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.

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OAKMONT, Pa. – J.J. Spaun’s closing pursuit of major glory began at 3 a.m. Sunday in, of all places, a CVS in downtown Pittsburgh. Spaun’s almost 2-year-old daughter, Violet, had woken up with a stomach bug, and mere hours into Father’s Day, dad duty called.

Bogey, bogey, bogey, par, bogey, bogey. It’s a helluva way to start the most important round of your life.

On a day built for umbrellas, J.J. Spaun reversed his own freefall, took advantage of everyone else’s and hit two shots that turned him into a major champion.

J.J. Spaun's victory at the U.S. Open and a hefty winner's check vaulted him into the top three on the PGA Tour money list.

JJ Spaun is having the greatest Father's Day anyone can imagine, as the images of him with his daughters after his U.S. Open win went viral online.

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 added supreme clarity to one of the most uncertain U.S. Opens by making a 64-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the 125th edition. It was his first PGA Tour title, a major championship.

Spaun produced a remarkable turnaround in the final round to recover from a four-shot deficit at the halfway point