1957 - Men America
The winners in the category "1957 - Men America" are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
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Played as the Agua Caliente Open (Jan 17-20). Ed Furgol (USA) beat Al Besselink (USA) with a par at the second playoff hole. [CS&DC de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico].
America
George S. May
Played as the All American Open (Aug 1-5; aka the Tam O'Shanter). Second-placed Gene Littler (USA) finished 4 shots behind Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg). Monday finish required after Saturday's third round was delayed until Sunday due to rain. [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
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Played as the Argentine Open (Abierto de la Republica/Argentina). Juan Anzaldo (Arg) and Juan Martinez (Arg) finished in second place behind Ruiz (Arg). [Ranelagh GC, Buenos Aires].
Played as the Azalea Open Invitational.
America
WGA
Played as the Western Open (Jun 27-30). Doug Ford (USA) beat George Bayer (USA) with a par at the third playoff hole. Gene Littler (USA) and Billy Maxwell (USA) were eliminated at the first playoff hole. [Plum Hollow CC, Southfield, nr Detroit, Mich.].
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Second-placed Leopoldo Ruiz (Arg) finished 8 shots behind De Vicenzo (Arg). [Itanhangá GC, Itanhangá, Rio de Janeiro].
America
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Played as the Canadian Open (July 10-13). Second-placed Bo Wininger (USA) finished 2 shots behind George Bayer (USA), who recorded the first of his four PGA Tour wins. [Westmount G&CC, Kitchener, Ontario].
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Played as the Colonial National Invitation (May 22-25). Second-placed Dick Mayer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg). [Colonial CC, Ft Worth, TX].
America
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Played as the Dallas Open Invitational (Sept 13-16). Second-placed Bob Inman (USA), Billy Maxwell (USA) and Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 10 shots behind Snead (USA). In the second round Snead shot an 11-under-par 60, equalling the PGA Tour record low score for 18 holes, set by Byron Nelson in 1945. [Glen Lakes CC, Dallas, TX; club/course no longer exists].
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Played as the Colombian Open (Abierto de Colombia). Won by Sanders (USA). [San Andrés GC, Funza, nr Bogotá, Colombia].
America
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Played as the Eastern Open (July 25-28). Second-placed Billy Casper (USA) and Fred Hawkins (USA) finished 4 shots behind 38-year-old Tommy Bolt (USA). [Mt Pleasant Municipal GC, Baltimore, MD].
America
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Played as the San Diego Open Invitational (Oct 31-Nov 3). Second-placed Al Balding (Can) finished 1 shot behind Palmer (USA). [Riverwalk GC, San Diego, CA; at the time known as Mission Valley CC].
America
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Played as the Los Angeles Open (Jan 4-7; PGA Tour season opener). Second-placed Jay Hebert (USA) finished 1 shot behind Ford (USA). [Rancho Park GC, Los Angeles, CA].
America
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Played as the inaugural Hesperia Open Invitational (Oct 24-27). Second-placed Dow Finsterwald (USA) finished 2 shots behind Billy Maxwell (USA). [Hesperia G&CC, Hesperia, CA].
America
Arlington Hotel
Played as the Arlington Hotel Open (May 9-12). Second-placed Jack Burke Jr (USA), Lloyd Mangrum (USA), Johnny Palmer (USA), Mike Souchak (USA) and defending champion Billy Mxwell (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jimmy Demaret (USA), who recorded the last of his 31 PGA Tour wins. [Arlington course, Hot Springs CC, Hot Springs, AR].
America
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Played as the Houston Open (Feb 22-25). Second-placed Doug Ford (USA) finished 1 shot behind Arnold Palmer (USA), whose 69 was the only sub-par round of the final day. [Memorial Park GC, Houston, TX].
America
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Played as the Jamaica Open. Second-placed Doug Sanders (USA) and Stan Dudas (USA) finished 13 shots behind defending champion De Vicenzo (Arg). [Constant Spring GC, Kingston, Jamaica].
America
KCGA
Played as the Kansas City Open (May 23-26). Second-placed George Bayer (USA) and Dow Finsterwald (USA) finished 3 shots behind Besselink (USA). [Hillcrest CC, Kansas City, MO].
Played as the Kentucky Derby Open Invitational.
America
Labatt Brewing
Played as the Labatt Open (July 4-7). Second-placed George Bayer (USA) finished 1 shot behind Paul Harney (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [GC Islesmere, Sainte-Dorothée Laval, Montreal, Québec].
America
Metropolitan GA
Played as the Metropolitan Open. (Sept 24-26; Metropolitan Golf Assoc event). Second-placed Shelley Mayfield (USA) finished 3 shots behind 25-year-old wire-to-wire winner Wes Ellis (USA), who recorded his first win as a professional. This championship earned Plainfield its reputation as the "Green Monster", with only two players breaking 300 for the 72 holes. [Plainfield CC, Edison, NJ].
