From the Vault: '99 U.S. Open
SECOND CHECKERED FLAG OF THE
SEASON.
>> NOW AT THE U.S. OPEN AIRING
THIS COMING WEEK ON WRAL
TONIGHT. WE REMEMBER THE
GREATEST OPEN IN PINEHURST
HISTORY. 24 YEARS AGO. BIG
NAMES BATTLE LIKE TIGER WOODS,
PHIL MICKELSON. BUT IN THE END,
THE TOURNAMENT BELONG TO PAYNE
STEWART. SO LET'S OPEN OUR
VIDEO OF ALL FOR BOB HOLIDAY
STORY FROM THAT RAINY SUNDAY.
AND THAT FINAL ROUND IN 1999.
>> PAYNE STEWART SETS THE TONE
ON THE VERY FIRST HOLE WHEN IT
MATTERS. MOST PAINS PUTTER IS
PARAMOUNT ON THE GREENS.
MICKELSON PLACE STEADILY
MICKELSON HITS ALL THE 2
FAIRWAYS AND 10 OF 18 GREENS.
BUT HIS BIRDIE PUTT FALLS AT
7 LAKERS AND LOOSE WITH ONE
OF THE LEAD. AND NOW THERE ARE
OTHER PLAYERS TRYING TO JOIN
THE GATE. TIGER WOODS WILL MAKE
THE BIRDIE PUTT AND AURORA ARE
UPSET CAN BE HEARD ALL OVER IT.
AFTER PUTTING HIS TEE SHOT
NEEDS TO MAKE THIS PUTT TO SAVE
PAR AT 17, HE CAN'T UNKNOWN
EACH ONE OF THE LEADERS TO MAKE
A MISTAKE. WHEN SHAW ONE HOLD A
PLACE TO AND IT'S A CONCERN TO
LAY OUT OF THE MONEY TEAM.
HE LATER WEDGE TO WITHIN ABOUT
20 FEET. MICKELSON KNOW HAS A
25 FOOTER THE ENTIRE, MAYBE
EVEN WIN THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.
ONE THIS MAKE A GREAT STORY,
FATHER TO BE WITH US ON
FATHER'S DAY. IT. BUT THE BALL
SCOOTED PAST LOOKS LIKE PLAYOFF
TIME IN PINEHURST, INCREDIBLY
PAYNE STEWART HAS PLAYED THIS
ROUND WITH 23 PUTTS. HE HAS
AT LEAST ONE MORE THAN 18.
SOMEONE IN THE CROWD WAS
PRESENT. KNOW WHAT HAS MADE
THIS PUTT ALL DAY. IT'S A
PLAYOFF AND HE MISSES. BUT THE
BALL FOR THAT.
NICHOLSON, ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING FINISHES IN U.S. OPEN
HISTORY.
BUBBLES INSIDE JEN.
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S IT'S
OVER AND YOU DID IT. THIS WOULD
HAVE BEEN A VERY A VERY SPECIAL
WEEK. I FELT LIKE I PLAYED WELL
ENOUGH TO TO WIN MY FIRST OPEN.
BUT THE LAST 3 HOLES, PAYNE
STEWART PLAYED BETTER.
>> PHIL MICKELSON SAYS, BUT HIM
OR HIS DISAPPOINTMENT WILL BE
REPLACED BY THE JOY. THE
IMPENDING FATHERHOOD AND PAYNE
STEWART WILL NEVER FORGET THE
THRILL OF THIS DATE. U.S. OPEN
TROPHY ALOFT.
>> THAT SCENE EVEN MORE
INCREDIBLE HAS STEWART WOULD
PASS AWAY IN A PLANE CRASH JUST
4 MONTHS AFTER THE VICTORY.
WHILE MICKELSON BUT FINISHED
SECOND PLACE IN THE U.S. OPEN