The U.S. Open presented significant challenges this year, exacerbated by torrential rain in Pittsburgh. Players like Adam Scott and Sam Burns struggled, scoring poorly in tough conditions. J.J. Spaun, however, showcased resilience after a rocky start. Despite bogeys early on, he regained composure to make crucial pars and birdies, taking control as other contenders faltered. With Robert MacIntyre set in the clubhouse, Spaun faced a final hole that would determine his victory, emphasizing the tournament's essence: skill tested against sheer survival.
Forcing professional golfers to play in the kind of weather that tormented the greater Pittsburgh area on Sunday was a televised exercise in humiliation.
To put golfers in these conditions is like trying to make Sabrina Ionescu shoot threes in a wind tunnel, or Harry Kane take a penalty with a ball made of lead.
Spaun consistently made pars and then sunk a long putt for birdie on 12, entering the final hole in control of his own destiny.
One of the golfers seemingly laid low by the cruelty of this course was J.J. Spaun, who struggled initially but rallied to take the lead.
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