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 $16,272.
There was only one first-time winner in 1957, Wiffi Smith .
The tournament results and award winners are listed below.
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1957 season.[ 1] "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold .
Date
Tournament
Location
Winner
Score
Purse ($ )
1st prize ($)
Jan 13
Sea Island Open
Georgia
Mickey Wright (2)
220
4,488
880
Jan 20
Tampa Open
Florida
Betsy Rawls (22)
298
4,488
880
Jan 27
Lake Worth Open
Florida
Betsy Rawls (23)
214
4,488
880
Feb 3
Havana Open
Cuba
Patty Berg (43)
210
4,488
880
Feb 10
Serbin Open
Florida
Fay Crocker (6)
143
3,500
630
Feb 17
St. Petersburg Open
Florida
Mary Lena Faulk (2)
279
4,488
880
Mar 3
Jacksonville Open
Florida
Mickey Wright (3)
295
5,000
880
Mar 16
Titleholders Championship
Georgia
Patty Berg (44)
296
5,000
1,000
Apr 14
Dallas Open
Texas
Wiffi Smith (1)
285
6,670
1,316
Apr 21
Babe Zaharias Open
Texas
Marlene Hagge (12)
222
4,640
882
Apr 28
Women's Western Open
Alabama
Patty Berg (45)
291
5,000
1,000
May 5
Peach Blossom Open
South Carolina
Betsy Rawls (24)
213
4,488
880
May 12
Smokey Open
Tennessee
Beverly Hanson (9)
295
7,500
1,350
May 26
Land of Sky Open
North Carolina
Beverly Hanson (10)
286
6,478
1,316
Jun 2
Triangle Round Robin
Virginia
Fay Crocker (7)
+51
9,600
1,500
Jun 10
LPGA Championship
Pennsylvania
Louise Suggs (38)
285
6,750
1,316
Jun 29
U.S. Women's Open
New York
Betsy Rawls (25)
299
6,820
1,800
Jul 28
Wolverine Open
Michigan
Mickey Wright (4)
284
7,500
1,392
Aug 11
All American Open
Illinois
Patty Berg (46)
302
15,000
6,000
Aug 11
World Championship
Illinois
Patty Berg (47)
302
15,000
6,000
Aug 18
Colonial Open
Mississippi
Betty Dodd (2)
215
4,587
880
Sep 30
Reno Open
Nevada
Betsy Rawls (26)
143 (−1)
3,500
Oct 6
United Voluntary Services Open
California
Wiffi Smith (2)
221
4,744
831
Oct 7
Heart of America Invitational
Missouri
Louise Suggs (39)
220
4,382
880
Oct 21
Lawton Open
Oklahoma
Marlene Hagge (13)
216
4,489
800