US Open Champion JJ Spaun Turned a Free Fall Into a Title at Rain-Soaked Oakmont

J.J. Spaun celebrates with the trophy after winning the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., on June 15, 2025. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo

OAKMONT, Pa.—Nobody backs their way into a U.S. Open title.

J.J. Spaun wasn’t about to be the first to say he did.