1957 U.S. Open Settled In Playoff
The 1957 U.S. Open was the 57th time the tournament was played, and it required an 18-hole playoff to settle the winner.
Winner: Dick Mayer, 282
Where it was played: Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio
Tournament dates: June 13-16, 1957
Leader after first round: Jimmy Demaret and Chick Harbert, 68
Leader after second round: Billy Joe Patton, 138
Leader after third round: Jimmy Demaret, 211
Notable Notes: Dick Mayer and Cary Middlecoff passed by Jimmy Demaret in the final round, tying each other at 282 and forcing an 18-hole playoff. In the playoff, Mayer took a 1-stroke lead on the fifth hole and added another stroke to his lead over each of the next three holes. Middlecoff never challenged, shooting 79 to Mayer's 72. Jack Nicklaus, age 17, played in his first U.S. Open here, missing the cut.
Final Scores
| Dick Mayer | 70-68-74-70—282 |
| Cary Middlecoff | 71-75-68-68—282 |
| Jimmy Demaret | 68-73-70-72—283 |
| Julius Boros | 69-75-70-70—284 |
| Walter Burkemo | 74-73-72-65—284 |
| Fred Hawkins | 72-72-71-71—286 |
| Ken Venturi | 69-71-75-71—286 |
| Roberto De Vicenzo | 72-70-72-76—290 |
| Chick Harbert | 68-79-71-72—290 |
| Billy Maxwell | 70-76-72-72—290 |
| a-Billy Joe Patton | 70-68-76-76—290 |
| Sam Snead | 74-74-69-73—290 |
| Mike Fetchick | 74-71-71-75—291 |
| Dow Finsterwald | 74-72-72-73—291 |
| a-William Hyndman | 77-73-72-69—291 |
| Frank Stanahan | 72-76-69-74—291 |
| Don Fairfield | 78-72-73-69—292 |
| Jim Ferree | 74-74-73-71—292 |
| Doug Ford | 69-71-80-72—292 |
| Bud Ward | 70-74-70-78—292 |
| Bo Wininger | 70-71-76-76—293 |
| George Bayer | 73-77-69-75—294 |
| a-Joe Campbell | 74-72-73-75—294 |
| Ed "Porky" Oliver | 74-73-73-74—294 |
| Peter Thomson | 71-72-74-77—294 |
| Jack Fleck | 72-76-73-74—295 |
| Gerald Kesselring | 74-71-75-75—295 |
| Sam Penecale | 71-73-73-78—295 |
| a-Harvie Ward | 72-75-74-74—295 |
| Leo Biagetti | 73-75-72-76—296 |
| Johnny Revolta | 76-74-74-72—296 |
| a-Charles Kocsis | 76-74-74-73—297 |
| Stan Leonard | 71-76-73-77—297 |
| Gene Littler | 73-76-73-75—297 |
| Jerry Barber | 75-73-73-77—298 |
| Otto Greiner | 76-74-75-73—298 |
| Fred Haas | 72-73-77-76—298 |
| Furman Hayes | 74-75-70-80—299 |
| Babe Lichardus | 72-76-74-77—299 |
| Lew Worsham | 78-72-76-73—299 |
| Johnny Pott | 74-75-74-77—300 |
| Donald Whitt | 71-77-78-75—301 |
| Al Brosch | 72-76-72-82—302 |
| Clarence Doser | 72-78-76-76—302 |
| Bob Gadja | 75-75-78-75—303 |
| Howie Johnson | 72-77-77-77—303 |
| Al Mengert | 77-73-71-82—303 |
| Leland Gibson | 75-75-76-78—304 |
| Stan Mosel | 74-75-77-78—304 |
| a-E. Fred Brown | 74-76-79-76—305 |
| a-Rex Baxter | 77-73-80-78—308 |
| a-Gene Coulter | 73-77-85-81—316 |
