SECOND CHECKERED FLAG OF THE SEASON. >> NOW AT THE U.S. OPEN AIRING THIS COMING WEEK ON WRAL TONIGHT. WE REMEMBER THE GREATEST OPEN IN PINEHURST HISTORY. 24 YEARS AGO. BIG NAMES BATTLE LIKE TIGER WOODS, PHIL MICKELSON. BUT IN THE END, THE TOURNAMENT BELONG TO PAYNE STEWART. SO LET'S OPEN OUR VIDEO OF ALL FOR BOB HOLIDAY STORY FROM THAT RAINY SUNDAY. AND THAT FINAL ROUND IN 1999. >> PAYNE STEWART SETS THE TONE ON THE VERY FIRST HOLE WHEN IT MATTERS. MOST PAINS PUTTER IS PARAMOUNT ON THE GREENS. MICKELSON PLACE STEADILY MICKELSON HITS ALL THE 2 FAIRWAYS AND 10 OF 18 GREENS. BUT HIS BIRDIE PUTT FALLS AT 7 LAKERS AND LOOSE WITH ONE OF THE LEAD. AND NOW THERE ARE OTHER PLAYERS TRYING TO JOIN THE GATE. TIGER WOODS WILL MAKE THE BIRDIE PUTT AND AURORA ARE UPSET CAN BE HEARD ALL OVER IT. AFTER PUTTING HIS TEE SHOT NEEDS TO MAKE THIS PUTT TO SAVE PAR AT 17, HE CAN'T UNKNOWN EACH ONE OF THE LEADERS TO MAKE A MISTAKE. WHEN SHAW ONE HOLD A PLACE TO AND IT'S A CONCERN TO LAY OUT OF THE MONEY TEAM. HE LATER WEDGE TO WITHIN ABOUT 20 FEET. MICKELSON KNOW HAS A 25 FOOTER THE ENTIRE, MAYBE EVEN WIN THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. ONE THIS MAKE A GREAT STORY, FATHER TO BE WITH US ON FATHER'S DAY. IT. BUT THE BALL SCOOTED PAST LOOKS LIKE PLAYOFF TIME IN PINEHURST, INCREDIBLY PAYNE STEWART HAS PLAYED THIS ROUND WITH 23 PUTTS. HE HAS AT LEAST ONE MORE THAN 18. SOMEONE IN THE CROWD WAS PRESENT. KNOW WHAT HAS MADE THIS PUTT ALL DAY. IT'S A PLAYOFF AND HE MISSES. BUT THE BALL FOR THAT. NICHOLSON, ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FINISHES IN U.S. OPEN HISTORY. BUBBLES INSIDE JEN. >> ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'S IT'S OVER AND YOU DID IT. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY A VERY SPECIAL WEEK. I FELT LIKE I PLAYED WELL ENOUGH TO TO WIN MY FIRST OPEN. BUT THE LAST 3 HOLES, PAYNE STEWART PLAYED BETTER. >> PHIL MICKELSON SAYS, BUT HIM OR HIS DISAPPOINTMENT WILL BE REPLACED BY THE JOY. THE IMPENDING FATHERHOOD AND PAYNE STEWART WILL NEVER FORGET THE THRILL OF THIS DATE. U.S. OPEN TROPHY ALOFT. >> THAT SCENE EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE HAS STEWART WOULD PASS AWAY IN A PLANE CRASH JUST 4 MONTHS AFTER THE VICTORY. WHILE MICKELSON BUT FINISHED SECOND PLACE IN THE U.S. OPEN