J.J. Spaun has provided a rare glimpse into his life off the course, sharing how he balances major-championship pressure with family moments during the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club. The 34-year-old Californian,

Spaun went out in a record 31 and posted just the eighth bogey-free round in U.S. Open history at Oakmont to take the early lead on Thursday.

J.J. Spaun has one career PGA victory. That didn't stop him from shooting a bogey-free 66 to open the U.S. Open.

OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday. He wound up with a clean card and a one-shot lead on an opening day that delivered just about everything.

With Spaun in the spotlight, fans have learned more about the unique health challenges he has navigated since turning pro.

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The first round of the 2025 U.S. Open lived up to the billing as Oakmont Country Club yielded only 10 rounds under par -- with an average score near 5 over par -- despite ideal conditions on Thursday.

This is the first time Spaun has been in the top 10 following any major championship round, let alone held the lead.

Spaun has never won a major championship, and he has very little experience in golf's first biggest tournaments overall. Aside from his one U.S. Open start, Spaun entered the week with just seven other major starts under his belt: five at the PGA Championship and two at the Masters in 2022 and 2025.

Your U.S. Open leader after the first round at Oakmont Country Club, J.J. Spaun, pondered his career … after watching a Kirsten Dunst movie.

J.J. Spaun’s prior experience in the U.S. Open had been short and anything but sweet, rounds of 77-75 at Torrey Pines in 2021 resulting in a missed cut while playing on a course he was familiar with,