<Tr> <Th> Byron Nelson Award </Th> <Td> 1989 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Bob Jones Award </Th> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <P> William Payne Stewart (January 30, 1957--October 25, 1999) was an American professional golfer who won eleven PGA Tour events, including three major championships in his career, the last of which occurred a few months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42 . </P> <P> Stewart gained his first major title at the 1989 PGA Championship . He won the 1991 U.S. Open after a playoff against Scott Simpson . At the 1999 U.S. Open Stewart captured his third major title after holing a 15 - foot (5 m) par putt on the final hole for a one stroke victory . </P>

Who was the golfer who died in a plane crash