Images from the colorful career of Payne Stewart, a three-time major champion who was tragically killed at age 42 in a jet crash in 1999.
29 Sep 1991: Mark O’'Meara and Payne Stewart look on as team captain Dave Stockton pushes Corey Pavin into the water as the USA celebrate on the beach after victory in the Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island in South Carolina, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: Simon Bruty/Allsport
24 Sep 1993: USA team members (L to R) Lanny Wadkins, Payne Stewart, Corey Pavin, Davis Love III and Tom Kite during the National Anthem before the Ryder Cup at the The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England. \ Mandatory Credit: Chris Cole /Allsport
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 1987: Payne Stewart hands his putter off to his caddie during the 1987 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 1987 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images)
CHASKA, MN - JULY 01: A stone that marks the bridge near the tee that commemorates the 1991 win in the US Open at Hazeltine by Payne Stewart of the USA on the par 4, 16th hole on the course at Hazeltine National Golf Club, venue for the 2009 PGA Championship, on July 1, 2008 in Chaska, Minnesota. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 20: Golf: Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic, Payne Stewart upset during Sunday play, Lake Buena Vista, FL 10/20/1996 (Photo by Jim Gund/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (SetNumber: X51596)
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 26: Golf: The Skins Game, Portrait of (L-R) Fred Couples, Payne Stewart, Tom Watson, and Paul Azinger at Bighorn GC (Photo by Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (SetNumber: X47428 TK1 R7 F4)
Payne Stewart And Larry Mize Chat During The Final Round Of The 1984 Masters Tournament (Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, NY - JULY: Payne Stewart celebrates after sinking his putt at the 13th hole during the 1986 US Open at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club. (Photo by John Kelly/Getty Images)
UNDATED: Payne Stewart of the USA poses for a portrait during a golf tournament circa 1990’s. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
UNDATED : Payne Stewart of the USA prepares to hit a shot. (Photo by Brian Morgan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES: This 19 June 1998 file photo shows US golfer Payne Stewart reacting to a birdie putt during the 1998 US Open Championship in San Francisco, CA. Stewart was reportedly among five people killed 25 October 1999 when a Learjet that had been flying out of control for several hours across the US, crashed in South Dakota. AFP PHOTO/FILES (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
BROOKLINE, : US team member Payne Stewart (L) talks with NBA legend Michael Jordan during the four-ball matches 24 September 1999 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, site of the 33rd Ryder Cup. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/JEFF HAYNES (Photo credit should read JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)
PINEHURST, : Payne Stewart (L) of the US embraces Phil Mickelson of the US, after Stewart sank his putt on the eighteenth green at Pinehurst No. 2 during the final round of the US Open Championship 20 June, 1999, at Pinehurst, NC. The putt won the tournament for Stewart and Mickelson was second. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Steve SCHAEFER (Photo credit should read STEVE SCHAEFER/AFP/Getty Images)
1993: Lee Janzen of the USA is congratulated by Payne Stewart during the 1993 U.S. Open at the Batusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey. Janzen went on to win the event. Mandatory Credit: David Cannon /Allsport
21 Jun 1998: Payne Stewart of the USA hugs Beverly Janzen as Lee Janzen looks on during the 1998 U.S. Open Championships on the 6,797-yard, par-70 Lake Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.
