As 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.

Play was suspended at the U.S. Open on Sunday due to heavy rain, meaning NBC had to get creative to fill time on the broadcast - and the network turned to Tiger Woods

Still one of the biggest names in golf, Tiger Woods appeared, albeit briefly, at the TPC River Highlands on Tuesday in his role as player director on the PGA Tour policy board. He was in Connecticut to support the naming of Brian Rolapp as the tour’s newly named CEO.

Despite barely playing, golf legend Tiger Woods is one of the top five highest-paid golfers over the past year.

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.