1957 Open Championship

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The Open, last played at the Old Course just two years prior, was originally scheduled for Muirfield,[5] but the "Suez Crisis" in Egypt in late 1956 led to serious fuel shortages in Britain and rationing of petrol. In early 1957, the Royal and Ancient decided that St Andrews, on a railway line, would be an easier place for players and spectators to get to than Muirfield, and so it was moved.[6] Petrol rationing ended in May 1957 but it was then too late to switch back to the original venue and Muirfield was allocated the 1959 edition.

Qualifying took place on 1–2 July, Monday and Tuesday, with 18 holes on the Old Course and 18 holes on the New Course. With an entry of 295, compared to the record 360 entries the previous year, qualifying was in pairs rather than the three-balls used in 1956.[7] The number of qualifiers was limited to a maximum of 100, and ties for 100th place were not included. Bernard Hunt and Bobby Locke led the qualifiers at 137; the qualifying score was 149 and 96 players advanced to the opening round on Wednesday.[8]

There were fifteen American entries, many of them amateurs,[7] but only four qualified for the field of 96:[9] professionals Cary Middlecoff and Frank Stranahan finished in the top twenty and the two amateurs missed the cut.[10]

During the first round on Wednesday, competitors playing behind Middlecoff demonstratively complained of his slow play. They officially protested to the R&A, which sided with Middlecoff, who had completed his 18-hole round with Antonio Cerdá in three hours and 18 minutes.[11] The maximum number of players making the cut after 36 holes was set at fifty, and ties for 50th place were not included.[12]

This was the first Open Championship in which the leaders after 36 holes went off last for the final 36 holes. Previously a random draw had been used.[13] Flory Van Donck and Eric Brown, the leading two players after 36 holes were paired together in the final group for the final two rounds.[12]

A mini-controversy surrounded the ending of the championship. Lying two, Bobby Locke was only Script error: No such module "convert". from the cup on the 72nd hole when he moved his ball marker one putter-head length to avoid the line of fellow competitor Bruce Crampton's putt. After Crampton holed out, Locke forgot to replace his ball to its original position and sank his putt. Only much later were officials made aware of Locke's mistake; the Championship Committee decreed that no advantage had been gained and that the result, and Locke's three-stroke victory, stood.[14] Australian golfer Peter Thomson was reportedly the person who informed officials of the infraction. Thomson was watching the end of the event on television that night and noticed the mistake. Though Locke still won, the incident "caused a deep divide between Thomson and Locke who had been good friends."[15]

Card of the course

Hole Name Yards Par Hole Name Yards Par
1 Burn 374 4 10 Tenth ^ 338 4
2 Dyke 411 4 11 High (In) 170 3
3 Cartgate (Out) 400 4 12 Heathery (In) 360 4
4 Ginger Beer 439 4 13 Hole O'Cross (In) 427 4
5 Hole O'Cross (Out) 567 5 14 Long 560 5
6 Heathery (Out) 377 4 15 Cartgate (In) 413 4
7 High (Out) 364 4 16 Corner of the Dyke 380 4
8 Short 163 3 17 Road 453 4
9 End 359 4 18 Tom Morris 381 4
Out 3,454 36 In 3,482 36
Source:[12] Total 6,936 72

^ The 10th hole was posthumously named for Bobby Jones in 1972

Round summaries

First round

Wednesday, 3 July 1957

Place Player Score To par
T1 Template:Flagicon Laurie Ayton, Jnr 67 −5
Template:Flagicon Eric Brown
3 Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton 68 −4
T4 Template:Flagicon Jimmy Hitchcock 69 −3
Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke
Template:Flagicon Keith MacDonald
Template:Flagicon Norman Sutton
T8 Template:Flagicon Roberto De Vicenzo 70 −2
Template:Flagicon Norman Drew
Template:Flagicon Robin Galloway (a)

Source:[16]

Second round

Thursday, 4 July 1957

Place Player Score To par
1 Template:Flagicon Eric Brown 67-72=139 −5
2 Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 72-68=140 −4
T3 Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton 68-73=141 −3
Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 69-72=141
T5 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 71-71=142 −2
Template:Flagicon John Fallon 75-67=142
Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson 73-69=142
T8 Template:Flagicon Laurie Ayton, Jnr 67-76=143 −1
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Hitchcock 69-74=143
Template:Flagicon Keith MacDonald 69-74=143
Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff 72-71=143
Template:Flagicon John Panton 71-72=143
Template:Flagicon Dickson Smith (a) 71-72=143

Source:[16]
Amateurs: Smith (−1), Galloway (+2), Joe Carr (+6), Shepperson (+7), Sinclair (+7),
Butler (+8), Texier (+8), Will (+8), Lawrie (+9), Andrews (+10), Allan (+12), Reid (+12), Keck (+21).

Third round

Friday, 5 July 1957 - (morning)

Place Player Score To par
1 Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 69-72-68=209 −7
T2 Template:Flagicon Eric Brown 67-72-73=212 −4
Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson 73-69-70=212
T4 Template:Flagicon Tom Haliburton 72-73-68=213 −3
Template:Flagicon Ángel Miguel 72-72-69=213
T6 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 71-71-72=214 −2
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 72-68-74=214
T8 Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton 74-72-69=215 −1
Template:Flagicon John Fallon 75-67-73=215
Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner 74-70-71=215
Template:Flagicon Dickson Smith (a) 71-72-72=215

Source:[16][1][2]

Final round

Friday, 5 July 1957 - (afternoon)

Place Player Score To par Money (£)
1 Template:Flagicon Bobby Locke 69-72-68-70=279 −9 1,000
2 Template:Flagicon Peter Thomson 73-69-70-70=282 −6 500
3 Template:Flagicon Eric Brown 67-72-73-71=283 −5 350
4 Template:Flagicon Ángel Miguel 72-72-69-72=285 −3 200
T5 Template:Flagicon Tom Haliburton 72-73-68-73=286 −2 108
Template:Flagicon Dickson Smith (a) 71-72-72-71=286 –
Template:Flagicon Dave Thomas 72-74-70-70=286 108
Template:Flagicon Flory Van Donck 72-68-74-72=286
T9 Template:Flagicon Antonio Cerdá 71-71-72-73=287 −1 58
Template:Flagicon Henry Cotton 74-72-69-72=287
Template:Flagicon Max Faulkner 74-70-71-72=287

Source:[16][1][2]
Amateurs: Smith (−2), Galloway (+12).

References

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