11 times Payne Stewart, an All-American golfer at SMU, was the SWC individual co-champion along with Houston's Fred Couples in 1979. Stewart won 11 times on the PGA Tour and also had 7 international victories. Three of those victories were majors - the PGA Championship in 1989 and the U.S. Open in 1991 and 1999.

Kemper Lakes Golf Club The 1989 PGA Championship was the 71st PGA Championship, held August 10–13 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Long Grove, Illinois, northwest of Chicago. Payne Stewart won the first of his three major championships, one stroke ahead of runners-up Andy Bean, Mike Reid, and Curtis Strange.

Orlando, Florida Death. On October 25, 1999, Stewart was killed in the crash of a Learjet flying from his home in Orlando, Florida, to Texas for the year-ending tournament, The Tour Championship, held at Champions Golf Club in Houston.

As part of the award, $300,000 is donated to a charity of the recipient's choice. Koch has chosen to direct funds to the Gary and Donna Koch Family Foundation, Gift of Adoption's Florida chapter, and First Tee – Tampa Bay.

The Payne Stewart Award is presented annually by the PGA TOUR to a professional golfer who best exemplifies Stewart's steadfast values of character, charity and sportsmanship.

So it was that Stewart grabbed Mickelson and cradled his foe's head in his hands and shouted, according to Back9Network, "You're going to be a father!"

Aviation incidentPayne Stewart / Cause of death In 1999, professional golfer Payne Stewart and five other people died when the Learjet they were aboard crashed. Federal investigators cited cabin depressurization and ultimately hypoxia as the cause of death.

The Payne Stewart Award is presented annually by the PGA TOUR to a professional golfer who best exemplifies Stewart's steadfast values of character, charity and sportsmanship.

Gary Koch Gary Koch, six-time PGA Tour winner, wins 2023 Payne Stewart Award - NBC Sports.

Since its inception in 2000, Southern Company has presented the Payne Stewart Award alongside the PGA TOUR to a professional golfer who best exemplifies Stewart's steadfast values both on and off the course.

Gary Koch Gary Koch, six-time PGA Tour winner, wins 2023 Payne Stewart Award - NBC Sports.

Phil Mickelson apologized for his comments regarding both the PGA Tour and the Super Golf League, lamented the use of “off the record comments,” and revealed he needs “time away” from professional golf, in a 530-word statement released Tuesday.