J. J. Spaun

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J. J. Spaun
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Spaun in May 2015
Personal information
Full nameJohn Michael Spaun Jr.
Born (1990-08-21) August 21, 1990 (age 33)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
SpouseMelody (Means) Spaun
Career
College San Diego State University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Gateway Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 61 (January 15, 2023) [1]
(as of March 17, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T23: 2022
PGA Championship T35: 2018
U.S. Open CUT: 2021
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Canada
Order of Merit winner 		2015

John Michael Spaun Jr. (born August 21, 1990), better known as "J.J.", is an American professional golfer.

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Early life

Spaun was born in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from San Dimas High School in 2008. He played collegiately for San Diego State University, where he was a two-time All-Mountain West Conference selection in 2010, 2011 and Conference Player of the Year in 2012. He was named a Third-team All-American in 2011 and Second-team All-American in 2012 highlighted by three-straight individual wins his senior year. Spaun majored in social science while at San Diego State, and turned professional in 2012.

Professional career

Spaun played his first three professional seasons on PGA Tour Canada, finishing 35th in 2013. After missing six of seven cuts in 2014, he went to PGA Tour Canada Q School, where he finished T8. Spaun had his first professional win at the 2015 Staal Foundation Open. The win moved Spaun inside the top three on the PGA Tour Canada (renamed Mackenzie Tour in 2015) Order of Merit, earning entry into the 2015 RBC Canadian Open. The Canadian Open was Spaun's PGA Tour debut, where he finished T41. [2] [3]

With two events remaining in the 2015 season, Spaun broke the record in PGA Tour Canada single-season earnings. He made the cut in the eleven events he played, which included a tour-record four consecutive top-five finishes and six consecutive top-10s. Spaun finished as the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit winner, which made him fully exempt on the Web.com Tour for 2016. Spaun also played in the 2016 Northern Trust Open through a sponsor exemption reserved for minority athletes. He is of Filipino descent from his mother's side. [4] Spaun can also claim Mexican ancestry.

Spaun locked up his PGA Tour privileges for 2017 after winning the News Sentinel Open. He earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2022 Valero Texas Open after 147 PGA Tour starts. [5]

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Apr 3, 2022 Valero Texas Open −13 (67-70-69-69=275)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Jones, Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 21, 2016 News Sentinel Open −26 (66-62-64-66=258)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ryder

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2016 Air Capital Classic Flag of the United States.svg Collin Morikawa (a), Flag of the United States.svg Ollie Schniederjans Schniederjans won with birdie on second extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 19, 2015 Staal Foundation Open −18 (67-67-69-67=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Nicholas Reach

Gateway Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.

Tournament201820192020202120222023
Masters Tournament T23
PGA Championship T35T54CUTCUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament202220232024
The Players Championship CUTCUTT64

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2023
Match Play R16
  Top 10

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 2 2023 Ending 15 Jan 2023" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ↑ "JJ Spaun". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. ↑ Decker, Brian (July 19, 2015). "J.J. Spaun wins Staal Foundation Open pres. by Tbaytel". PGA Tour.
  4. ↑ "J.J. Spaun earns 2016 Northern Trust Open Exemption". PGA Tour. January 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ "J.J. Spaun takes Texas Open for first PGA Tour win". ESPN. Associated Press. April 3, 2022.
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