JJ Spaun wins 2025 US Open with incredible back-nine capped by 64-foot birdie putt

J J Spaun has powered through the tough subject conditions terrible weather and heat of competition to win the U S Open at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday Spaun who turned pro in and has just one PGA Tour win under his belt has captured his first major of his career at a discipline that consumed specific of the game's biggest stars He did so in dramatic fashion too as Spaun closed the door with a birdie at the th a long winding putt from feet to secure the achievement It was the longest putt made by anyone in the field over four rounds CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMSpaun shot - - - to finish his week as the only player under par at Oakmont Oakmont was as advertised this week with specific of the battle s best like Rory McIlroy Shane Lowry and more struggling to find answers for its tough greens thick roughs and the pouring rain that came down on Sunday certainly didn t help matters for those vying for the championship Golf s toughest test this year though was tamed by Spaun on Thursday when he left as the field s leader after holes shooting a -under He returned on Friday and didn t see the same results going -over but he certainly wasn t out of it After posting a -under on Saturday Spaun knew he was in position to make a run at his first-ever major but Sunday s start wasn t at all what he had in mind FRENCH GOLFER SUCCESS PEREZ MAKES HISTORY AT US OPEN WITH RARE ACESpaun had five bogeys in his first six holes as he started to tumble down the leaderboard In the past Spaun has disclosed he would be discouraged with this type of performance but as he was righting his Sunday ship a weather delay put a halt on play When he returned to the subject a different Spaun emerged The back nine was truly his shooting par on the first two holes before birdying Hole and then Hole to get his round to -over on the day At this point multiple players were in the hunt separated by a shot if not tied on the leaderboard Spaun gave one back with a bogey on but he was money on Hole and with back-to-back birdies to seal the win While his putt on was nothing short of incredible Spaun s drive on landed perfectly short of the green and it rolled up for a chance at eagle While he missed that putt he would bury his next one just over three feet with a chance to win on Robert MacIntyre the Scottish left-hander was already in the clubhouse waiting intently for Spaun s performance on his final hole of the weekend MacIntyre s -under led him to a -over finish for the tournament A bad hole from Spaun and the trophy could be his But cameras caught the moment MacIntyre watched Spaun nail the long putt on the th green and he finished second for the tournament The rounded out top are as follows It was a week that tested both physical and mental fortitude and Spaun came out the victor of the talented group Spaun also completed his Father's Day with his daughters Emerson and Violet as well as wife Melody with a celebration at the th green Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter