1957 British Open Winner and Scores
The 1957 British Open was the 86th time the tournament was played. The two great Open rivals of the 1950s clashed.
Winner: Bobby Locke, 279
Where it was played: The Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland
Tournament dates: July 3-5, 1957
Leader after first round: Eric Brown and Laurie Ayton Jr., 67
Leader after second round: Eric Brown, 139
Leader after third round: Bobby Locke, 209
Notable Notes: Peter Thomson was going for his fourth straight win in the British Open, but his 1950s rival Bobby Locke instead won his own fourth Open trophy. Locke took a 3-stroke lead by shooting 68 in the third round, and with a solid 70 in the final round finished with a 3-stroke win over Thomson.
Final Scores
Bobby Locke | 69-72-68-70—279 |
Peter Thomson | 73-69-70-70—282 |
Eric Brown | 67-72-73-71—283 |
Angel Miguel | 72-72-69-72—285 |
Tom Haliburton | 72-73-68-73—286 |
a-W.D. Smith | 71-72-72-71—286 |
Dave Thomas | 72-74-70-70—286 |
Flory Van Donck | 72-68-74-72—286 |
Antonio Cerda | 71-71-72-73—287 |
Henry Cotton | 74-72-69-72—287 |
Max Faulkner | 74-70-71-72—287 |
Peter Alliss | 72-74-74-68—288 |
Harry Weetman | 75-71-71-71—288 |
Cary Middlecoff | 72-71-74-72—289 |
Norman Drew | 70-75-71-74—290 |
Eric Lester | 71-76-70-73—290 |
Sebastian Migue | 71-75-76-68—290 |
John Panton | 71-72-74-73—290 |
Harry Bradshaw | 73-74-69-75—291 |
John Fallon | 75-67-73-76—291 |
Christy O'Connor Sr. | 77-69-72-73—291 |
a-Frank Stranahan | 74-71-74-72—291 |
Jimmy Hitchcock | 69-74-73-76—292 |
Reg Horne | 76-72-72-73—293 |
Bernard Hunt | 72-72-74-75—293 |
Sam King | 76-72-70-75—293 |
Gary Player | 71-74-75-73—293 |
Trevor Wilkes | 75-73-71-74—293 |
Harold Henning | 75-73-71-75—294 |
Laurie Ayton Jr. | 67-76-75-77—295 |
Peter Butler | 77-71-74-73—295 |
Reg Knight | 71-73-75-76—295 |
Dai Rees | 73-72-79-71—295 |
Norman Sutton | 69-76-73-77—295 |
Ken Bousfield | 74-73-75-74—296 |
Roberto De Vicenzo | 70-76-76-74—296 |
John MacDonald | 73-71-76-76—296 |
Ralph Moffitt | 71-75-77-74—297 |
Bruce Crampton | 68-73-78-79—298 |
Keith MacDonald | 69-74-76-79—298 |
Syd Scott | 76-72-73-77—298 |
T.H.T. Fairbairn | 73-72-77-78—300 |
a-Robin Galloway | 70-76-79-75—300 |
E. Bert Williamson | 74-70-77-80—301 |
Arthur Lees | 75-71-77-80—303 |
W.J. Henderson | 72-75-82-76—305 |