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

J. Spaun won the 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club after sinking an impressive putt from 64 feet away from the hole. He joins TODAY, along with his caddie Mark Carens, to talk about getting his “head back in the game” for the back nine after a rougher first half to his game and how he was up late the night before while his youngest daughter was fighting a bug.

Looking back at the history, it would be extremely unusual for a reigning Major champion to be excluded from Team USA for the Ryder Cup. The last time that happened was in 1995, when John Daly won the Open Championship but was not selected. Daly is the only two-time Major winner to never appear at a Ryder Cup.

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. A few hours later,

After his sensational comeback win at the 2025 U.S. Open, J.J. Spaun boosted his career earnings to $22.281 million.

Golf star J.J. Spaun joins TODAY to open up about his mindset shift and mental pressure that he overcame going into the U.S. Open that led to his championship win, and he shares how he handled the challenging weather at Oakmont Country Club.

The newly minted U.S. Open champion was essentially running on fumes before capturing the first major victory of his career Sunday.

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.