The third major championship of the season is well into its final 18 holes with none of the expected favorites contending at the 2025 U.S. Open. Only 67 players remain from the 156-an field that opened play at Oakmont Country Club,

J.J. Spaun delivered a finish to remember on his way to winning the 2025 US Open. The 34-year-old holed a 64-foot putt on the 18th hole at Oakmont Country Club to win the season's third major with a one-under score.

U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun jumped to No. 8 in the Official World Golf Rankings released Monday, a meteoric rise from 109th to begin the season. Spaun began last week ranked 28th in the OWGR before he scored a two-stroke victory over Robert MacIntyre of Scotland with consecutive birdies in his final round at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday to win the U.

“Best night’s sleep I’ve had in seven years,” Hahn told Golf Digest on Monday morning, calling early from his home near the company’s Oregon base. An entrepreneur in the bar and music business who took charge of the L.A.B. operation in 2018, Hahn said he had a different feeling throughout the ups and downs of Oakmont over the last seven days.

Oakmont Country Club beat up the world's elite for four days, and the golfer who handled adversity the best was someone accustomed to it.

In only its third year, the Mizuho Americas Open has created a huge impact on LPGA stars and top-ranked AJGA juniors.

Harry Vardon made $200 after winning the 1900 U.S. Open. And just this week, a golf ball he played to win at Chicago Golf Club was sold for $194,259.20. Yes, there’s inflation and 125 years to account for, but that’s quite the monetary leap for a Spalding “Vardon” Flyer.

To be clear, Nicholas isn’t complaining, and we can’t imagine too many qualifiers would. For most, the U.S. Open is a dream they would happily lose to money to achieve. But if Nicholas’ video taught us anything, it's that the life of a qualifier isn’t always as glamorous as it looks on TV.