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.
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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 helping Stewart toward the purchase a few original hickory golf clubs.