Payne Stewart - wikipedia Payne Stewart Payne Stewart Stewart in 1998. Full name William Payne Stewart ( 1957 - 01 - 30 ) January 30, 1957 Springfield, Missouri October 25, 1999 ( 1999 - 10 - 25 ) ( aged 42 ) near Aberdeen, South Dakota Nationality United States Spouse Tracey Ferguson ( m. 1981 -- 99, his death ) Children Chelsea, William Aaron Career College Southern Methodist University, 1979 Turned professional 1979 Former tour ( s ) PGA Tour Asian Tour Professional wins 24 Number of wins by tour PGA Tour 11 European Tour Japan Golf Tour Other 11 Best results in major championships ( wins : 3 ) Masters Tournament T8 : 1986 U.S. Open Won : 1991, 1999 The Open Championship 2nd / T2 : 1985, 1990 PGA Championship Won : 1989 Achievements and awards World Golf Hall of Fame 2001 ( member page ) Byron Nelson Award 1989 Bob Jones Award 2014 William Payne Stewart ( January 30, 1957 -- October 25, 1999 ) was an American professional golfer who won eleven PGA Tour events, including three 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 after a playoff against Scott Simpson. At the 1999 U.S. Open Stewart captured his third major title after holing a 15 - foot ( 5 m ) par putt on the final hole for a one stroke victory. Stewart was a popular golfer with spectators, who responded enthusiastically to his distinctive clothing. He was reputed to have the biggest wardrobe of all professional golfers and was a favorite of photographers because of his flamboyant attire of ivy caps and patterned pants, which were a cross between plus fours and knickerbockers, a throwback to the once - commonplace golf `` uniform ''. Stewart was also admired for having one of the most gracefully fluid and stylish golf swings of the modern era. Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 2.1 Early professional career : 1981 -- 1988 2.2 Major victories : 1989 -- 1999 3 Death 3.1 Legacy 4 Professional wins ( 24 ) 4.1 PGA Tour wins ( 11 ) 4.2 European Tour wins ( 1 ) 4.3 Japan Golf Tour wins ( 1 ) 4.4 Other wins ( 11 ) 5 Major championships 5.1 Wins ( 3 ) 5.2 Results timeline 5.3 Summary 6 U.S. national team appearances 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Early years Stewart was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri, and attended Greenwood Laboratory School, a K - 12 school, on the campus of Missouri State University. He played collegiate golf at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and graduated in 1979. Payne Stewart and Tracy Ferguson met each other in Kuala Lumpur in 1980 while he was playing on the Asian tour. Career Early professional career : 1981 -- 1988 Stewart failed to earn a PGA Tour card at Qualifying School in his graduation year, so he played on the Asian Tour for a couple of years, winning two tournaments in 1981. Later that year, he earned his PGA Tour card for 1982 and won his first title on the tour at that year 's Quad Cities Open. This win was especially memorable to him because it was the only time his father, Bill, saw him win. Stewart 's father had played in the 1955 U.S. Open, and had introduced his son to the game. In 1983, Stewart gained his second PGA Tour victory by winning the Walt Disney World Golf Classic by two strokes. At the 1985 Byron Nelson Golf Classic, Stewart came to the 72nd hole with a three - shot lead. Moments after Bob Eastwood birdied the final hole of regulation, Stewart took a double bogey to end the tournament tied for first. Stewart then made another double bogey on the first playoff hole, causing him to lose to Eastwood. Stewart 's 1985 Byron Nelson Classic finish has been called one of the all - time golf blunders. In 1985, Stewart came close to winning The Open Championship, when he finished one stroke behind the champion Sandy Lyle. Stewart briefly led the U.S. Open in 1986 during the back - nine of the final round at Shinnecock Hills. After birdieing the 11th and 12th, Stewart took a one - shot lead, but he then had bogeys at the 13th and 14th, finishing the tournament tied for sixth place, behind the winner Raymond Floyd. Stewart had four runner - up finishes on the PGA Tour in 1986. Despite not winning a tournament that year, he had the most top - 10 finishes of any player on the PGA Tour in 1986, finishing inside the top - 10 sixteen times. Stewart won the Hertz Bay Hill Classic in Orlando, Florida in 1987, shooting a third round of 63 and a final round of 65 to beat South African David Frost by three shots. The tournament was a two - man duel in the final round, as Frost finished eight shots ahead of the third - place finisher Dan Pohl. Stewart 's victory was a memorable one to him as it came on his home course. His house was situated adjacent to the 12th tee of the Bay Hill Club course in Orlando, Florida. Stewart 's cumulative tournament score of 264 is, to date, still a record for the lowest aggregate score over 72 holes in the event, which later became known as the `` Arnold Palmer Invitational '' held at the same Bay Hill