Oakmont, US Open and J.J. Spaun
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The US Open Thursday at Oakmont was unforgettable with JJ Spaun showing the way. Here are highlights and scores from the first round.
The final group of Sam Burns and Adam Scott was on the eighth tee – measuring 301 yards, the longest par 3 in U.S. Open history – when the horn sounded for the delay. With Oakmont already receptive because of one of the wettest months in recent memory,
As the rain continued to fall, J.J. Spaun erupted into tears beside the 18th green — more waterworks on this wet, wet day — and one of the wildest U.S. Opens in recent memory had one of its most unlikely champions.
U.S. Open Golf Championship hits into Sunday's final round at Oakmont Country Club with just four players under par, highlighted by tournament leader Sam Burns sitting at 4-under for the weekend.