1999 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2

Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C. hosted the 1999 U.S. Open. It previously hosted the 1951 Ryder Cup and 1936 PGA Championship. (Getty Images)

Lee Janzen was the defending champion, having defeated Payne Stewart at The Olympic Club in 1998. He shot rounds of 74-73-76-75 to tie for 46th at Pinehurst. (Getty Images).

Jose Maria Olazabal won the first major of 1999, claiming his second career Masters title. He shot 5-over 75 in the first round at the U.S. Open, punched a hotel wall which broke his right hand, and withdrew from the tournament. (Getty Images)

Hank Kuehne was the reigning U.S. Amateur champion. He shot 72-75-81-78 to tie for 65th place. (Getty Images)

Phil Mickelson, 0-for-26 in his major championship career, shared the first-round lead after a 3-under 67. (Getty Images)

David Duval, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, shot 3-under 67 as well to share the first-round lead with Phil Mickelson, Paul Goydos and Billy Mayfair. (Getty Images)

Payne Stewart, the 1991 U.S. Open champion and 1998 runner-up, shot 2-under 68 to sit one off the 18-hole lead. (Getty Images)

Payne Stewart followed his opening 68 with a 1-under 69 to grab a share of the 36-hole lead, along with ... (Getty Images)

Phil Mickelson (67-70) and ... (Getty Images)

David Duval (67-70). (Getty Images)

Tiger Woods shot 1-over 71 in Round 2 to drop to 1 under, but was tied for fourth with Billy Mayfair, Vijay Singh and Hal Sutton. (Getty Images)

Payne Stewart grabbed the 54-hole lead for the second consecutive year, shooting 2-over 72 in Round 3. He stood at 1 under, one shot clear of ... (Getty Images)

Phil Mickelson. Mickelson shot 3-over 73 Saturday at Pinehurst No. 2 to drop to even par, one back of Payne Stewart. (Getty Images)

Tiger Woods remained in contention for his first major win since his first major win (1997 Masters), shooting 2-over 72. He shared third place with Tim Herron at 1 over par. (Getty Images)

David Duval shot 5-over 75 in Round 3 to fall into a tie for fifth place, at 2 over. The field scoring average for Saturday was 75.97. Duval also shot 75 on Sunday to finish T-7. (Getty Images)

Tiger Woods also shot 2-under 68 to finish the first round one back of the four co-leaders. (Getty Images)

Tiger Woods got within one of the lead on Sunday thanks to a birdie putt on the 16th hole ... (Getty Images)

But Woods lipped out a short par putt at 17 and failed to birdie the 18th to finish T-3, two back. (Getty Images)

After missing an 8-foot par putt on 16 to fall into a share of the lead, Phil Mickelson missed a birdie putt inside of 10 feet on the par-3 17th ... (Getty Images)

Payne Stewart, meanwhile, made a 25-foot par save on 16 to tie Mickelson and then grabbed the outright lead with a 3-foot birdie at the 17th. (Getty Images)

With Payne Stewart in trouble on the final hole, Phil Mickelson had a chance to win or force a Monday playoff. He missed his 25-foot birdie putt. (Getty Images)

Needing to make a 15-footer for par on the 72nd hole to avoid a playoff, Payne Stewart drained the putt. (Getty Images)

Payne Stewart finished at 1-under-par 279, one shot clear of Phil Mickelson. (Getty Images)

Payne Stewart celebrated his third major triumph with his caddie, Mike Hicks. (Getty Images)

Payne Stewart embraced Phil Mickelson, whose wife Amy was due to deliver the couple’s first child on June 30, and told him the joys of fatherhood would be greater than the pains of his defeat. (Gettty Images)

On June 21, one day after the conclusion of the 1999 U.S. Open, Amanda Mickelson was born to Phil and Amy. (Associated Press)

On Oct. 25, 1999, four months after winning the U.S. Open, Payne Stewart was killed in a plane accident. (Getty Images)

On Nov. 6, 2001 a bronze statue was unveiled at Pinehurst Resort commemorating Payne Stewart’s reaction to his winning putt in the 1999 U.S. Open. (Getty Images)