PGA Tour Sends Message on J.J. Spaun After US Open Victory originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Oakmont pushed the world’s best golfers to their limits during the US Open and, for some, it was downright unplayable. J.J. Spaun captured his first major title with rounds of 66, 72, 69, and 72, finishing as the only player under par for the week.

J.J. Spaun delivered a finish to remember on his way to winning the 2025 US Open. The 34-year-old holed a 64-foot putt on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club to win the season's third major with a one-under score.

On a day built for umbrellas, panchos and industrial-sized squeegees, Spaun reversed his own freefall, took advantage of several others’ and hit two shots that turned him into a major champion while finally, mercifully, creating a moment to remember at the rain-soaked brute called Oakmont.

Sam Snead supposedly hit so good a shot once that they installed a bunker overnight to stop him from doing it again. But did it happen?

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

The Masters champion has had five birdies and three bogeys and looks poised to card his first under-par round at Oakmont at the sixth attempt (stretching back to the 2016 tournament). He's currently tied for 35th. Each of this quartet leads the field in at least one metric through three rounds.

There's no water at Oakmont, even when it pours. While the venerable and now nearly tree-less course carved out of the western Pennsylvania hills held up fine despite steady overnight rain ahead of Saturday's third round,