The 1999 United States Open Championship was the 99th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 at

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Course No. 2 in

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. After a birdie at the penultimate hole to regain an outright lead, Stewart sank a par putt on the final hole for 279 (−1) and avoided a Monday playoff. He redeemed himself at the U.S. Open, after losing a four-stroke 54-hole lead the year before in

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. Stewart did not get a chance to defend his title in

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, as he died four months later in a

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were in contention late in their final rounds, but each bogeyed and finished two strokes back, tied for third. This was the first U.S. Open at Pinehurst, which returned in

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. Previously, it hosted the

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, and the

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Course layout

Course No. 2 Source:

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Round summaries

First round

''Thursday, June 17, 1999''

Second round

''Friday, June 18, 1999'' The 36-hole cut was at 147 (+7) or better, and 68 players advanced to the weekend. Amateurs: '' Kuehne (+7)'', Molder (+11), Barnes (+13),

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(+15), McKnight (+15), Call (+20).

Third round

''Saturday, June 19, 1999''

Final round

''Sunday, June 20, 1999'' Source: Amateurs:

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(+26)

Scorecard

''Final round'' ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
Source:

References

External links

USOpen.com – History
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