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,

I tried to just continue to dig deep,” J.J. Spaun said after winning the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont. “I've been doing it my whole life.”