JJ Spaun won the U.S. Open in a stunning way Sunday, making birdies in the last two holes of Oakmont Country Club, winning with two shots in a tested condition.
The 34-year-old American made it to third place this season, ranking 25th in the world, with his name only one PGA Tour victory, with one of the main records appearing only eight times in the past eight years and ranked 23rd in the Masters in 2022.
But he threw himself away as a traveler – and was full of confidence on four tough days at Oakmont and moved to a new career in four tough shows at Oakmont, scoring 66, 72, 69 and 72 shooting percentages at under par and ending the week with the only player finishing under the card.
Spaun took two leads in Scotland’s Bob MacIntyre, who briefly maintained the club’s lead after hitting 68 after starting the final round of the schedule, while Norway’s Viktor Hovland ranked third with 73 points on Sunday.
Spaun hit a 64-foot birdie putt on the 72nd green to secure his first major title. He completed nine tests with just 32 shots, turning the disastrous first nine 40s, initially conceding five goals.
Spaun uses a variety of different equipment brands to win him, including Laboratory golf DF3 push rodwhich became the first putter with zero torque technology, winning the main championship. Over the past few seasons, zero-torque putters have quickly become more popular on the tour, aiming to resist putter twists, thus keeping the face square.
Along with his Monster Championship putt, Spaun drove out from a distance several times in the last nine games Sunday, including a 40-foot hillside, 12-foot-long and 14-foot-long on the hill. Spaun scored 10.4 in the shooting game this week, giving him second place in the field.
Spaun also has a group Srixon Zxi Irons In his bag, use the brand’s ZXI5 model for the more compact ZXI7 in his 4 iron and 5-PW. Unusually, his short iron is of standard length, while his medium and long iron are slightly shorter than the standard. His lie angle increased by 6, 7 and 8 iron. During the game, Spaun hit 51 of 72 vegetables (70%) in the regulations.
Looking at the top of the bag, Spaun used it Titleist GT3 driver There is another pair taylormade QI10 Fairway Forest. The latest major winner dialed with his driver throughout the week and earned a +2.35 speed (26th place). He also ranked T19 in driving accuracy, hitting 35 of 35 of 56 fairways (63%) in the demanding U.S. open setup.
On the other end of the bag, Spaun uses three Cleveland Wedgecombining the brand’s RTX and RTZ models. He plays with him Srickson’s Z-Star Diamond Golf.
Spaun wears fragments Puma GolfMattr Collection Costume Collection Throughout the Competition Puma Ignite Evipate 2 Tour Installed shoes SoftSpikes Tour Flex Pro Anti-slip cleats.
Speaking about overcoming the challenge of playing in slippery conditions on Sunday, Spun said: “Despite the extreme conditions this week, Puma gave me everything I had to persevere in Oakmont, especially shoes, which provide so much water on the ground to provide incredible traction and stability.”
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driver: Titleist GT3 (9°) axis: Fujikura Ventus Black Velocore+ 6 x
Fairway Forest: taylormade Qi10 3 (15°), 5 (18°). Axis: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70/80
iron: Srixon ZXI5 (4), Srixon ZXI7 (5-PW). Axis: Real Temperament Dynamic Golden Journey X100 (4-PW)
wedge: Cleveland RTX ZipCode (50°), Cleveland RTZ (54°), Cleveland RTX 6 Zipcore (60°)
Axis: Real Temperament Dynamic Golden Journey S400
Putter: Laboratory Golf DF3
ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
shoe: Puma Ignite Evipate 2 Tour
apparel: Puma Mattr Polo, custom-made pants from Puma dealers
