Replicating the swing of a US Open Champion will feel out of reach for most golfers, but every amateur can copy 5 things that JJ Spaun does superbly well

The world golf rankings have been updated following the U.S. Open, the third major championship of 2025, won by J.J. Spaun.

Bogey, bogey, bogey, par, bogey, bogey. It’s a helluva way to start the most important round of your life.

Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we have never felt better about the golf gods’ existence. I realize I go back and forth on this matter—based largely on how I perceive the breaks I’m getting on the course during a given day—but Sunday’s U.

We spent three hours with J.J. Spaun after his U.S. Open victory to find out what goes on behind the scenes after winning a major title.

J.J. Spaun received some help from above on his 64-foot, U.S. Open clinching-putt.  Spaun’s caddie, Mark Carens, lost his father last year on Father’s Day. Care

Since then, it’s been a parade of media appearances for the first-time major winner, who landed in New York City on Tuesday morning for the morning-talk-show rota. That unfortunately (HEAVY sarcasm) meant missing a mandatory PGA Tour players meeting, which a fellow pro was quick to point out.