JJ Spaun Earns Heartwarming Father's Day Moment
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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. Carens’s father was named Eddie, and he was a presence during their triumph at Oakmont Country Club.
It was a true Father’s Day triumph for J.J. Spaun, who revealed he was making a 3 a.m. CVS run on Sunday morning tending to his daughter’s stomach bug — just hours before winning the US Open.
OAKMONT, Pa. – J.J. Spaun’s closing pursuit of major glory began at 3 a.m. Sunday in, of all places, a CVS in downtown Pittsburgh. Spaun’s almost 2-year-old daughter, Violet, had woken up with a stomach bug, and mere hours into Father’s Day, dad duty called.
JJ Spaun had arguably the best Father's Day imaginable on Sunday, and his daughter seemed to realize how special the day was once the sun went down. Spaun
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Championship Sunday got a little wilder for U.S. Open winner JJ Spaun as he and his wife, Melody, may not be on the best of terms.
The newly minted U.S. Open champion was essentially running on fumes before capturing the first major victory of his career Sunday.