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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
|
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