Payne at Pinehurst: A Memorable U.S. Open in the Sandhills of Carolina - Softcover

Chastain, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312330103 ISBN 13: 9780312330101

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2005

Synopsis

"A fresh and concise look at Payne Stewart's victory at the 1999 U.S. Open."
---Golf Digest

It has been called the greatest U.S. Open in the Open's over one hundred-year history.

Veteran sports journalist, Bill Chastain, crafts the dramatic story of Payne Stewart's 1999 U.S. Open victory by combining extensive research with interviews of those who made it unique. Payne at Pinehurst shows how Stewart dealt with his stunning U.S. Open defeat in 1998 and planned victory for the championship that meant so much to him.
Stewart's conquest of Pinehurst No. 2, while fending off Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, David Duval, and Vijay Singh in an epic battle where every swing held significance, is the stuff of which golf legends are made. From compelling action by the best golfers in the world to the tournament's dramatic conclusion, Payne at Pinehurst shows readers why the 1999 U.S. Open is regarded as the best U.S. Open ever played.

"Exciting golf history combined with the poignant personal story of Stewart's life and death."
---Booklist

"You don't have to be from North Carolina to understand what happened at the 1999 U.S. Open, and how it felt; it was an Open brushed by an angel's wing, an Open that in retrospect seems almost fictional.... That Sunday in Pinehurst, when it all happened there in the mist, is one of the most memorable days in the history of the U.S. Open. Everything about it is more profound now, and yet somehow unreal."
---Ron Green Sr., PGATOUR.com columnist and author of Shouting at Amen Corner

"While the 1999 U.S. Open may not have been the greatest Open ever, through Chastain's effort it now makes the short list."
---bookreporter.com

"Chastain's book is a thoughtful look at one of America's favorite golfers and at a tournament that raised his status to near legend."
---News & Record (Greensboro, North Carolina)

About this title

From the Author

Everybody loves a good story, and I'm no different.  I knew a dramatic one was unfolding on Father's Day in 1999, I just didn't realize at the time that the result would blossom into a book.

I remember watching on TV that Sunday, Payne Stewart sank a dramatic 15-foot, par-saving putt at No. 18 to win one of golf's four majors. Stewart was a fan favorite with his colorful plus-fours attire but was not favored to win the event. Tiger Woods and David Duval, golf's hottest stars, were supposed to dominate the field. But at the historical Pinehurst No. 2 course, Stewart befuddled the experts.

That was such a good story. I could relate to him because we were the same age, we even had kids the same age. What happened just resonated with me.

About the Author

Bill Chastain began his journalism career as a freelance writer shortly after graduating from Georgia Tech in 1979. Some of the more notable publications where his stories have appeared over the years include: Razor Magazine, Nation's Business, SPORT Magazine, and Inside Sports. Chastain worked as a sports reporter for The St. Petersburg Times and The St. Petersburg Evening Independent before going to The Tampa Tribune in 1990, where he worked for twelve years as a columnist and sports reporter. While with the Tribune he also served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated.  He is the author of Purpose and Passion: Bobby Pruett and the Marshall Years; Steel Dynasty: The Team that Changed the NFL; Peachtree Corvette Club; September Nights: Chasing the Beasts of the American League East; Jackrabbit: The Story of Clint Castleberry and the Improbable 1942 Georgia Tech Football Season;  Hack's 191: Hack Wilson and His Incredible 1930 Season; and The Steve Spurrier Story: From Heisman to Head Ball Coach. Currently he covers Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays for MLB.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0312330103
• ISBN 13: 9780312330101
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304