OAKMONT, Pa. – J.J. Spaun’s closing pursuit of major glory began at 3 a.m. Sunday in, of all places, a CVS in downtown Pittsburgh. Spaun’s almost 2-year-old daughter, Violet, had woken up with a stomach bug, and mere hours into Father’s Day, dad duty called.

J.J. Spaun hit razor-thin fairways, weathered rain showers and overcame Oakmont Country Club's gauntlet of a golf course to win the first major title of his career Sunday at the 2025 U.S. Open.

J.J. Spaun drained a 64-foot birdie putt at the final hole to win the U.S. Open by two shots over Scotland's Robert MacIntyre at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday to claim his first major title. Spaun, who began the day one shot back of overnight leader Sam Burns,