J.J. Spaun Share New Update about his daughter health challenge , fans are talking
Oh, what a week it has been! From seeing the greats of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler struggling to find form to a defending champion missing the cut, the U.S. Open concluded on Sunday to add a new name to the major championships winners’ circle. J.J. Spaun fought against Adam Scott, Robert MacIntyre, and Sam Burns to claim his first major victory. “I never thought I would be here holding this trophy. I’ve always had aspirations and dreams, but a few months ago I didn’t know what my ceiling was and how good I could be,” Spaun said. But what made the victory even sweeter was that it coincided with Father’s Day, and Spaun left no stone unturned to perform his fatherly duties diligently, even just a few hours before his round.
The final day at Oakmont was quite chaotic, given that the torrential rains had flooded the course and caused significant delays. Spaun, who started the week with a brilliant 66 on the first day, fell short on the second when he carded a score of 2-over par. While he tried to do his best on the third day, with a 69, it was only on the final few holes of the fourth round that he turned things around. He started the day seven off the lead and made five bogeys in the first 6 holes. But four birdies on the back nine, including a 64-foot birdie putt to win, earned him the title. But the win did not come as easy as it sounds.
Just a few hours before he teed off on Sunday, Spaun had to wake up at 3 am because one of his two daughters, Violet, had a stomach bug and was vomiting all night. So Spaun had to make a CVS run in the wee hours of dawn to make sure his daughter was given the right treatment immediately. “Today I was running to CVS in downtown because my daughter had a stomach bug and was vomiting all night long. I was just like, okay, my wife was up at 3:00 a.m., and she’s like, Violet is vomiting all over. She can’t keep anything down…,” Spaun told the media post his win.
