1999 U.S. Open Winner and Scores
The 1999 U.S. Open was the 99th edition of the tournament, won by Payne Stewart months before his death.
Winner: Payne Stewart, 279
Where it was played: Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina
Tournament dates: June 17-20, 1999
Leader after first round: Phil Mickelson, Paul Goydos, Billy Mayfair and David Duval, 67
Leader after second round: David Duval, Phil Mickelson and Payne Stewart, 137
Leader after third round: Payne Stewart, 209
What Happened at the 1999 U.S. Open
Payne Stewart sank a 15-foot par putt on the final hole of the tournament to beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke. Stewart then thrust his fist into the air and kicked out one leg behind him, a famous celebratory pose now memorialized in a statue at Pinehurst Resort, and in all the photos taken by that statue of resort visitors imitating Stewart's pose.It was Stewart's second U.S. Open title, his third win overall in a major championship — and his final. He was killed in a plane crash five months later.
A year earlier, Stewart held a four-stroke lead after three rounds of the 1998 U.S. Open. But he couldn't hold it, eventually finishing runner-up to Lee Janzen. In 1999, Stewart shared the 36-hole lead. He took a one-stroke lead over Mickleson following the third round. The two played together in the final pairing of the final round (Mickelson wearing a pager in case his pregnant wife went into labor).
Mickelson went one in front when Stewart bogeyed the 15th hole. But on the 16th hole, it was Mickelson who bogeyed, and they were even again. On the 17th hole, Stewart went in front by one with a sizable birdie putt. Then, on the final hole, he rolled in that iconic par putt to take the victory. Stewart and Mickelson matched 70s in the final round, Stewart finishing at 1-under 279, Mickelson at even-par 280. Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh were both in contention late, but Singh bogeyed the 15th hole and Woods the 16th hole. They tied for third place, two behind Stewart.
Stewart previously won the 1989 PGA Championship and 1991 U.S. Open. The 1999 U.S. Open was his 11th and final career win on the PGA Tour. Mickelson went on to win six major championship titles, but never the U.S. Open. This was the first of his eventual six runner-up finishes in U.S. Opens, a tournament record.
1999 U.S. Open Final Scores
| Payne Stewart | 68-69-72-70-279 |
| Phil Mickelson | 67-70-73-70-280 |
| Tiger Woods | 68-71-72-70-281 |
| Vijay Singh | 69-70-73-69-281 |
| Steve Stricker | 70-73-69-73-285 |
| Tim Herron | 69-72-70-75-286 |
| David Duval | 67-70-75-75-287 |
| Jeff Maggert | 71-69-74-73-287 |
| Hal Sutton | 69-70-76-72-287 |
| Darren Clarke | 73-70-74-71-288 |
| Billy Mayfair | 67-72-74-75-288 |
| Paul Goydos | 67-74-74-74-289 |
| Davis Love III | 70-73-74-72-289 |
| Paul Azinger | 72-72-75-70-289 |
| Colin Montgomerie | 72-72-74-72-290 |
| Justin Leonard | 69-75-73-73-290 |
| John Huston | 71-69-75-76-291 |
| Scott Verplank | 72-73-72-74-291 |
| Dudley Hart | 73-73-76-69-291 |
| Jim Furyk | 69-73-77-72-291 |
| Jay Haas | 74-72-73-72-291 |
| Jesper Parnevik | 71-71-76-73-291 |
| Miguel Angel Jimenez | 73-70-72-77-292 |
| D.A. Weibring | 69-74-74-75-292 |
| Tom Scherrer | 72-72-74-74-292 |
| Nick Price | 71-74-74-73-292 |
| Brian Watts | 69-73-77-73-292 |
| Tom Lehman | 73-74-73-73-293 |
| David Berganio | 68-77-76-72-293 |
| Bob Estes | 70-71-77-76-294 |
| Geoffrey Sisk | 71-72-76-75-294 |
| Sven Struver | 70-76-75-74-295 |
| Stewart Cink | 72-74-78-71-295 |
| Rocco Mediate | 69-72-76-79-296 |
| Corey Pavin | 74-71-78-73-296 |
| Gabriel Hjertstedt | 75-72-79-70-296 |
| Craig Parry | 69-73-79-75-296 |
| Brad Fabel | 69-75-78-74-296 |
| Steve Pate | 70-75-75-76-296 |
| Carlos Franco | 69-77-73-77-296 |
| Esteban Toledo | 70-72-76-78-296 |
| Stephan Allan | 71-74-77-75-297 |
| Len Mattiace | 72-75-75-75-297 |
| Chris Perry | 72-74-75-76-297 |
| Gary Hallberg | 74-72-75-76-297 |
| Brandel Chamblee | 73-74-74-77-298 |
| Jim Carter | 73-70-78-77-298 |
| Lee Janzen | 74-73-76-75-298 |
| David Lebeck | 74-70-78-76-298 |
| Robert Allenby | 74-72-76-76-298 |
| Steve Elkington | 71-72-79-77-299 |
| Chris Tidland | 71-75-75-78-299 |
| Jason Tyska | 72-74-75-79-300 |
| Greg Kraft | 70-73-82-75-300 |
| Spike McRoy | 70-74-76-80-300 |
| Phillip Price | 71-73-75-81-300 |
| Jerry Kelly | 73-74-79-75-301 |
| Tom Watson | 75-70-77-79-301 |
| Kaname Yokoo | 68-74-78-81-301 |
| Tom Kite | 74-72-80-76-302 |
| John Cook | 74-73-77-78-302 |
| Bob Tway | 69-77-79-78-303 |
| Chris Smith | 69-77-77-80-303 |
| Larry Mize | 69-75-84-76-304 |
| a-Hank Kuehne | 72-75-81-78-306 |
| Bob Burns | 71-76-84-77-308 |
| Ted Tryba | 72-75-82-79-308 |
| John Daly | 68-77-81-83-309 |
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