J.J. Spaun celebrates with his caddie, Mark Carens, after making a birdie putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Oakmont, Pa. Credit: AP

When sheets of rain descended upon Oakmont on Sunday afternoon and an army of groundskeepers started taking squeegees and towels to the fairways, a tumultuous finish and bizarre turn became inevitable at this U.

I just tried to dig deep,” said the 34-year-old Californian who can now call himself a major champion. “I've been doing it my whole life.”

JJ Spaun has clinched his first major championship with a win at the US Open at Oakmont Country Club after an bizarre day.

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.