venue. After his 1987 victory at Bay Hill, Stewart donated his $108,000 prize money to a Florida hospital in memory of his father, who died of cancer in 1985. Stewart had two runner - up finishes on the PGA Tour in 1988, at The Honda Classic and the Provident Classic. Major victories : 1989 -- 1999 In April 1989, Stewart won the MCI Heritage Golf Classic by five strokes, with a then tournament - record score of 268, 16 - under - par. His victory at the Heritage Classic was his 18th top - 10 finish on the PGA Tour since his previous win at the Bay Hill Classic in March 1987. Stewart was gaining a reputation for being one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour and one of the best players in the world not yet to have won a major championship at that point. At Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Stewart won the PGA Championship in 1989, his first major title. At the start of the final round, Stewart was six shots behind the leader Mike Reid. He made up five strokes in the final three holes to overtake Reid and win by a stroke. Stewart 's back - nine of 31 included birdies on four of his last five holes. He was able to gain the lead over Reid, who bogeyed the 16th, double - bogeyed the 17th, and missed a seven - foot ( 2 m ) birdie putt on the 18th, which would have forced a playoff. After the tournament, Stewart said : `` This is a dream I 've been trying to realize for a long time. '' Reid shed tears and said : `` As disappointed as I am, I 'm happy for Payne. '' The following year, Stewart became the first player to win back - to - back titles at the MCI Heritage Golf Classic at Harbour Town Golf Links, winning a playoff against Larry Mize and Steve Jones on the second extra hole with an 18 - foot ( 5 m ) birdie putt. This was his first playoff win on the PGA Tour, having lost all five of his playoffs in the 1980s. In May 1990, Stewart won his second tournament of the year at the GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. At the end of 1990, Stewart was ranked as the fifth - best golfer in the world on the Official World Golf Ranking. Stewart 's second major title came at the 1991 U.S. Open after an 18 - hole Monday playoff with Scott Simpson on a windblown Hazeltine National Golf Club course in Minnesota. Stewart was two shots behind Simpson going into the final three holes of the playoff. After the 16th hole, the match was squared, as Stewart holed a 20 - foot ( 6 m ) birdie putt and Simpson missed a 3 - foot ( 1 m ) par putt. Stewart 's par on the 18th hole won the playoff by two strokes. The following month, Stewart won the 1991 Heineken Dutch Open by nine shots, which included a course record of 62 in the third round. Stewart won the Hassan II Golf Trophy in Morocco in 1992 and 1993. In 1993 at Royal St George 's Golf Club in England, Stewart 's fourth round of 63 tied the record for the lowest individual round in The Open Championship. He was one of 10 players, until Branden Grace shot a 62 in 2017, to hold the record for shooting a 63 at the British Open. In 1995, Stewart gained his first U.S. PGA Tour win in four years by winning the Shell Houston Open in a playoff over Scott Hoch, who lost a six - shot lead with seven holes to play. Hoch collapsed on the back - nine with three bogeys and a double - bogey on the 17th when his tee shot found water. Stewart won the playoff on the first extra hole. In the 1998 U.S. Open at Olympic Club in San Francisco, Stewart had a four - shot lead going into the final round, but lost to Lee Janzen by a stroke. Stewart missed a 25 - foot birdie putt on the 18th hole of his final round, which would have forced a playoff with Janzen. The following year at the 1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort, Stewart won his last major title, memorably holing a 15 - foot par putt that defeated Phil Mickelson by a stroke in the final round when Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh were also in contention for the trophy. Stewart credited his winning putt to being more at peace with himself after his strengthened religious belief. A statue of Stewart celebrates his winning putt behind the 18th green of the No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort. At the time of his death, Stewart was ranked third on the all - time money list and in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking -- he had been ranked in the top 10 for almost 250 weeks from 1986 to 1993, and again in 1999. At a time of international domination of the golf scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was often the highest - ranked American player. Stewart represented the United States on five Ryder Cup teams ( 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, and 1999 ). He also played for the U.S. on three World Cup teams. Stewart was known for his patriotic passion for the Ryder Cup, once saying of his European opponents, `` On paper, they should be caddying for us. '' The United States team was 3 -- 1 -- 1 during the five times he played. He was disappointed to miss out in 1995 and 1997, when he failed to qualify automatically and was not chosen as a captain 's pick. In the 1999 Ryder Cup, Stewart criticized the heckling of European player Colin Montgomerie. With victory assured for the United States, Stewart conceded a putt ( and his own singles match ) to Montgomerie on the 18th hole. `` This game is about sportsmanship, '' Stewart said afterwards. Stewart was a golfing traditionalist, who once said : `` In the United States, all we do is play the ball in the air. '' He gained an affection for links golf, becoming a popular figure in Ireland after playing on Irish courses to warm up for The Open Championship. After he died in 1999, Waterville Golf Links in County Kerry, Ireland, commissioned a bronze statue of Stewart to pay tribute to him and his affiliation with Waterville. For a large part of his career, Stewart was known for his National Football League ( NFL ) sponsorship, whereby he wore the team colors of the geographically closest NFL franchise ; the sponsorship ended in May 1995. Stewart appeared on an episode of the American television sitcom Home Improvement titled `` Futile Attraction '', which aired on March 10, 1998, and featured Stewart as himself. Stewart was also a musician, and played harmonica in the blues rock group Jake Trout and the Flounders, which also included fellow golfers Larry Rinker and Peter Jacobsen. The band released one album, I Love to Play in 1998. The music video for the title track, a golf - themed parody of Randy Newman 's `` I Love L.A. '', earned rotation on VH - 1. Death Main article : 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash On October 25, 1999, a month after the American team rallied to win the Ryder Cup and four months after his U.S. Open victory, Stewart was killed in the depressurization of a Learjet. He was flying from his home in Orlando, Florida, to Texas for the year - ending tournament, The Tour Championship, held at Champions Golf Club in Houston. Traveling on a Monday morning, Stewart was planning to stop off in Dallas to discuss building a new home course for the SMU golf program with Dallas - based real estate developer Jeff Blackard. The last communication received from the pilots was at 9 : 27 am EDT, and the aircraft made a right turn at 9 : 30 am EDT that was probably the result of human input. At 9 : 33 am, the pilots did not respond to a call to change radio frequencies, and no further contact from the aircraft was received. The aircraft was apparently still on autopilot and angled off - course, as observed by several U.S. Air Force ( and Air National Guard ) F - 16 fighter aircraft as it continued its flight over the Southern and Midwestern United States. The military pilots observed frost or condensation on the windshield ( consistent with loss of cabin pressure ) which obscured the cockpit, and no motion was visible through the small patch of windshield that was clear. National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) investigators later concluded that the aircraft suffered a loss of cabin pressure and that all on board were incapacitated due to hypoxia as the aircraft passed to the west of Gainesville, Florida. A delay of only a few seconds in donning oxygen masks, coupled with cognitive and motor skill impairment, could have been enough to result in the pilots ' incapacitation. The NTSB report showed that the aircraft had several instances of maintenance work related to cabin pressure in the months leading up to the accident. The NTSB was unable to determine whether they stemmed from a common problem. Replacements and repairs were documented, but not the pilot discrepancy reports that prompted them, or the frequency of such reports. The report gently chides Sunjet Aviation for the possibility that this would have made the problem harder to identify, track, and resolve, and the fact that in at least one instance, the aircraft was flown with an unauthorized maintenance deferral for cabin pressure problems. According to a U.S. Air Force timeline, a series of military aircraft provided an emergency escort to the stricken Lear, beginning with an F - 16 from Eglin Air Force Base, about an hour and 20 minutes ( 9 : 33 EDT to 9 : 52 CDT -- see NTSB report on the crash ) after ground controllers lost contact. The aircraft continued flying on autopilot until it ran out of fuel and crashed into a field near Mina, South Dakota, a town 10 miles ( 16 km ) west of Aberdeen, after an uncontrolled descent. The five other people aboard the aircraft included Stewart 's agents Robert Fraley and Van Ardan, pilots Michael Kling and Stephanie Bellegarrigue, and Bruce Borland, a highly regarded golf - course architect with the Jack Nicklaus design company. At the time of his death, Stewart had won $12,673,193 in career earnings. He won over $2 million during the 1999 season, and finished seventh on the year 's money list. Legacy