Golf-Spaun wins U.S. Open for 1st major title
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J.J. Spaun was 5-over for his final round on Sunday, but after a weather delay, Spaun went 3-under in his last seven holes, including a 64-foot birdie, to win the 2025 US Open.
J. Spaun won the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club after sinking an impressive putt from 64 feet away from the hole. He joins TODAY, along with his caddie Mark Carens, to talk about getting his “head back in the game” for the back nine after a rougher first half to his game and how he was up late the night before while his youngest daughter was fighting a bug.
On a day built for umbrellas, J.J. Spaun reversed his own free fall, took advantage of everyone else’s and hit two shots that turned him into a major champion.
JJ SPAUN has just gained instant stardom—and a fortune. The 34-year-old dude just scored a spectacular victory when he won the US Open on Monday. He did it via a two-stroke win over Robert McIntyre of Scotland,
MacIntyre was motivated to celebrate in this tournament, having confidence that he can be the person who will appear on the throne. However, the fierce competition on the PGA Tour, the challenge of this golf course and many other factors are the reason why the Scottish golfer did not manage to reach the trophy.
The newly minted U.S. Open champion was essentially running on fumes before capturing the first major victory of his career Sunday.
It was a true Father’s Day triumph for J.J. Spaun, who revealed he was making a 3 a.m. CVS run on Sunday morning tending to his daughter’s stomach bug — just hours before winning the US Open.
US Open champion J.J. Spaun and his wife, Melody, started dating in 2013 and have since welcomed two daughters together