JJ Spaun’s ‘awkward’ moment with wife after US Open win as fans say same thing

JJ Spaun won the US Open at Oakmont on Sunday to capture his first career major, but eagle-eyed fans noticed an ‘awkward’ moment between the golfer and his wife

Eagle-eyed fans spotted an “awkward” moment between JJ Spaun and his wife, Melody, just after the American golfer clinched the US Open title. On Sunday, Spaun triumphed over torrential rain and tough conditions at Oakmont to win his first major championship.

Only three months earlier, he had faced a heartbreaking defeat to Rory McIlory at The Players’ Championship, which he used as fuel for his US Open success.

After his exhilarating win, Spaun was quick to celebrate with his two daughters and wife. However, several golf enthusiasts noticed that the 34-year-old seemed to snub his spouse during the initial celebrations.

“Search ‘JJ Spaun wife.’ Glad it’s not just our living room who all think he and his wife must not be getting along. Man that was awkward,” one social media user commented, while another observed: “Oh there’s some drama between Spaun and his wife. They didn’t even acknowledge each other,” reports the Mirror US.

Another wrote: “JJ Spaun at no point even acknowledged his wife after winning.” Despite this, Spaun did share a kiss with his wife following his victory, but viewers picked up on the apparent coolness between them.

Spaun’s victory was particularly remarkable given that he bogeyed five of the first six holes in the final round. The Los Angeles-born golfer then rallied, sinking birdies on four of the last nine holes, including an astonishing 64-foot birdie putt on the 18th to clinch the win at 1-under.

“I never thought I would be here holding this trophy,” Spaun expressed afterwards, overwhelmed with emotion. “I mean, I’ve always had aspirations and dreams.

“But a few months ago, I never knew what my ceiling was. I never knew how good I could be, but I’m just proud that I’ve been resilient in my career and pushed through a lot of things and just trying to be the best golfer I can be. And, you know, I’m happy to display that today at Oakmont.

“I don’t think I did keep my composure, honestly, with all the breaks I was getting,” he confessed. I was trying to just dig deep, hit some good shots coming in. But honestly, the weather delay we had kind of just changed the whole vibe for the day. [A] similar thing happened to me at The Players.

“So this time I kind of leaned on that whole experience where I came back after the delay at The Players and I just kept pushing.

“I’m super fortunate to just have a good support system around me and encourage me and support me in ways that a lot of people don’t notice,” he gratefully added. “So I’m just proud of how I battled, and I’m super proud to be the U.S. Open champion.”