• Professional golfer Payne Stewart played on the PGA Tour from 1982 until 1999, when he was killed in an airplane crash in South Dakota.

  2009 marks the 10-year anniversary of both his death and when he won the U.S. Open.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_tracey_stewart_keeping.html

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: William Payne Stewart
  2. Born: January 30, 1957
  3. Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri
  4. College: Southern Methodist Universityhttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_tracey_stewart_keeping.html
  5. Wife: Traceyhttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_tracey_stewart_keeping.html
  6. Son Aaron plays golf at SMU and hopes to play on the PGA Tour after college
  7. Daughter Chelsea works as a charity organizer for The Tour Championshiphttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_tracey_stewart_keeping.html
  8. Died: October 25, 1999http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_tracey_stewart_keeping.html
  9. Killed in an airplane crash in South Dakotahttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/06/16/2009-06-16_tracey_stewart_keeping.html
  10. Given the Byron Nelson Award in 1989 for the best scoring average on the PGA Tour
  11. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001

• Fatal Plane Crash

  Stewart was aboard a Sunjet Aviation Learjet 35 on October 25, 1999, which departed from Orlando, Florida, bound for Dallas, Texas. Investigators believe the aircraft lost cabin pressure and for unknown reasons, the two pilots and four passengers were unable to receive oxygen from the emergency systems. The airplane went off course, traveling north, likely because the pilots and crew were incapacitated. The airplane crashed in Aberdeen, South Dakota, after the fuel ran out. There were no survivors.

• Notable Wins

  • 1999: U.S. Open
  • 1999: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
  • 1996: Wendy's 3-Tour Challengehttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1995: Shell Houston Openhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1993: Skins Gamehttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/careerhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1992: Skins Gamehttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1992: Hassan II Golf Trophyhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1991: U.S. Openhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1991: Heineken Dutch Openhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1991: Skins Gamehttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1991: Hassan II Golf Trophyhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1990: GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1990: MCI Heritage Golf Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1989: PGA Championshiphttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1989: MCI Heritage Golf Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1987: Hertz Bay Hill Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1987: Fred Meyer Challengehttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1985: Jun Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1983: Walt Disney World Golf Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1982: Miller High Life QCOhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1982: Magnolia State Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1982: Coolangatta-Tweed Heads Classichttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1981: Indian Openhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career
  • 1981: Indonesia Openhttp://www.pgatour.com/players/r/?/00/21/46/career

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