J.J. Spaun conquers Oakmont for 1st major win
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With the U.S. Open headed to Oakmont, local homeowners are turning their driveways into gold mines by charging premium prices for parking.
It got a little soggy – even a little muddy – but in the end, J.J. Spaun did enough to beat par (and a field of 155 players) to win the U.S. Open
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.
If you enjoyed witnessing the world’s greatest golfers at Oakmont Country Club — in between rain drops — there’s good news and bad news. First the good: They are coming back. The bad news is you will have to wait eight more years.
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It is of no consolation to the players that, unlike most venues, the conditions don’t change much. Oakmont plays nearly as difficult for the amateur membership as it does for the world’s best pros.
NBC Sports golf analyst Brad Faxon, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and putting guru to players like Rory McIlroy, burned last year's WNBA Rookie of the Year. The NBC Sports broadcast showed the clip, which announcer Terry Gannon read allowed.
Before Spaun turned an otherwise ho-hum tournament upside down in the final 30 minutes with birdies on his final two holes to capture the win of his life, did you find it enjoyable watching player
Spaun could never have known his entire professional career prepared him for this moment in Western Pennsylvania