The 2025 U.S. Open will be remembered for many things: rain delays, long rounds, tall rough and an old-school, blood-and-guts golf course that simply punished the world' best golfers. But in the end J.J. Spaun survied the course, the elements and his own nerves to win his first career major, capped by a dramatic 64-foot putt on the closing hole. Here are Sports Illustrated's best J,J, Spaun images from his week at Oakmont.
J.J. Spaun sank a 64-foot putt in wet conditions at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh. / Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated
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Spaun In Action at U.S. Open
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