History of U.S. Open At Pinehurst No. 2
The 2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst was only the second U.S. Open to be played there because of the fear it would be too hot in mid-June and its abandons from a major city of populated area. In 1999 Payne Stewart won his second U.S. Open title in one of the most remarkable U.S. Open victories ever. He trailed Phil Mickelson by one stroke on the 16th hole where he then made an amazing 25-foot putt for par then moments later Mickelson missed a 7-footer for par. Stewart birdied 17 and holed a 15-foot par putt on 18 in one of the most dramatic finishes ever. Stewart died in a plane crash four months later. He was honored at the 2005 U.S. Open with a silhouette of Payne’s 1999 U.S. Open victory pose on the flag of the 18th green.
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