J.J. Spaun achieves an Oakmont 1st
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Foremost among them, at least so far, has been J.J. Spaun. The 34-year-old first made some waves when he held the solo 54-hole lead at the Players Championship and eventually pushed Rory McIlroy to a playoff. Now, he's got himself in contention at a major ...
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Having never played a competitive round at Oakmont Country Club before, J.J. Spaun proceeded Thursday to chart his way around one of the toughest U.S. Open tests in just 66 strokes and finished the opening round with a one-shot lead at 4 under over Thriston Lawrence of South Africa.
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JJ Spaun held the lead for most of day one, other than a short spell when Im Sung-jae got to five under par after 11 holes. There was a mini-collapse late in his round, with three
Spaun is from Los Angeles. He was born to a white American father and a half-Filipino, half-Mexican mother and raised in Los Angeles County. Spaun attended San Dimas High School in San Dimas, Calif. As a pro, his residence is listed as Scottsdale, Ariz.