PGA Tour Brunch | U.S. Open Recap
PGA Tour Brunch Recaps the 2025 U.S. Open | Oakmont
By TERRY LYONS, Editor of Digital Sports Desk
OAKMONT, (Pennsylvania) - J.J. Spaun of Los Angeles needed to two-putt No. 18 to bring home the U.S. Open championship from Oakmont Country Club, one of the toughest golf courses in the world. Instead of a two-putt to claim the title, Spaun drained a 64-footer that dropped perfectly into the cup right in front of his wife and two daughters.
It was a Happy Father’s Day, for Spaun, and more important than the money will be the memory of winning a major that he’ll hold for the rest of his life.
Spaun finished the U.S. Open as the only golfer under par. In doing so, the 34-year-old earned his first major title with his previous best finish: T23/2022 Masters Tournament. Spaun is the first player since Xander Schauffele (2024 PGA Championship) to win his first major and the first player since Wyndham Clark (2023) to earn his first major win at the U.S. Open.
He earned his second win on TOUR in his 236th start (2022 Valero Texas Open) and became the first player on TOUR since 2003 to shoot in the 40s on the front nine of the final round and go on to win.
Spaun moved up to No. 7 in the Official World Golf Ranking and moved up to No. 6 in the FedEx Cup standings.
These 10 golfers qualified for the Travelers via the Aon Next Ten
1 Ben Griffin 2067.746
2 J.J. Spaun 2007.131
3 Maverick McNealy 1538.589
4 Andrew Novak 1530.625
5 Harris English 1387.893
6 Nick Taylor 1351.289
7 Daniel Berger 1109.300
8 Ryan Fox 1067.999
9 Justin Rose 1053.750
10 Michael Kim 1009.218
125th U.S. Open | Final Leaderboard
1 J.J. Spaun 66 72 69 72 279 (-1)
2 Robert MacIntyre 70 74 69 68 281 (+1)
3 Viktor Hovland 71 68 70 73 282 (+2)
T4 Cameron Young 70 74 69 70 283 (+3)
T4 Tyrrell Hatton 73 70 68 72 283 (+3)
T4 Carlos Ortiz 71 72 67 73 283 (+3)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
PGA Tour Brunch | The Basics
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On This Day in Golf History
June 16, 1974 -Hale Irwin survives the “Massacre at Winged Foot,” winning the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, NY with a winning score of seven over which was two better than runner-up Forest Fezler. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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