At the end of a wild Sunday at the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont, JJ Spaun rose above the rest.
After bogeying five of his first six holes, Spaun rebounded and played the last 12 holes in 3-under par. He sealed the win with an incredible birdie putt on No. 18 and tossed his putter in the air as it dropped to clinch his first major victory.
This was the longest putt made by any player THE ENTIRE WEEK!Unbelievable finish from J.J. Spaun. pic.twitter.com/cJVOPnsA2g
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 16, 2025
In the end, Spaun signed for a 2-over 72 for his final round, winning the tournament with a score of 1-under par, the only player in red figures. He beat Robert MacIntyre, who staged a valiant comeback of his own on Sunday, by two strokes.
It would have been impossible to envision Spaun winning after he walked off the sixth green, reeling and rattled. However, he collected himself and his putter caught fire on the back nine.
First, Spaun rolled in a long downhill putt on No. 12 from 40 feet for a birdie to get moving in the right direction. Another birdie on the 14th got him back near the top of the leaderboard, but that was undone by a sloppy bogey on 15.
When Spaun stepped up to the 17th tee, he was in a tie for the lead at 1-over par. He then hit the shot of the tournament, crushing his drive onto the green on the drivable par-4 to make birdie.
He only needed par to win the tournament, but he drained the longest putt of anyone in the entire tournament to get the win.
All season, it felt like Spaun was due for a breakthrough. He has multiple top-five finishes this season, including a playoff loss to Rory McIlroy at The Players Championship.
On the other hand, anyone who says they saw his big moment coming at the U.S. Open is lying.
Even Spaun seemed to be in disbelief after his final putt dropped. Now, he is immortal in golf forever after an epic back nine performance.
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