{"product_id":"payne-at-pinehurst-a-memorable-us-open-in-the-sandhills-of-carolina-9780312330101","title":"Payne at Pinehurst: A Memorable U.S. Open in the Sandhills of Carolina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fresh and concise look at Payne Stewart's victory at the 1999 U.S. Open.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e---\u003ci\u003eGolf Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt has been called the greatest U.S. Open in the Opens over one-hundred-year history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003ePayne at Pinehurst\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003ePayne at Pinehurst\u003c\/i\u003e shows readers why the 1999 U.S. Open is regarded as the best U.S. Open ever played.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExciting golf history combined with the poignant personal story of Stewart's life and death.\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e---Ron Green Sr., columnist and author of \u003ci\u003eShouting at Amen Corner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nWhile the 1999 U.S. Open may not have been the greatest Open ever, through Chastain's effort it now makes the shortlist.\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003ebook reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\nChastain's book is a thoughtful look at one of America's favorite golfers and at a tournament that raised his status to near legend.\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eNews \u0026amp; Record\u003c\/i\u003e (Greensboro, North Carolina)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Chastain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.58w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312330101\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Chastain\u003c\/b\u003e spent 12 years as a sportswriter for \u003ci\u003eThe Tampa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e working as a columnist and baseball writer. His byline has appeared in numerous national publications and he has written two other books, \u003ci\u003eThe Steve Spurrier Story: From Heisman to Head Ball Coach\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Streak\u003c\/i\u003e. Chastain lives in Tampa with his wife, Patti, and their two children, Carly and Kel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Item is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot Returnable\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39955419136115,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_7947b29c-47d5-414d-94b0-d80c179961c1.jpg?v=1648651518","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/payne-at-pinehurst-a-memorable-us-open-in-the-sandhills-of-carolina-9780312330101","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}