Aaron Stewart on front page of ESPN.com

[fivemon]

good story about him and his likeness of his father

[PonyPride]

Outstanding story.

In his father's footsteps

By Elizabeth Merrill
ESPN.com

The men polished off a bottle of the finest Australian rum that last weekend in Florida, watched a fight on HBO and chortled in the dark while the women and children slept. This, the boy must know.

Jon Brendle vowed, in his high-pitched Southern drawl, that Payne Stewart's son would hear every story about his daddy. He'd tell young Aaron how Payne had a way of taking everyone along for the ride, of making them feel special. How Brendle winced, but now cherishes, that New Year's night when Payne planted a giant kiss on him and said, "Jonny, I love you."

The game of golf was changing, giving way to the young and powerful. Brendle, Payne Stewart's neighbor and confidant, wondered if people would remember. Would the boy remember?

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http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/usopen09 ... id=4260509

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