J.J. Spaun will take plenty of encouragement from his first appearance at the Hero World Challenge, where he closed out the week tied for fourth. Spaun finished a memorable 2025 campaign with another strong showing.
- U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun converted two of his three eagle chances, Cameron Young shot 30 on the back nine and Hideki Matsuyama was bogey-free, all of them part of another five-way tie for the lead Friday in the Hero World Challenge.
Competing for wins every week on the PGA Tour can be a real grind, and even the highs come with their own kind of weight. Just look at Rory McIlroy. Even after his Masters win, he said he felt like hiding and appreciated the time back home before gearing up for The Open Championship.
J.J. Spaun’s incredible rise to stardom at the start of the 2025 season was entirely unpredictable. But as the year came to a close, Spaun had become a US Open champion, one of Team USA’s standouts at the Ryder Cup, and now finds himself among the world’s elite at Tiger Woods’ Hero World Challenge event.
One of the great things about the PGA Tour is how new players seem to emerge every year. Ben Griffin and J.J. Spaun were two of the latest to break through in 2025, even earning spots on the United States Ryder Cup team.
PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp is already making big changes ahead of the 2026 season, though they may end up having some unexpected side effects. Unlike many before him, Rolapp comes from outside golf, joining from the NFL.
J.J. Spaun put together an outstanding season on the PGA Tour and looked set to play a big role for the United States at the 2025 Ryder Cup. Spaun pushed Rory McIlroy to a playoff at The Players Championship and then clinched the US Open at Oakmont with a remarkable final putt.
J.J. Spaun has admitted that nerves were getting to him in the months before his first Ryder Cup appearance at Bethpage Black. It’s unlikely the Ryder Cup was even on J.J.
Keegan Bradley and Luke Donald have their pairings locked for Session 2 of the 2025 Ryder Cup on Friday
The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is days away, as Team USA looks to bounce back from 2023’s defeat. They are bringing several rookies along to flip the script, including US Open Champion JJ Spaun.
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Justin Rose birdied four of the last five holes of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind to force a playoff and birdied the third playoff hole to capture the first leg of the PGA Tour's season-ending, three-tournament playoffs.
On Thursday, the slow passage of play at the Open Championship was once again a topic of discussion. 2025 U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun was given a ‘bad time‘ warning by an official towards the end of this round regarding his slow play.
JJ Spaun never expected to become a major champion. Then he won the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in June and has had to adjust to life playing above the radar on the PGA Tour.
J.J. Spaun continues his season of new experiences and new expectations this week at the Genesis Scottish Open. He enters the event as a first-time major winner after winning the U.S.
It’s been a whirlwind week for J.J. Spaun. The unlikely winner of the 2025 U.S. Open found himself juggling the emotions of a major championship victory with the intense media spotlight that followed.
Spaun overcame a disastrous start to his final round to claim the title.
The major championship hangover is never fun, but the PGA Tour is making this one bearable with an immediate Signature Event the week after the U.S. Open.
J.J. Spaun just pulled off the biggest moment of his golf career, winning the 2025 U.S. Open at the brutally tough Oakmont Country Club, his first-ever major title.
JJ Spaun spent Father’s Day filling his role as a typical dad. Spaun revealed after winning the US Open on Sunday that he spent time before the final round of the major at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., doing family errands.
U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun jumped to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Rankings released Monday, a meteoric rise from 109th to begin the season. Spaun
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JJ Spaun had arguably the best Father’s Day imaginable on Sunday, and his daughter seemed to realize how special the day was once the sun went down. Spaun won the 2025 U.S.
The 2025 U.S. The Open finally came to an end Sunday evening, with many of the top in the sport having to watch the final round from elsewhere rather than Oakmont.
JJ Spaun staged an incredible comeback to win his first-ever major championship. The 34-year-old powered his way to victory in dramatic fashion at the 125th U.S.
Robert MacIntyre was all of us while watching JJ Spaun sink his now-iconic birdie to win the 2025 U.S. Open.
JJ Spaun saved his best for last on Sunday. Spaun won the 125th US Open by two strokes thanks to the best putt of the week. Spaun made a birdie putt on 18 from 64.5 feet away, which was the longest putt by anyone at the event held at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa.
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