PINEHURST, NC - JUNE 19: Payne Stewart celebrates after making a putt during the 1999 US Open at Pinehurst Golf Resort on June 19, 1999 in Pinehurst, North Carolina. (Photo by Craig Jones/Getty Images)
15 Jun 1996: Payne Stewart takes the tee after Greg Norman of Australia takes the first shot tees off at the 1st hole during the 3rd round of the U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
14 Jun 1996: Payne Stewart watches the crowds in this portrait taken after the second round of the U.S. Open at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
UNITED STATES - MARCH 02: Payne Stewart and caddie during the 27th Ryder Cup held at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. September 25-27, 1987..(photograph by The PGA of America). (Photo by Jeff McBride/PGA of America via Getty Images)
L-R John Daly,Payne Stewart and Fred Couples of the United States celebrate winning the Alfred Dunhill Cup on 17th October 1993 on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stephen Munday/Getty Images)
20 Jun 1999: Payne Stewart of the United States and his caddie Hicks celebrate victory on the 18 th green during the last day of the 1999 US Open played on the number two course at Pinehurst in North Carolina, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: Harry How /Allsport
20 Jun 1999: Payne Stewart of the United States clutches the trophy after winning the 1999 US Open played on the number two course at Pinehurst in North Carolina, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon /Allsport
1990: Payne Stewart of the USA tees off during the British Open at St Andrews Golf Club in Fife, Scotland. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1986: General view of the snazzy shoes worn by Payne Stewart of the USA during the US Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1989: Payne Stewart of the USA in action during the USPGA Championships at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, USA. Stewart won the event. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1989: Payne Stewart of the USA holds the trophy aloft after winning the USPGA Championships at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1991: Payne Stewart of the USA holds the trophy aloft after winning the US Open at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1991: Payne Stewart of the USA in action during the US Open at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1989: Payne Stewart of the USA watches his putt during the British Open at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1991: Portrait of Payne Stewart of the USA during the Minolta Challenge Cup at Walton Heath Golf Club in England. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1991: Payne Stewart of the USA holds the trophy aloft with his wife Tracey and daughter Chelsea after winning the US Open at the Hazeltine National Golf Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1989: Payne Stewart of the USA shows off his golf outfit during the Ryder Cup at the Belfry Golf Club in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England. The event ended in a 14-14 draw which was enough for Europe to retain the trophy. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
31 Jul 1989: Payne Stewart of the USA jumps for joy as he birdies at the 17th during the British Open at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon/Allsport
1992: Portrait of Payne Stewart of the USA during the British Open at Muirfield Golf Club in Scotland. \ Mandatory Credit: Stephen Munday/Allsport
22 Sep 1999: Payne Stewart, Ben Crenshaw and Davis Love III of the USA in action during the 33rd Ryder Cup match played at the Brookline CC in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. \ Mandatory Credit: Harry How /Allsport
Golf: Houston Open: Payne Stewart victorious on green, throwing ball after winning tournament on Sunday at TPC at The Woodlands. Houston, TX 4/30/1995 CREDIT: Jacqueline Duvoisin (Photo by Jacqueline Duvoisin /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X48211 TK4 R18 F29 )
The USA team pose together for a group photograph with Chip Beck, Tom Kite, Ken Green, Tom Watson, Mark McCumber, Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins, Mark O’Meara, Fred Couples, Paul Azinger, Ray Floyd (captain), Payne Stewart, and Mark Calcavecchia with their caddies during the 28th Ryder Cup Matches on 22 September 1989 at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England. (Photo by Bob Martin/Getty Images)
The USA team pose together for a group photograph, Back Row L-R: Jack Nicklaus (captain), Larry Nelson, Ben Crenshaw, Curtis Strange, Lanny Wadkins, Hal Sutton, Tom Kite, Front Row L-R: Mark Calcavecchia, Payne Stewart, Andy Bean, Scott Simpson, Dan Pohl, and Larry Mize during the 27th Ryder Cup Matches on 25 September 1987 at the Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, USA. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Payne Stewart and Mark Calcavecchia of the United States during the 29th Ryder Cup Matches on 27 September 1991 at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Getty Images)
Tom Watson (centre holding trophy) captain of the United States team with team members Fred Couples,Chip Beck,Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, John Cook, Payne Stewart, Davis Love III, Jim Gallagher, Jr., Raymond Floyd, Tom Kite, Paul Azinger and Lanny Wadkins at the 30th Ryder Cup Matches on 24 September 1993 at The Belfry in Wishaw, Warwickshire, England. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
