1957 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg wins at Montgomery Country Club

Patty Berg won the 1957 Women's Western Open at Montgomery Country Club, Montgomery, Alabama, United States with 291 (−1), by 1 stroke over Wiffi Smith.

Updated October 23, 2026

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Dates: April 25, 1957 to April 28, 1957
Course: Montgomery Country Club, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Edition: 28th edition
Counted as a major: yes
Format: stroke play, 4 rounds
Par: 73 · 6,330 yards
Field: 88
Made the cut: 32 (cut at 168)
Purse: $4,998 · winner's share $1,000
Champion: Patty Berg · age 39 · United States · born Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Champion's title: 6th title at this event · 14th major
Winning score: 72-70-75-74 = 291 (−1) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Wiffi Smith (292)
54-hole leader: Wiffi Smith · Patty Berg was 5 strokes back
Low amateur: Anne Richardson (299)

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Patty Berg	72	70	75	74	291	−1
2	Wiffi Smith					292

What happened at the 1957 Women's Western Open

Wiffi Smith's 71-70-71 = 212 set the event's 54-hole record, but she closed with an 80 and lost by one.

Berg came from five strokes behind entering the final round, closing with a 74 to win her sixth Western Open title.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Women's Western Open data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: womens-golf-majors_dataset_2026-10-20.json (GNN's women's majors research set, "master" row for this year, research dated October 20, 2026).

1957 Women's Western Open: Patty Berg wins at Montgomery Country Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 1957 Women's Western Open

How this was built

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