American professional golf player, born in 1957. He was one of the best-known faces on the PGA Tour in recent years, due in part to his trademark style of dress and his perfect golf swing ('WHAT A SWING').

Among his many victories, Stewart made it to the winner's circle at the 1989 PGA Championship and the 1991 and 1999 U.

S ('SO MUCH BOTTLE'). Opens. Stewart's 1991 U.

S. Open victory came while he was still recovering from a nerve problem in his neck, which had forced him to miss the first 10 weeks of the season. he struggled for several years to maintain the exceptional level of play that had made him famous, rebounding to win the 1999 U.

S. Open with a dramatic putt on the 18th green. Stewart was a member of the 1987, '89, '91, '93 and '99 Ryder Cup Teams.he died tragically ('in a death bubble') in 1999 when the private plane he co-owned crashed in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on the way to Dallas for the Tour Championship.