1957 U.S. Women's Open

The 1957 U.S. Women's Open was the twelfth U.S. Women's Open, held June 27–29 at the East Course of Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. It was the fifth conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA).

1957 U.S. Women's Open

Tournament information
Dates	June 27–29, 1957
Location	Mamaroneck, New York
Course(s)	Winged Foot Golf Club, East Course
Organized by	USGA
Tour(s)	LPGA Tour
Format	Stroke play – 72 holes
Statistics
Par	73
Length	6,246 yards (5,711 m)[1]
Field	98: 33 pros, 65 amateurs
Cut	168 (+22)[2]
Prize fund	$7,200
Winner's share	$1,800
Champion
Betsy Rawls
299 (+7)
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Winged Foot Golf Club

Location in the United States

Betsy Rawls won when the apparent champion, Jackie Pung^[3] at 6-over par 298, was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard. Her score was kept by playing partner Betty Jameson, the 1947 champion, who had marked a par score of five for Pung on the fourth hole, instead of a bogey six. Pung made exactly the same error on Jameson's card, who was also disqualified.^[4][5][6] It was the fourth of eight major championships for Rawls and the third of four U.S. Women's Opens.

The championship returned to the East Course in 1972; the adjacent West Course has hosted many major championships.

Final leaderboard

Saturday, June 29, 1957

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Betsy Rawls	74-74-75-76=299	+7	1,800
2	Patty Berg	80-77-73-75=305	+13	1,200
T3	Betty Hicks	75-77-76-80=308	+16	810
	Louise Suggs	76-81-75-76=308
5	Betty Dodd	74-78-76-82=310	+18	600
T6	Alice Bauer	72-73-87-79=311	+19	380
	Marlene Hagge	72-81-81-77=311
	JoAnn Prentice	75-78-84-74=311
T9	Fay Crocker	78-81-75-78=312	+20	240
	Beverly Hanson	78-76-79-79=312

• Jackie Pung's score was 78-75-73-72=298 (+6)

Source:^[7]

References

1. "Finsterwald leads Western Open; Bauer sisters pace gals". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. June 28, 1957. p. 29.
2. "Alice Bauer takes over Open lead". St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. June 29, 1957. p. 8.
3. "Jackie happy, then so sad". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. July 1, 1957. p. 10.
4. Wind, Herbert Warren (July 8, 1957). "The Tragic Fourth". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
5. "Rawls wins Open; Pung Disqualified". Milwaukee Sentinel. INS. July 1, 1957. p. 4 (part 2). Retrieved July 5, 2013.
6. "Scorecard mistake costs Pung crown". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. June 20, 1957. p. 3B.
7. "Women's Open results". St. Petersburg Times. June 30, 1957. p. 2C.

External links

• USGA final leaderboard
• U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
• U.S. Women's Open – past champions – 1957

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