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William Payne Stewart (January 30 1957 – October 25 1999) was an American professional golfer who won eleven PGA Tour events including three major championships in his career the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42.Stewart gained his first major title at the 1989 PGA Championship. He won the 1991 U.S. Open after a playoff against Scott Simpson. At the 1999 U.S.