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

It’s been a whirlwind 48 hours for J.J. Spaun. In the wee hours of Sunday morning, he was running around an Oakmont CVS getting medicine for his sick child. Then he bogeyed five of the first six holes of his final round to all but shoot himself out of the tournament.

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.

Rain can ruin any day on the links, but it actually ended up helping U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun.

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

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.

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