J.J. Spaun wins first career golf major
Digest more
Oakmont, U.S. Open and Final-round
Digest more
U.S. Open, Pa
Digest more
J.J. Spaun delivered a finish to remember on his way to winning the 2025 US Open. The 34-year-old holed a 64-foot putt on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club to win the season's third major with a one-under score.
4h
Golf Digest on MSNU.S. Open 2025: 'I'm glad that the neighbors didn't call the cops on me'—L.A.B. Golf CEO celebrates small putter company's big win“Best night’s sleep I’ve had in seven years,” Hahn told Golf Digest on Monday morning, calling early from his home near the company’s Oregon base. An entrepreneur in the bar and music business who took charge of the L.A.B. operation in 2018, Hahn said he had a different feeling throughout the ups and downs of Oakmont over the last seven days.
U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun jumped to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Rankings released Monday, a meteoric rise from 109th to begin the season.
Oakmont Country Club beat up the world's elite for four days, and the golfer who handled adversity the best was someone accustomed to it.
The 2025 U.S. Open started with 14 LIV Golf players in the field at Oakmont Country Club. Only six made the cut (which was 7 over), among those a pair of past champions who couldn't get into contention on the weekend.
There's no such thing as a quick 18 holes at the U.S. Open, particularly when it's at Oakmont. Players needed more than 5 1/2 hours or more to get through each of the opening two rounds, much slower than what they might find at a regular tour stop.
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.
In only its third year, the Mizuho Americas Open has created a huge impact on LPGA stars and top-ranked AJGA juniors.