1957 U.S. Women’s Amateur: JoAnne Gunderson Carner wins at Del Paso C.C.

JoAnne Gunderson Carner won the 1957 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Del Paso C.C. in Sacramento, California, beating Ann Casey Johnstone 8 & 6 in the final.

Updated October 22, 2026

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Edition: 57th
Dates: August 19, 1957 to August 24, 1957
Course: Del Paso C.C., Sacramento, California
Format: match play
Champion: JoAnne Gunderson Carner · age 18 · United States
Champion's title: 1st U.S. Women’s Amateur
Runner-up: Ann Casey Johnstone
Final: 8 & 6
Losing semifinalists: Anne Richardson and Carole Jo Kabler
Defending champion: Marlene Stewart Streit · lost in the quarterfinals
Entries: 100

What happened at the 1957 U.S. Women’s Amateur

JoAnne Gunderson, 18, played her 127 holes in eight over women's par and beat Ann Casey Johnstone, a 34-year-old mother, 8 and 6.

Carole Jo Kabler, the 1955 Girls' Junior champion, ended defending champion Marlene Stewart Streit's run 5 and 4 in the quarterfinals with sub-par golf.

Final, JoAnne Gunderson v. Ann Casey Johnstone. Gunderson, the 1956 Girls' Junior champion, won 8 and 6 for her first title.

The draw

Every match is recorded through the semifinal.

The final, 1957 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Ann Casey Johnstone	8 & 6

Semifinals, 1957 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
JoAnne Gunderson Carner	def.	Anne Richardson	3 & 1
Ann Casey Johnstone	def.	Carole Jo Kabler	7 & 6

Quarterfinals, 1957 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Carole Jo Kabler	def.	Marlene Stewart Streit	5 & 4

Round of 64, 1957 U.S. Women’s Amateur

Winner		Beaten	Result
Marlene Stewart Streit	def.	Miss Tarble	unknown

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's U.S. Women’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-womens-amateur.json.