Spaun recounts U.S. Open winning putt as 'destiny'

August 8, 2025 04:39 PM

JJ Spaun reminisces his U.S. Open victory with Smylie Kaufman, sharing why the weather delay was "pivotal" for him and why it was "destiny" to clinch the win with an "exclamation point" of a putt.

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