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J.J. Spaun faced his first big moment on a big stage in golf and he wasn’t ready for it. He didn’t even have a club in his hand. Spaun was a 26-year-old PGA Tour rookie at Torrey Pines in 2017. He was not eligible for the pro-am and wanted to see the North course when he came across an enormous crowd that could mean only one thing: Tiger Woods.
Golfer J.J. Spaun rallied back from a no good, very bad start to win the U.S. Open by two shots — all of which had him in 'shock' and crediting advice given by Tiger Woods.
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The Mirror US on MSNJJ Spaun shares Max Homa's Tiger Woods story over lunch that changed his mindset ahead of U.S. OpenJJ. Spaun fought back to win a dramatic U.S. Open at Oakmont, and the American revealed his friend Max Homa offered a story about Tiger Woods that proved key to his victory
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Golf Digest on MSNU.S. Open 2025: The brilliant Tiger Woods advice J.J. Spaun leaned on down the stretch at OakmontAs Spaun closed in on a career-defining win, a piece of advice from the 15-time major winner, via Max Homa, crept into his head.
JJ Spaun has clinched his first major championship with a win at the US Open at Oakmont Country Club after an bizarre day.
That didn't stop golf fans from enjoying their Father's Day afternoon, though. In place of the live action, NBC decided to air highlights from the final two rounds of the 2008 U.S. Open, which was won by Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines while on a bum knee.