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Played as the Mexican Open (Abierto Mexicano de Golf). George Bayer (USA) finished in second place behind Rosburg (USA). [GC Chapultepec, Naucalpan, Mexico City].
America
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Played as the (last) Miami Beach Open (March 23/24; 36-hole event). Second-placed Chick Harbert (USA) finished 1 shot behind 32-year-old Al Balding (Can), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Miami Beach GC, Miami Beach, FL; at the time known as Bayshore GC].
America
Miller Brewing Co.
Played as the Milwaukee (Miller) Open (Aug 22-25). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) and Al Balding (Can) finished 5 shots behind Ken Venturi (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win, having landed his first in the St Paul Open a week earlier. [Tripoli CC, Brown Deer, nr Milwaukee, Wisconsin; from 2016 called the University Club of Milwaukee].
Played as the Palm Beach Round Robin.
America
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Played as the Panama Open. Won by Ford (USA). [GC de Panama, Panama City, Panama].
America
Bing Crosby
Played as the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am Championship (Jan 11-13; 54-hole event). Second-placed and defending champion Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 2 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Hebert (USA). [Pebble Beach Links, Monterey Peninsula, CA. Earlier rounds also at: Cypress Point Club and Monterey Peninsula CC].
America
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Played as the Pensacola Open (March 7-10). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Wall (USA). [Pensacola CC, Pensacola, FL].
America
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Played as the Phoenix Open Invitational (Jan 31-Feb 3). Second-placed Mike Souchak (USA) and defending champion Cary Middlecoff (USA) finished 3 shots behind Casper (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Arizona CC, Phoenix, AZ].
America
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Played as the Puerto Rico Open (Jan 31-Feb 3; part of a three-event Caribbean tour). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) finished 2 shots Chick Harbert (USA). [Berwind CC, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico].
America
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Played as the Rubber City Open Invitational (June 6-9). Arnold Palmer (USA) beat Doug Ford (USA) with a 25-foot chip-in birdie at the sixth playoff hole. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
America
Mayfair Inn
Played as the Sanford Open (Dec 12-15). Second-placed Jay Hebert (USA) and Ed "Porky" Oliver (USA) finished 1 shot behind 39-year-old Walter Burkemo (USA), who recorded his first regular PGA Tour win in a strokeplay event. [Mayfair CC, Sanford, Florida].
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Played as the Tournament of Champions (April 18-21). Second-placed Billy Casper (USA), Jimmy Demaret (USA), Dow Finsterwald (USA) and Billy Maxwell (USA) finished 3 shots behind Littler (USA), who recorded the last of his three straight wins in this event. [Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada; at the time known as Desert Inn CC].
America
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Played as the Texas Open Invitational (Feb 14-17). Second-placed Ed Furgol (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jay Hebert (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. [Brackenridge Park GC, San Antonio, TX].
America
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Played as the Thunderbird Invitational. Defending champion Demaret (USA) beat Mike Souchak (USA) and Ken Venturi (USA) in a playoff. [Thunderbird CC, Rancho Mirage, CA].
America
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Played as the Insurance City Open (Aug 30-Sept 2). Second-placed George Bayer (USA) finished 2 shots behind Gardner Dickinson (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour win. Monday Labour Day finish. [Wethersfield CC, nr Hartford, CT].
America
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Played as the Tucson Open Invitational (Feb 7-11). Dow Finsterwald (USA) beat Don Whitt (USA) by 4 shots in an 18-hole Monday playoff (Finsterwald 5-under-par 65, Whitt 69). [El Rio G&CC, Tucson, AZ. Now known as El Rio GC].
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Played as the inaugural Caracas Open (in Feb 1957; the first of two Caracas Opens that year) (Caribbean tour event). Second-placed Roberto De Vicenzo (Arg) and Joe Conrad (USA) finished 1 shot behind Van Donck (Belg). [Caracas CC, Caracas, Venezuela].
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Played as the Caracas Open (in Nov 1957; the second of two Caracas Opens that year). (Not played again until 1961). Besselink (USA) beat Bob Rosburg (USA) with a birdie three at the first playoff hole. [Valle Arriba GC, Caracas, Venezuela].
America
George S. May
Played as the World Championship of Golf (Aug 8-11; PGA Tour event for the richest first prize in world golf). Second-placed Sam Snead (USA) and Al Balding (Can) finished 1 shot behind Dick Mayer (USA). [Tam O'Shanter CC, Niles, nr Chicago, IL; now the municipal Tam O'Shanter Golf Course].
America
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Played as the Greater Greensboro Open (April 11-14). Second-placed Mike Souchak (USA) finished 3 shots behind first-time PGA Tour winner Leonard (Can). [Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC].
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