J.J. Spaun conquers Oakmont for 1st major win
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J.J. Spaun earned the right to dance in the rain after making the longest putt of the 2025 U.S. Open on Sunday. Watch how he won the event.
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.
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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.
Bogey, bogey, bogey, par, bogey, bogey. It’s a helluva way to start the most important round of your life.
Rain can ruin any day on the links, but it actually ended up helping U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun.
The newly minted U.S. Open champion was essentially running on fumes before capturing the first major victory of his career Sunday.
As he stood on the ninth tee box in the pouring rain, it looked for all the world like J.J. Spaun had just played his way out of contention for the 125th US Open championship. A few hours later,
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.
Golf star J.J. Spaun joins TODAY to open up about his mindset shift and mental pressure that he overcame going into the U.S. Open that led to his championship win, and he shares how he handled the challenging weather at Oakmont Country Club.