J.J. Spaun's victory at the U.S. Open and a hefty winner's check vaulted him into the top three on the PGA Tour money list.

J.J. Spaun's Wife Melody Spaun Sparks Intrigue After Relative Unknown Wins US Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports. J.J. Spaun didn't exactly come out of nowhere to win the US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, June 15, though he may as well have.

Spaun could never have known his entire professional career prepared him for this moment in Western Pennsylvania

Oakmont was almost unplayable Sunday afternoon in the rain. But in the end, it was exactly what Spaun needed to become one of the unlikeliest U.S. Open champions.

J.J. Spaun earned the right to dance in the rain after making the longest putt of the 2025 U.S. Open on Sunday. Watch how he won the event.

J.J. Spaun added supreme clarity to one of the most uncertain U.S. Opens by making a 64-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win the 125th edition. It was his first PGA Tour title, a major championship.

"Our purse is $21.5 million. Winner's check is $4.3 million. We didn't raise our purse this year," USGA CEO Mike Whan said. "When I started at the USGA just four years ago, our purse was $12.5 million, so I feel comfortable that we've been a leader in moving fast and bigger. [...] We want the money to be commensurate with the achievement."

Championship Sunday got a little wilder for U.S. Open winner JJ Spaun as he and his wife, Melody, may not be on the best of terms.