Payne Stewart defeated 1987 champion Scott Simpson in an 18-hole Monday playoff to win the first of his two U.S. Open titles.

Simpson hit his drive into the rough and could only manage a bogey to Stewart's par, forcing an 18-hole playoff.

At the par-3 17th, Simpson found the water on his tee shot and recorded another bogey, giving Stewart a one-shot advantage.

[3] Stewart's winning score in the playoff of 75 was the highest since Tommy Armour won with a 76 in 1927.

[5] It was the final U.S. Open appearance for two-time champion Lee Trevino; Phil Mickelson won low-amateur honors for the second consecutive year, finishing in 55th place.