1957 U.S. Amateur: Hillman Robbins wins at The Country Club (Anniversary Course)
Hillman Robbins won the 1957 U.S. Amateur at The Country Club (Anniversary Course) in Brookline, Massachusetts, beating Bud Taylor 5 & 4 in the final.
Updated October 22, 2026
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- Edition
- 57th
- Dates
- September 9, 1957 to September 14, 1957
- Course
- The Country Club (Anniversary Course), Brookline, Massachusetts
- Format
- match play (sectional qualifying only)
- Champion
- Hillman Robbins · age 25 · United States
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Amateur
- Runner-up
- Bud Taylor · age 41
- Final
- 5 & 4
- Losing semifinalists
- Mason Rudolph and Rex Baxter Jr.
- Defending champion
- Harvie Ward · did not play
- Entries
- 1,578
What happened at the 1957 U.S. Amateur
Robbins won seven of nine holes from the 24th, closing out Taylor 5 & 4 with a 12-ft putt on the 32nd after trailing 1 up at lunch
Rex Baxter beat college teammate Phil Rodgers on the 21st hole of their quarterfinal
Final, Hillman Robbins v. Bud Taylor, 5 & 4. Taylor lost five straight holes on bogeys in the morning, then won five of the next seven to lead 1 up at lunch; Robbins squared at the 24th (recovery from rough to 2 ft), birdied the 26th (9 ft) and 28th (30 ft), won the 27th and 29th, then the 31st and closed it out with a 12-ft putt on the 32nd - seven of nine holes in the stretch run
Quarterfinal, Rex Baxter Jr. v. Phil Rodgers, won on 21st hole. University of Houston teammates; Baxter clinched it with a par 4 at the third extra hole after Rodgers slipped
Quarterfinal, Mason Rudolph v. Dick Yost, won on 19th hole. Yost caught Rudolph with a superb approach from behind a tree at the 18th, but Rudolph won with a birdie on the 19th
Round of 32, John J. Penrose Jr. v. Willie Turnesa, won on 24th hole. Penrose beat two-time champion Willie Turnesa in a 24-hole fourth-round match (listed by the USGA among the longest 18-hole matches)
The draw
Every match is recorded through the quarterfinal; earlier rounds are partial (round of 16 (7 of 8 matches with players and result; 8 rows); round of 32 (1 of 16 matches with players and result; 1 rows)).
The final, 1957 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillman Robbins | def. | Bud Taylor | 5 & 4 |
Semifinals, 1957 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Taylor | def. | Mason Rudolph | 5 & 4 |
| Hillman Robbins | def. | Rex Baxter Jr. | 2 up |
Quarterfinals, 1957 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Taylor | def. | Gene Andrews | 2 up |
| Mason Rudolph | def. | Dick Yost | won on 19th hole |
| Hillman Robbins | def. | Dick Chapman | 3 & 1 |
| Rex Baxter Jr. | def. | Phil Rodgers | won on 21st hole |
Round of 16, 1957 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Taylor | def. | Jim Tom Blair III | 2 up |
| Gene Andrews | def. | Alan Thirlwell | 4 & 2 |
| Mason Rudolph | def. | Lawrence Cook | 4 & 3 |
| Dick Yost | def. | John J. Penrose Jr. | won on 19th hole |
| Hillman Robbins | def. | Tim Holland | 1 up |
| Dick Chapman | def. | Eddie Meyerson | 2 & 1 |
| Rex Baxter Jr. | def. | Alex Scott | 5 & 3 |
| Phil Rodgers | def. | Chuck Kocsis | unknown |
Round of 32, 1957 U.S. Amateur
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John J. Penrose Jr. | def. | Willie Turnesa | won on 24th hole |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Amateur data set (research collected through October 20, 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the USGA's own record is used.
Data: us-amateur.json.