1957 LPGA Tour
The 1957 LPGA Tour was the eighth season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 11 to October 21. The season consisted of 25 official money events. Patty Berg and Betsy Rawls won the most tournaments, five each. Berg led the money list with earnings of $16,272.
There was only one first-time winner in 1957, Wiffi Smith.
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1957 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.Date | Tournament | Location | Winner | Score | Purse | 1st prize |
Jan 13 | Sea Island Open | Georgia | ![]() | 220 | 4,488 | 880 |
Jan 20 | Tampa Open | Florida | ![]() | 298 | 4,488 | 880 |
Jan 27 | Lake Worth Open | Florida | ![]() | 214 | 4,488 | 880 |
Feb 3 | Havana Open | Cuba | ![]() | 210 | 4,488 | 880 |
Feb 10 | Serbin Open | Florida | ![]() | 143 | 3,500 | 630 |
Feb 17 | St. Petersburg Open | Florida | ![]() | 279 | 4,488 | 880 |
Mar 3 | Jacksonville Open | Florida | ![]() | 295 | 5,000 | 880 |
Mar 16 | Titleholders Championship | Georgia | ![]() | 296 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
Apr 14 | Dallas Open | Texas | ![]() | 285 | 6,670 | 1,316 |
Apr 21 | Babe Zaharias Open | Texas | ![]() | 222 | 4,640 | 882 |
Apr 28 | Women's Western Open | Alabama | ![]() | 291 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
May 5 | Peach Blossom Open | South Carolina | ![]() | 213 | 4,488 | 880 |
May 12 | Smokey Open | Tennessee | ![]() | 295 | 7,500 | 1,350 |
May 26 | Land of Sky Open | North Carolina | ![]() | 286 | 6,478 | 1,316 |
Jun 2 | Triangle Round Robin | Virginia | ![]() | +51 | 9,600 | 1,500 |
Jun 10 | LPGA Championship | Pennsylvania | ![]() | 285 | 6,750 | 1,316 |
Jun 29 | U.S. Women's Open | New York | ![]() | 299 | 6,820 | 1,800 |
Jul 28 | Wolverine Open | Michigan | ![]() | 284 | 7,500 | 1,392 |
Aug 11 | All American Open | Illinois | ![]() | 302 | 15,000 | 6,000 |
Aug 11 | World Championship | Illinois | ![]() | 302 | 15,000 | 6,000 |
Aug 18 | Colonial Open | Mississippi | ![]() | 215 | 4,587 | 880 |
Sep 30 | Reno Open | Nevada | ![]() | 143 | 3,500 | |
Oct 6 | United Voluntary Services Open | California | ![]() | 221 | 4,744 | 831 |
Oct 7 | Heart of America Invitational | Missouri | ![]() | 220 | 4,382 | 880 |
Oct 21 | Lawton Open | Oklahoma | ![]() | 216 | 4,489 | 800 |