On a day built for umbrellas, J.J. Spaun reversed his own freefall, took advantage of everyone else’s and hit two shots that turned him into a major champion.

J.J. Spaun managed the rain and a tough Oakmont course to win the 2025 U.S. Open, the first major victory for the California-native.

As he stood on the ninth tee box in the pouring rain, it looked for all the world like J.J. Spaun had just played his way out of contention for the 125th US Open championship.

Robert MacIntyre thought he had done it and it would have been oh so apt if he had won in conditions more suited to an Oban shinty match than a US Open finale. Yet despite a brilliant and nerveless 68,

J.J. Spaun's victory at the U.S. Open and a hefty winner's check vaulted him into the top three on the PGA Tour money list.

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.

Spaun produced a remarkable turnaround in the final round to recover from a four-shot deficit at the halfway point

JJ Spaun won his first major title at the US Open, but he endured a nightmare start to the final round at Oakmont.