1 of 6 | J.J. Spaun celebrates after winning the 125th U.S. Open on Sunday at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
June 15 (UPI) -- J.J. Spaun hit razor-thin fairways, weathered rain showers and overcame Oakmont Country Club's gauntlet of a golf course to win the first major title of his career Sunday at the 2025 U.S. Open in western Pennsylvania.
Spaun, who hit the flagstick on one hole and a rake on another, capped the victory with a 64-1/2-foot, walk-off birdie putt on No. 18 to finish at 1-under for the tournament.
With the longest putt of the tournament, Spaun also finished as the only golfer to card an under-par 72-hole score at the third major of the season.
"It's just one of those moments in major championships where that's kinda what happens to seal the deal," Spaun said on the NBC broadcast. "Fortunately, it was my time."
