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1957 U.S. Women's Open

Field	Value
name	1957 U.S. Women's Open
dates	June 27–29, 1957
location	Mamaroneck, New York
course	Winged Foot Golf Club,
East Course
org	USGA
tour	LPGA Tour
format	Stroke play – 72 holes
par	73
yardage	6246 yd
field	98: 33 pros, 65 amateurs
cut	168 (+22)
purse	$7,200
winners_share	$1,800
champion	USA Betsy Rawls
score	299 (+7)
previous	[1956](1956-u-s-women-s-open)
next	[1958](1958-u-s-women-s-open)

East Course

|USA 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).

Betsy Rawls won when the apparent champion, Jackie Pung 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. 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
1	USA Betsy Rawls	74-74-75-76=299	+7
2	USA Patty Berg	80-77-73-75=305	+13
T3	USA Betty Hicks	75-77-76-80=308	+16
USA Louise Suggs	76-81-75-76=308
5	USA Betty Dodd	74-78-76-82=310	+18
T6	USA Alice Bauer	72-73-87-79=311	+19
USA Marlene Hagge	72-81-81-77=311
USA Jo Ann Prentice	75-78-84-74=311
T9	URY Fay Crocker	78-81-75-78=312	+20
USA Beverly Hanson	78-76-79-79=312

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

References

(June 28, 1957). "Finsterwald leads Western Open; Bauer sisters pace gals". Toledo Blade.
(June 29, 1957). "Alice Bauer takes over Open lead". St. Petersburg Times.
(July 1, 1957). "Jackie happy, then so sad". Spokesman-Review.
Wind, Herbert Warren. (July 8, 1957). "The Tragic Fourth".
(July 1, 1957). "Rawls wins Open; Pung Disqualified". [[Milwaukee Sentinel]].
(June 20, 1957). "Scorecard mistake costs Pung crown". Eugene Register-Guard.
(June 30, 1957). "Women's Open results". St. Petersburg Times.

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