| 1999 U.S. Open | |
The indelible image from the 1999 U.S. Open is that of Payne Stewart thrusting his fist into the air, one leg kicked out behind him, after the winning putt found the cup on the 72nd hole of play. There is now a statue of Stewart's celebration pose behind the 18th green of the famed No. 2 course at Pinehurst Resort, site of the 1999 U.S. Open.
Stewart started the final round with a 1-stroke lead over Phil Mickelson, who was wearing a beeper because his wife Amy was due to give birth to their first child (Amy delivered the next day).
Mickelson took the lead after the 12th hole, but Stewart climbed back into a share when Mickelson bogied the 16th hole. Stewart regained the outright lead with a birdie to Mickelson's par on the 17th. And then Stewart sealed the championship with an 18-foot par putt on the final hole.
1999 U.S. Open Scores
Results from the 1999 U.S. Open golf tournament played at the par-70 No. 2 Course at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. (a-amateur):
| Payne Stewart, $625,000 | 68-69-72-70-279 |
| Phil Mickelson, $370,000 | 67-70-73-70-280 |
| Tiger Woods, $196,792 | 68-71-72-70-281 |
| Vijay Singh, $196,792 | 69-70-73-69-281 |
| Steve Stricker, $130,655 | 70-73-69-73-285 |
| Tim Herron, $116,935 | 69-72-70-75-286 |
| David Duval, $96,260 | 67-70-75-75-287 |
| Jeff Maggert, $96,260 | 71-69-74-73-287 |
| Hal Sutton, $96,260 | 69-70-76-72-287 |
| Darren Clarke, $78,863 | 73-70-74-71-288 |
| Billy Mayfair, $78,863 | 67-72-74-75-288 |
| Paul Goydos, $67,347 | 67-74-74-74-289 |
| Davis Love III, $67,347 | 70-73-74-72-289 |
| Paul Azinger, $67,347 | 72-72-75-70-289 |
| Colin Montgomerie, $58,215 | 72-72-74-72-290 |
| Justin Leonard, $58,215 | 69-75-73-73-290 |
| John Huston, $46,756 | 71-69-75-76-291 |
| Scott Verplank, $46,756 | 72-73-72-74-291 |
| Dudley Hart, $46,756 | 73-73-76-69-291 |
| Jim Furyk, $46,756 | 69-73-77-72-291 |
| Jay Haas, $46,756 | 74-72-73-72-291 |
| Jesper Parnevik, $46,756 | 71-71-76-73-291 |
| Miguel Jimenez, $33,505 | 73-70-72-77-292 |
| D.A. Weibring, $33,505 | 69-74-74-75-292 |
| Tom Scherrer, $33,505 | 72-72-74-74-292 |
| Nick Price, $33,505 | 71-74-74-73-292 |
| Brian Watts, $33,505 | 69-73-77-73-292 |
| Tom Lehman, $26,186 | 73-74-73-73-293 |
| David Berganio, $26,186 | 68-77-76-72-293 |
| Bob Estes, $23,805 | 70-71-77-76-294 |
| Geoffrey Sisk, $23,805 | 71-72-76-75-294 |
| Sven Struver, $22,449 | 70-76-75-74-295 |
| Stewart Cink, $22,449 | 72-74-78-71-295 |
| Rocco Mediate, $19,084 | 69-72-76-79-296 |
| Corey Pavin, $19,084 | 74-71-78-73-296 |
| Gabriel Hjertstedt, $19,084 | 75-72-79-70-296 |
| Craig Parry, $19,084 | 69-73-79-75-296 |
| Brad Fabel, $19,084 | 69-75-78-74-296 |
| Steve Pate, $19,084 | 70-75-75-76-296 |
| Carlos Franco, $19,084 | 69-77-73-77-296 |
| Esteban Toledo, $19,084 | 70-72-76-78-296 |
| Stephan Allan, $15,068 | 71-74-77-75-297 |
| Len Mattiace, $15,068 | 72-75-75-75-297 |
| Chris Perry, $15,068 | 72-74-75-76-297 |
| Gary Hallberg, $15,068 | 74-72-75-76-297 |
| Brandel Chamblee, $12,060 | 73-74-74-77-298 |
| Jim Carter, $12,060 | 73-70-78-77-298 |
| Lee Janzen, $12,060 | 74-73-76-75-298 |
| David Lebeck, $12,060 | 74-70-78-76-298 |
| Robert Allenby, $12,060 | 74-72-76-76-298 |
| Steve Elkington, $10,305 | 71-72-79-77-299 |
| Chris Tidland, $10,305 | 71-75-75-78-299 |
| Jason Tyska, $9,562 | 72-74-75-79-300 |
| Greg Kraft, $9,562 | 70-73-82-75-300 |
| Spike McRoy, $9,562 | 70-74-76-80-300 |
| Phillip Price, $9,562 | 71-73-75-81-300 |
| Jerry Kelly, $8,840 | 73-74-79-75-301 |
| Tom Watson, $8,840 | 75-70-77-79-301 |
| Kaname Yokoo, $8,840 | 68-74-78-81-301 |
| Tom Kite, $8,460 | 74-72-80-76-302 |
| John Cook, $8,460 | 74-73-77-78-302 |
| Bob Tway, $8,178 | 69-77-79-78-303 |
| Chris Smith, $8,178 | 69-77-77-80-303 |
| Larry Mize, $7,966 | 69-75-84-76-304 |
| a-Hank Kuehne | 72-75-81-78-306 |
| Bob Burns, $7,755 | 71-76-84-77-308 |
| Ted Tryba, $7,755 | 72-75-82-79-308 |
| John Daly, $7,543 | 68-77-81-83-309 |
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