What title did Payne Stewart win at Hazeltine in 1991?”
Last year Payne Stewart suffered one of the most devastating defeats in major-championship history. This year Stewart learned from the experience and won his second U.S. Open. Pinehurst No. 2 was tough, Stewart was tougher. Faced with a 15-foot par putt on No. 18 to win the title, Stewart calmly stepped up and put the ball in the heart of the cup. He proved just how far he had come in one year. And after the ball disappeared into the hole, Stewart could not contain the raw emotion that overwhelmed him. He thrust his fist in the air. He turned to his caddie and screamed above the cheering throng around the 18th green at Pinehurst No. 2. He cried. “All I wanted to do was give myself a chance,” Stewart said, choking back tears. “I never gave up. I got the job done.” Motivated by past failures, haunted by bizarre breaks that always seemed to go the other way, Stewart became the first player in the 99-year history of the U.S. Open to win on the 72nd hole with a substantial putt. In a stunni
