1957 U.S. Open: Dick Mayer wins at Inverness Club
Dick Mayer won the 1957 U.S. Open at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio with 282 (+2), beating Cary Middlecoff in a playoff.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 1957 in the U.S. Open room, or every year on the U.S. Open winners list.
- Dates
- June 13, 1957 to June 16, 1957
- Course
- Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
- Edition
- 57th U.S. Open
- Champion
- Dick Mayer · USA · born Stamford, Connecticut, USA
- Champion's title
- 1st U.S. Open title
- Winning score
- 282 (+2)
- Runner-up
- Cary Middlecoff
- Playoff
- 18 holes, 72–79
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Mayer | 282 | +2 |
| 2 | Cary Middlecoff |
What happened at the 1957 U.S. Open
Defending champion Middlecoff forced a playoff but lost it by seven.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: us-open-years.json (the U.S. Open room's data); dates from GNN's U.S. Open final-day dates table (Wikipedia infoboxes).