10Sam Penecale71+1
T10Peter Thomson71+1
T10Don Whitt71+1

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Second round

Friday, June 14, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Dick Mayer70-68=138−2
T1Billy Joe Patton 70-68=138−2
T3Doug Ford69-71=140E
T3Ken Venturi69-71=140E
T5Jimmy Demaret68-73=141+1
T5Bo Wininger70-71=141+1
7Roberto De Vicenzo72-70=142+2
8Peter Thomson71-72=143+3
T9Julius Boros69-75=144+4
T9Fred Hawkins72-72=144+4
T9Sam Penecale71-73=144+4
T9Bud Ward70-74=144+4

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Third round

Saturday, June 15, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Demaret68-73-70=211+1
2Dick Mayer70-68-74=212+2
T3Julius Boros69-75-70=214+4
T3Roberto De Vicenzo72-70-72=214+4
T3Cary Middlecoff71-75-68=214+4
T3Billy Joe Patton 70-68-76=214+4
T3Bud Ward70-74-70=214+4
T8Fred Hawkins72-72-71=215+5
T8Ken Venturi69-71-75=215+5
10Mike Fetchick74-71-71=216+6

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Final round

Saturday, June 15, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
T1Dick Mayer70-68-74-70=282+2Playoff
T1Cary Middlecoff71-75-68-68=282+2Playoff
3Jimmy Demaret68-73-70-72=283+32,160
T4Julius Boros69-75-70-70=284+41,380
T4Walter Burkemo74-73-72-65=284+41,380
T6Fred Hawkins72-72-71-71=286+6840
T6Ken Venturi69-71-75-71=286+6840
T8Roberto De Vicenzo72-70-72-76=290+10465
T8Chick Harbert68-79-71-72=290+10465
T8Billy Maxwell70-76-72-72=290+10465
T8Sam Snead74-74-69-73=290+10465
T8Billy Joe Patton 70-68-76-76=290+100

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Playoff

Sunday, June 16, 1957
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Dick Mayer72+27,200
2Cary Middlecoff79+94,200

Scorecard

Cumulative playoff scores, relative to par
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