Oakmont, PA – June 15th, 2025
Winner of the 125th U.S. Open J.J. Spaun survived a terrible start and challenging elements to pull away from the pack and capture his first major championship with a two-stroke victory at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday. After picking up a birdie on the 17th hole to go ahead by one stroke, Spaun made a 64½-foot birdie putt on the 18th to secure his unlikely victory and defeat Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre by two.
After Spaun’s long putt fell in the cup, he dropped his putter, raised his arms in the air, and gave the crowd a fist-pump. He hugged caddie Mark Carens and later embraced his wife, Melody, and two young daughters.
The 34-year-old American finished 72 holes at Oakmont on one-under par 279 after a closing two-over 72 to defeat Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre by two strokes with Norway’s Viktor Hovland third on 282. Well behind for most of the day, Spaun watched US leader Sam Burns and Australian Adam Scott stumble back while he charged back with four birdies on the last seven holes.
Spaun, the first US Open champion to bogey the first three holes in his final round, sank a 40-foot birdie putt at the par-five 12th, a 22-foot birdie putt at 14, and answered a bogey at 15 with a clutch tap-in birdie at 17 to grab the lead before rolling in the clincher at 18. Spaun wiped tears from his eyes as spectators chanted his name when he walked off the green. The only prior PGA Tour victory in Spaun’s career came at the 2022 Texas Open.
Spaun said he didn’t look at the scoreboard as he walked up the 18th fairway because didn’t want to know if he had a two-stroke lead.
“I knew based on what the crowd was saying that I felt like if I two-putted, I would probably win,” Spaun said. “But I didn’t want to look because I didn’t want to play defensive. I didn’t want to do anything dumb trying to protect a three-putt or something.
“About eight feet out, I kind of went up to the high side to see if it had a chance of going in, and it was like going right in. I was just in shock, disbelief that it went in and it was over.”
Spaun was the only golfer to finish under par at 1-under 279. He posted an even-par 72 on Sunday and went 3 under on the back nine. Spaun will collect $4.3 million for the biggest payday of his career.
“Happy Father’s Day!”
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