SOMETIMES EVEN THE TINIEST REMINDER CAN BE WHAT SEPARATES HEARTBREAK FROM MAKING HISTORY. ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 1999 U.S. OPEN FINAL ROUND, A SIMPLE PIECE OF ADVICE FROM PAYNE STEWART’S WIFE DIDN’T JUST HELP HIM STEADY HIS PUTTING—IT HELPED HIM STAY COMPOSED IN THE MOMENT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE PULLED OFF ONE OF THE MOST LEGENDARY FINISHES IN THE TOURNAMENT’S HISTORY. IT WAS A VICTORY ROOTED IN BELIEF, TRUST, AND ONE FLAWLESS PUTT WHEN IT COUNTED MOST!