Payne Stewart
FameRank: 4

"Won": 1991 U.S. Open (golf)/1991, 1999 U.S. Open (golf)/1999

/ open = 2nd/T2: 1985 Open Championship/1985, 1990 Open Championship/1990

/ pga = "Won": 1989 PGA Championship/1989

/ wghofid = payne-stewart

/ wghofyear = 2001

/ award1 = Vardon Trophy/Byron Nelson Award

/ year1 = 1989

/ award2 = Bob Jones Award

/ year2 = 2014

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"William Payne Stewart" (January 30, 1957 – October 25, 1999) was an American professional golfer who won eleven PGA Tour events, including three Men's major golf championships/major championships in his career, the last of which occurred a few months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42.

Stewart gained his first major title at the 1989 PGA Championship. He won the 1991 U.S. Open (golf)/1991 U.S. Open after a playoff against Scott Simpson (golfer)/Scott Simpson. At the 1999 U.S. Open (golf)/1999 U.S. Open Stewart captured his third major title after holing a par putt on the final hole for a one stroke victory.

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It's the stupidest rule in golf.

I told you all yesterday that if I went out today and played Payne Stewart's game, I'd be standing here with the trophy. But I didn't do that. I hit six fairways in regulation today; Lee hit 11. I hit 10 greens in regulation; Lee hit 14. Bingo. That's why I didn't win.

I'm proud of the fact that my faith in God is so much stronger and I'm so much more at peace with myself than I've ever been in my life.

I'm going to a special place when I die, but I want to make sure my life is special while I'm here.

I wouldn't know him if he came up and bit me.

Their hope in this effort was to make air travel safer ...

Where I was with my faith last year and where I am now is leaps and bounds.

He was an important part of my life. He introduced me to the game at 4, and for the next 24 years, he was my coach. But more importantly, he was my friend and inspiration.

We weren't any good, we didn't have to be good. It was a pro-am. We got up here with Glenn Fry and Steven Stills ... and we sucked.