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1999

William Payne Stewart

William Payne Stewart, 42, overcoming a bitter loss at Olympic the year before, fought off Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, and Tiger Woods, to become only the 19th man to win multiple US Open Championships. His win at Pinehurst No. 2 made Stewart the third man to win the Championship twice during the 1990s. Lee Janzen ('93 and '98) and Ernie Els ('94 and '97) were the other multiple winners.

Stewart, overcoming a bitter collapse at Olympic the year before, fought off Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, and Tiger Woods.

OPEN RECORDS

Starts - 16

Best Finish - Winner 1991, '99

Rds - 57

Cuts Made - 12

Top 3 - 4

Top 5 - 5

Top 10 - 7

Top 25 - 9

Avg. - 71.58

Scores In 60s - 12

Rds Under Par -15

Earnings - $1,455,880.45