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• Spaun deserves his dream but US Open chaos did not get best from world’s elite | Ewan Murray

  16-06-2025 18:58
  With thick rough around bunkers and pin positions on slopes, Adam Scott called Oakmont ‘borderline unplayable’There should be no sense of demeaning JJ Spaun’s US Open glory if observers question the circumstances. Spaun, not so long ago a journeyman professional, played out his dream by holing out from 65ft on the final green at Oakmont.Spaun is a prime example of how the penny can drop for golfers at different stages. Now 34, he is in the form of his life and bound for the Ryd
  
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• ‘Borderline unplayable’: Adam Scott finds silver lining after US Open collapse

  16-06-2025 06:25
  Former world No 1 fades after holding share of lead on final dayAustralian earns shot at 100th straight major with 12th-place finishExemption to a magnificent 100th consecutive major championship is the silver lining to Adam Scott’s latest crushing collapse.Scott’s late fade in “near unplayable” conditions from a share of the lead on the 12th hole to a tie for 12th behind US Open winner JJ Spaun adds to the list of agonising finishes for Australia’s former world No
  
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• JJ Spaun completes fairytale with monster final putt on wet and wild day at US Open

  16-06-2025 02:59
  American finishes two shots clear of Bob MacIntyre34-year-old makes sure of first major with huge birdie on 72ndWhere on earth to start with this? A chaotic conclusion to the US Open should have carried an X-rated certificate. You will rarely see anything like it.There will be analysis and lots of it over whether or not Oakmont delivered a great US Open, a pathetic US Open or anything in between. What cannot be denied was the level of drama as holes ticked down. JJ Spaun stood tallest to earn th
  
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• US Open golf: JJ Spaun holes long-range putt on 18 for victory – as it happened

  16-06-2025 02:42
  JJ Spaun sunk three monster putts on the back nine to hold off Robert MacIntyre and claim his first major title at OakmontRobert MacIntyre starts the day just about within striking distance of the leaders. But at +3 he’s not got much margin for error. So he could do without sending a wild Hovland-esque drive towards the bushes down the right. It stops just short, but he’s still hacking out of the thick stuff, and the errant tee shot leads inevitably to bogey. He’s now +4 and th
  
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