JJ Spaun wins the US Open – Diepresse.com
Two blows ahead wrote history and are worth $ 4.3 million: the American JJ Spaun, 36, celebrates his major premiere in Oakmont.
Thanks to Famoser blows on the last track, the golfer JJ Spaun (John Michael Jr.) won the US Open. He was the only player to stay at the Major tournament in Oakmont with 279 blows under the place of space and ultimately won with two strokes on the Scots Robert Macintyre. For the 36-year-old American Spaun, it was the first major victory in his career. « I never thought that I would stand here and hold this trophy in my hands, » said Spaun after his triumph, for which he received $ 4.3 million (around 3.73 million euros). « I always had ambitions and dreams. I never knew where my upper limit is. I just try to be the best golfer that I can be. I am pleased that I could show this here in Oakmont. »
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The day for Spaun had started very badly, in the first six lanes he made five bogeys – one more than planned one blow. Due to heavy rain, there was an interruption of more than an hour and a half with the $ 21.5 million in the US state of Pennsylvania. It used Spaun to collect.
On lane 17 he hit the ball from the tee over 287 meters directly onto the green, on lane 18 he achieved the longest putt of the tournament from almost 20 meters. The two birdies lanes less than the standard of space – made the victory perfect.
Mcilroy without an opportunity
Spaun also benefited from the fact that the two leaders collapsed in the final round after the first three days. The US professional Sam Burns only played a 78 round on the difficult Par-70 course and ended the tournament in the divided seventh place. The Australian veteran Adam Scott also failed on the final day with 79 strokes.
The world ranking list of Scottie Scheffler ended the third major of the year like Burns in seventh place. Northern Ireland’s golfstar Rory McIlroy was at the end of 19. The German Stephan Jäger had failed after two days on the cut and excreted prematurely. (Pedie Golf-US-Open have produced a new major premier champion. JJ Spaun won the title on Sunday in the Oakmont Country Club at the $ 21.68 million in the Oakmont Country Club. Championship 2023).
In his career it was only the second triumph on the PGA Tour after a success at the Texas Open 2022. The 27-year-old Norwegian Viktor Hovland (282) was third. The American Sam Burns, who had gone to the final day with a lead ahead of Spaun, had to be satisfied with seventh (284). He shared this place with the world ranking of Scottie Scheffler and the Spaniard Jon Rahm. Masters winner Rory McIlroy did not get past 19 (287), thanks to a 67 round at the end he still made a good 30 ranks.
Austria’s Ass Sepp Straka had missed the cut after two failed days.