At that week 's tournament, The Tour Championship, Stewart 's good friend, Stuart Appleby, organized a tribute to his friend. With Stewart 's wife 's permission, he wore one of Payne 's own signature outfits for the final round of the tournament on Sunday, and most of the rest of the golfers in the field wore `` short pants '' that day, as well. Statue of Payne Stewart at Waterville Golf Links, Ireland One year after Stewart 's death, his widow Tracey and their two children, and the family of Stewart 's agent, Robert Fraley, who also died on that flight, brought a lawsuit against Learjet, flight operator SunJet Aviation, Inc., and aircraft owner JetShares One Inc. They alleged that a cracked adapter resulted in an airflow valve detaching from the frame, causing a fatal loss of cabin pressure. They also claimed that the aircraft was severely out of maintenance due to negligence by SunJet. In April 2000 as part of a federal criminal investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided SunJet and seized its flight logbooks, effectively grounding all of its aircraft. The investigation was dropped in 2002, but it was too late to save SunJet ; unable to legally operate, it had filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2000. The case against Learjet went forward in state court in Orlando. In June 2005, jurors found that the aircraft 's manufacturer had no liability in the deaths of Stewart and Fraley and that no negligence was found in the design or manufacture of the aircraft. The segment of Interstate 44 passing through Springfield, Missouri, was designated the `` Payne Stewart Memorial Highway '' in his memory. He has a street in Fullerton, California, and a `` Payne Stewart Drive '' in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, leading into Northview golf course designed by Arnold Palmer, named after him. Finally, Payne Stewart Drive in Jacksonville, Florida, houses The First Tee along with a Job Corps center. The communities of Mina and Aberdeen created their own memorial. Jon Hoffman, owner of the property where the aircraft crashed, contacted Stewart 's widow and several family members of other crash victims. All agreed that the memorial would be a rock pulled from the crash site, engraved with the victims ' names and a Bible passage. Hoffman fenced in about an acre ( 4,000 m2 ) of the property surrounding the memorial. In 2000, the PGA Tour established the Payne Stewart Award, given each year to a player who shows respect for the traditions of the game, commitment to uphold the game 's heritage of charitable support, and professional and meticulous presentation of himself and the sport through his dress and conduct. A bronze statue of Stewart celebrating his winning putt in 1999 at Pinehurst overlooks the 18th green of the No. 2 course. In tribute to Stewart, as well as his southwestern Missouri roots, the Payne Stewart Golf Club was opened in Branson, Missouri, in June 2009 with the approval of Stewart 's widow. Ground - breaking on the $31 million layout took place on July 24, 2006. The 7,319 - yard, 18 - hole course was designed by Bobby Clampett and Chuck Smith. Each hole on the course is named for some aspect or notable moment in Stewart 's life. The fifth hole, for example named `` Road Hole '', recounts the incredible par Stewart made in the first round of the 1990 Open Championship at Old Course at St Andrews when he was forced to knock his third shot against the wall behind the green at the Old Course 's treacherous 17th. His ball finished just on the back fringe from where he chipped in. On the 10th anniversary of Stewart 's death in 2009, Golf Channel presented a special program to remember the life of the late golfer. It included recorded interviews with family and friends, and archived videos of his golf career. On the first day of the 2014 U.S. Open, Rickie Fowler wore plus fours and argyle socks in tribute to Stewart. The championship was at the Pinehurst Resort where Stewart won his last major championship only a few months before his death. Professional Wins ( 24 ) PGA Tour Wins ( 11 ) Legend Major championships ( 3 ) Regular PGA Tour ( 8 ) No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of victory Runner ( s ) - up Jul 18, 1982 Miller High Life QCO 66 - 71 - 68 - 63 = 268 − 12 2 strokes Brad Bryant, Pat McGowan Oct 23, 1983 Walt Disney World Golf Classic 69 - 64 - 69 - 67 = 269 − 19 2 strokes Nick Faldo, Mark McCumber Mar 15, 1987 Hertz Bay Hill Classic 69 - 67 - 63 - 65 = 264 − 20 3 strokes David Frost Apr 16, 1989 MCI Heritage Golf Classic 65 - 67 - 67 - 69 = 268 − 16 5 strokes Kenny Perry 5 Aug 13, 1989 PGA Championship 74 - 66 - 69 - 67 = 276 − 12 1 stroke Andy Bean, Mike Reid, Curtis Strange 6 Apr 15, 1990 MCI Heritage Golf Classic 70 - 69 - 66 - 71 = 276 − 8 Playoff Steve Jones, Larry Mize 7 May 6, 1990 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic 67 - 68 - 67 = 202 ^ − 8 2 strokes Lanny Wadkins 8 Jun 17, 1991 U.S. Open 67 - 70 - 73 - 72 = 282 − 6 Playoff Scott Simpson 9 Apr 30, 1995 Shell Houston Open 73 - 65 - 70 - 68 = 276 − 12 Playoff Scott Hoch 10 Feb 7, 1999 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am 69 - 64 - 73 = 206 ^ − 10 1 stroke Frank Lickliter II 11 Jun 20, 1999 U.S. Open 68 - 69 - 72 - 70 = 279 − 1 1 stroke Phil Mickelson ^ Tournament reduced to 54 holes due to inclement weather. PGA Tour playoff record ( 3 -- 6 ) No. Year Tournament Opponent ( s ) Result 1984 Colonial National Invitation Peter Jacobsen Lost to birdie on first extra hole 1985 Byron Nelson Golf Classic Bob Eastwood Lost to bogey on first extra hole 1986 Colonial National Invitation Dan Pohl Lost to birdie on first extra hole 1988 Provident Classic Phil Blackmar Lost to birdie on first extra hole 5 1989 Nabisco Championship Tom Kite Lost to par on second extra hole 6 1990 MCI Heritage Golf Classic Steve Jones, Larry Mize Won with birdie on second extra hole Jones eliminated with par on first hole 7 1991 U.S. Open Scott Simpson Won 18 - hole playoff ( Stewart : 75, Simpson : 77 ) 8 1995 Shell Houston Open Scott Hoch Won with birdie on first extra hole 9 1999 MCI Classic Glen Day, Jeff Sluman Day won with birdie on first extra hole European Tour wins ( 1 ) No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners - up Jul 28, 1991 Heineken Dutch Open − 21 ( 67 - 68 - 62 - 70 = 267 ) 9 strokes Per - Ulrik Johansson, Bernhard Langer Japan Golf Tour wins ( 1 ) 1985 Jun Classic ( tie with Kazushige Kono and Masahiro Kuramoto ) Other wins ( 11 ) 1981 Indian Open, Indonesia Open 1982 Coolangatta - Tweed Heads Classic ( Australia ), Magnolia State Classic 1987 Fred Meyer Challenge ( with Isao Aoki ) 1990 World Cup ( individual winner ) 1991 Skins Game 1992 Skins Game, Hassan II Trophy 1993 Skins Game, Hassan II Trophy Major championships Wins ( 3 ) Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runner ( s ) - up 1989 PGA Championship 6 shot deficit − 12 ( 74 - 66 - 69 - 67 = 276 ) 1 stroke Andy Bean, Mike Reid, Curtis Strange 1991 U.S. Open Tied for lead − 6 ( 67 - 70 - 73 - 72 = 282 ) Playoff Scott Simpson 1999 U.S. Open ( 2 ) 1 shot lead − 1 ( 68 - 69 - 72 - 70 = 279 ) 1 stroke Phil Mickelson Defeated Simpson in an 18 - hole playoff -- Stewart 75 ( + 3 ), Simpson 77 ( + 5 ). Results timeline Tournament 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 Masters Tournament T32 T21 T25 T8 T42 T25 T24 U.S. Open CUT T5 T6 CUT T10 T13 The Open Championship T58 CUT T35 T4 T7 T8 PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT T12 T5 T24 T9 Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 Masters Tournament T36 CUT T9 CUT T41 CUT T52 U.S. Open CUT T51 CUT T21 T27 T28 The Open Championship T2 T32 T34 12 CUT T11 T45 59 T44 T30 PGA Championship T8 T13 T69 T44 T66 T13 T69 T29 CUT T57 Win Top 10 Did not play CUT = missed the half - way cut ( 3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship ) `` T '' = tied Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top - 5 Top - 10 Top - 25 Events Cuts made Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 6 14 11 U.S. Open 0 5 7 9 16 12 The Open Championship 0 0 5 7 17 15 PGA Championship 0 0 8 18 14 Totals 0 10 18 30 65 52 Most consecutive cuts made -- 11 ( 1987 Open Championship -- 1990 Masters ) Longest streak of top - 10s -- 3 ( twice ) U.S. national team appearances Professional Four Tours World Championship : 1986, 1987 ( winners ), 1989 ( winners ), 1990 Ryder Cup : 1987, 1989 ( tied ), 1991 ( winners ), 1993 ( winners ), 1999 ( winners ) World Cup : 1987, 1990 Alfred Dunhill Cup : 1993, 1999 Wendy 's 3 - Tour Challenge ( representing PGA Tour ) : 1996 ( winners ) See also Biography portal List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins References ^ Jump up to : `` World Golf Hall of Fame Member Profile ''. 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External Links Payne Stewart at the PGA Tour official site Payne Stewart at the European Tour official site Payne Stewart at the Japan Golf Tour official site Payne Stewart at Find a Grave A biography written when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame Payne Stewart in the Major Championships U.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson † 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson † 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod † 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith † 1911 John McDermott † 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet # † 1914 ‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers # 1916 Chick Evans # 1917 -- 18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Walter Hagen † 1920 Ted Ray 1921 ‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones # † 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane † 1926 Bobby Jones # 1927 Tommy Armour † 1928 Johnny Farrell † 1929 Bobby Jones # † 1930 Bobby Jones # 1931 Billy Burke † 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman # 