J.J. Spaun, U.S. Open
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When sheets of rain descended upon Oakmont on Sunday afternoon and an army of groundskeepers started taking squeegees and towels to the fairways, a tumultuous finish and bizarre turn became inevitable at this U.
J.J. Spaun won the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont in dramatic fashion on Sunday, draining a 64-foot putt on the final hole that sent the place into hysterics. It also led to a great celebration by Spaun and his caddie, Mark Carens, who shared a special hug just moments after the ball fell into the hole.
Don’t need to make it, just cozy it up, two putts…how about one! In one of the most unlikely final round Sundays in U.S. Open history, J.J. Spaun closes the deal with a birdie at the last!” – Dan Hicks on Spaun’s 64-foot putt to win the U.
Robert MacIntyre thought he had done it and it would have been oh so apt if he had won in conditions more suited to an Oban shinty match than a US Open finale. Yet despite a brilliant and nerveless 68,
J.J. Spaun wasn’t about to be the first to say he did. On a day built for umbrellas, panchos and industrial-sized squeegees, Spaun reversed his own freefall, took advantage of several others’ and hit two shots that turned him into a major champion while finally,