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