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson † 1940 Lawson Little † 1941 Craig Wood 1942 -- 45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Lloyd Mangrum † 1947 Lew Worsham † 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan † 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953 ‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck † 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer † 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus † 1963 Julius Boros † 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player † 1966 Billy Casper † 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970 ‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino † 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham † 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller † 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange † 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin † 1991 Payne Stewart † 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els † 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000 ‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen † 2002 ‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods † 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011 ‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014 ‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson 2017 Brooks Koepka † indicates the event was won in a playoff ; ‡ indicates the event was won wire - to - wire ; # indicates the event was won by an amateur PGA Championship champions Match play era 1916 Jim Barnes 1917 -- 18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1943 Cancelled due to World War II 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert Stroke play era 1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber † 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964 ‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January † 1968 Julius Boros 1969 ‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins † 1978 John Mahaffey † 1979 David Graham † 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982 ‡ Raymond Floyd 1983 ‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson † 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger † 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington † 1996 Mark Brooks † 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000 ‡ Tiger Woods † 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh † 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y.E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer † 2011 Keegan Bradley † 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day 2016 Jimmy Walker 2017 Justin Thomas † indicates the event was won in a playoff ; ‡ indicates the event was won wire - to - wire Payne Stewart in the Ryder Cup United States Ryder Cup team -- 1987 Andy Bean Mark Calcavecchia Ben Crenshaw Tom Kite Larry Mize Larry Nelson Dan Pohl Scott Simpson Payne Stewart Curtis Strange Hal Sutton Lanny Wadkins Jack Nicklaus ( non-playing captain ) Lost : 13 -- 15 United States Ryder Cup team -- 1989 Paul Azinger Chip Beck Mark Calcavecchia Fred Couples Ken Green Tom Kite Mark McCumber Mark O'Meara Payne Stewart Curtis Strange Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson Raymond Floyd ( non-playing captain ) Tied : 14 -- 14 United States Ryder Cup team -- 1991 Paul Azinger Chip Beck Mark Calcavecchia Fred Couples Raymond Floyd Hale Irwin Wayne Levi Mark O'Meara Steve Pate Corey Pavin Payne Stewart Lanny Wadkins Dave Stockton ( non-playing captain ) Won : 14.5 -- 13.5 United States Ryder Cup team -- 1993 Paul Azinger Chip Beck John Cook Fred Couples Raymond Floyd Jim Gallagher, Jr. Lee Janzen Tom Kite Davis Love III Corey Pavin Payne Stewart Lanny Wadkins Tom Watson ( non-playing captain ) Won : 15 -- 13 United States Ryder Cup team -- 1999 David Duval Jim Furyk Tom Lehman Justin Leonard Davis Love III Jeff Maggert Phil Mickelson Mark O'Meara Steve Pate Payne Stewart Hal Sutton Tiger Woods Ben Crenshaw ( non-playing captain ) Won : 14.5 -- 13.5 VIAF : 40608032 LCCN : n00086553 SUDOC : 082119686 NDL : 00838425 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Payne_Stewart&oldid=802455689 '' Categories : American male golfers SMU Mustangs men 's golfers PGA Tour golfers Winners of men 's major golf championships Ryder Cup competitors for the United States World Golf Hall of Fame inductees Golfers from Missouri Sportspeople from Springfield, Missouri Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in the United States 1957 births 1999 deaths Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2009 Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch Español Français Italiano Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Suomi Svenska Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 26 September 2017, at 07 : 09. 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Question: who was the golfer who died in a plane crash
Answer: William Payne Stewart