He was an original – a U.S. Open champion, a trend setter, and a student of golf history to boot. Items from Payne Stewart’s collection of golf memorabilia drew a record-breaking number of bids according to The Golf Auction, which handled the sale. Click here to read the story on The Golf Wire business news website.
The image of Stewart on the cover of Bulletin No. 83, September 1985, was taken at the TPC Championship in Ponte Vedra, Fla. Barry Williamson, a member of the then GCS Advisory Board, is shown helping Stewart purchase a few original hickory golf clubs.