Jj Spaun Jokes That He Owes Viktor Hovland A 'nice Bottle Of Wine' For Help On Us Open-winning Putt

J.J. Spaun is not acrophobic to admit that he sewage a small spot of thief connected his walk-off U.S. Open-winning putt.

Paired up pinch Viktor Hovland successful nan last round, Spaun and Hovland landed their attack shots connected nan par-five 18th wrong inches of 1 another.

At that point, Hovland was beautiful overmuch retired of nan race, but Spaun needed 2 putts to triumph his first major.

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J.J. Spaun shakes hands pinch Viktor Hovland of Norway connected nan first tee container during nan last information of  125th U.S. Open Championship astatine Oakmont Country Club connected June 15, 2025 successful Oakmont, Pennsylvania.  (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

Hovland was distant and narrowly missed his putt. Spaun had practically an identical line, and he drained it from 64 feet out.

Sure, Spaun's likelihood of winning nan tourney connected that greenish was comparatively high, and possibly he didn't request Hovland's thief astatine all. But Spaun admitted his plans to springiness immoderate payback to Hovland.

"I’ve gotta springiness him a bully vessel of vino aliases something, immoderate he wants," Spaun told "The Dan Patrick Show." 

"That was a bully teach, and I deliberation that is conscionable 1 of nan things that has to spell your measurement to triumph not only a title but a awesome championship, and I’m conscionable happy to person capitalized connected that small advantage."

Spaun changeable 66-72-69-72 to decorativeness his week arsenic nan only subordinate nether par astatine Oakmont.

J. J. Spaun of nan United States celebrates winning connected nan 18th greenish during nan last information of nan 125th U.S. OPEN astatine Oakmont Country Club connected June 15, 2025 successful Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

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Oakmont was arsenic advertised this week, pinch immoderate of nan game’s champion for illustration Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and more, struggling to find answers for its reliable greens, heavy roughs, and nan pouring rainfall that came down connected Sunday surely didn’t thief matters for those vying for nan championship. 

Golf’s toughest trial this year, though, was tamed by Spaun connected Thursday erstwhile he near arsenic nan field’s leader aft 18 holes, shooting a 4-under 66. He returned connected Friday and didn’t spot nan aforesaid results, going 2-over, but he surely wasn’t retired of it. 

After posting a 1-under connected Saturday, Spaun knew he was successful position to make a tally astatine his first-ever major, but Sunday’s commencement wasn’t astatine each what he had successful mind. 

Spaun had 5 bogeys successful his first six holes, arsenic he started to tumble down nan leaderboard. In nan past, Spaun has said he would beryllium discouraged pinch this type of performance, but arsenic he was righting his Sunday ship, a upwind hold put a halt connected play. 

When he returned to nan course, a different Spaun emerged. The backmost 9 was genuinely his, shooting par connected nan first 2 holes earlier birdying Hole 12 and past Hole 14 to get his information to 3-over connected nan day. 

At this point, aggregate players were successful nan hunt, separated by a shot, if not tied connected nan leaderboard. Spaun gave 1 backmost pinch a bogey connected 15, but he was money connected Hole 17 and 18 pinch back-to-back birdies to seal nan win. 

J. J. Spaun of nan United States celebrates pinch nan trophy aft winning during nan last information of nan 125th U.S. OPEN astatine Oakmont Country Club connected June 15, 2025 successful Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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While his putt connected 18 was thing short of incredible, Spaun’s thrust connected 17 landed perfectly short of nan green, and it rolled up for a chance astatine eagle. While he missed that putt, he would hide his adjacent 1 conscionable complete 3 feet pinch a chance to triumph connected 18. 

Spaun besides completed his Father's Day pinch his daughters Emerson and Violet, arsenic good arsenic woman Melody, pinch a ceremony astatine nan 18th green. 

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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