{"product_id":"the-last-stand-of-payne-stewart-9415","title":"The Last Stand of Payne Stewart","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning sports writer Kevin Robbins discover the story of legendary golfer Payne Stewart focusing on his last year in the PGA Tour in 1999 which tragically culminated in a fatal air disaster that transpired publicly on televisions across the country.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eForever remembered as one of the most dramatic storylines in the history of  golf Payne Stewart's legendary career was bookended by a dramatic comeback and a shocking tragic end. Here Robbins brings Stewart's story vividly to life.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWritten off as a pompous showman past the prime of his career Stewart emerged from a long slump in the  unforgettable season of 1999 to capture the U.S. Open and play on the  victorious U.S. Ryder Cup team. He appeared to be a new man that summer: wiser deeper and on the verge of a new level of greatness. Then his  journey to redemption ended in October when his chartered Learjet flew aimlessly for more than a thousand miles ran out of fuel and fell to earth in a prairie in South Dakota.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHis death marked the end of  an era one made up of \"shotmakers\" who played the game with artistry guile finesse and heart. Behind them were Tiger Woods David Duval  Phil Mickelson and other young players whose power and strength changed  the PGA Tour forever. With exclusive access to Stewart's friends family and onetime colleagues Kevin Robbins provides a long-overdue portrait of one of golf's greats in one of golf's greatest seasons.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44786721849523,"sku":"9780316485302","price":1704.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477297499780316485302.jpg?v=1762807127","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-last-stand-of-payne-stewart-9415","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}