Pinehurst No. 2 has hosted four of golf’s majors in the past, as well as the 1951 Ryder Cup — which was won by the United States — and the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open.
The PGA Championship came in 1936, won by Denny Shute, while this year is the fourth time the U.S. Open has been in town.
Australia’s Michael Campbell won in 2005, while Martin Kaymer of Germany was the last winner in 2014.
But arguably the most iconic victory came in 1999, when Payne Stewart putted home on the 18th to win his second Open and third major. He died later that year in an airplane accident, at the age of 42.
A statue of his celebration now lives beside the 18th green.
