The Last Stand of Payne Stewart: The Year Golf Changed Forever Audiobook (Free)

From award-winning sports writer Kevin Robbins, The Last Stand of Payne Stewart is the story of legendary golfer Payne Stewart, focusing on his last year in the PGA Tour in 1999, which tragically culminated within a fatal air devastation that transpired publically on tv sets across the country.

Forever remembered as one of the most dramatic storylines in the annals of golfing, Payne Stewart’s legendary career was bookended with a dramatic comeback and a shocking, tragic end. Here, Robbins brings about The Last Stand of Payne Stewart: THE ENTIRE YEAR Golf Changed Forever Stewart’s tale vividly alive.

Written off as a pompous showman former the primary of his profession, Stewart surfaced from a long slump in the unforgettable period of 1999 to capture the U.S. Open and play for the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup team. He appeared to be a new man that summer months: wiser, deeper, and on the verge of a fresh degree of greatness. After that his journey to redemption finished in Oct, when his chartered Learjet flew aimlessly for greater than a thousand miles, went out of gas, and fell to earth within a prairie in South Dakota.

His death proclaimed the finish of an era, one composed of ‘shotmakers’ who performed the overall game with artistry, guile, finesse, and center. Behind them were Tiger Woods, David Duval, Phil Mickelson, and other youthful players whose power and strength changed the PGA Tour permanently. With exclusive access to Stewart’s friends, family, and onetime co-workers, Kevin Robbins provides a long-overdue family portrait of 1 of golf’s greats in one of golf’s greatest seasons.