
OAKMONT, Pa. — J.J. Spaun spoke of being all by himself in March at the Players Championship as he prepared to play in a three-hole playoff with Rory McIlroy. He was attempting to win one of the biggest tournaments in golf. His family watched from home in Arizona.
At the U.S. Open, Spaun, his wife, Melody, and their two young daughters were with him in a Pittsburgh area hotel room.