The Journey: J.J. Spaun's Miraculous Road to U.S. Open Champion
A Champion's Journey of Grit and Resilience
[LINK] J.J. Spaun considered giving up golf. He had fallen outside the Top 150 and was plagued with health issues that confounded him – and his doctors.
Spaun was losing weight and hampered with debilitating fatigue, brain fog and significant weight loss. He was originally diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, but the treatments weren’t working. Everything changed in 2021 when doctors discovered that Spaun actually had Type 1 diabetes and changed his treatment plan. Soon he started gaining weight back, rebuilt muscle and rediscovered his swing.
During this time, Spaun watched the movie Wimbledon on an airplane about an aging player who made a comeback, and it inspired him.
“Maybe that can be me,” he thought.
As it turned out, it was him. Spaun played well on a tough Oakmont course and sunk an unbelievable 64-foot put to take home the championship, inspiring a movie of his own.
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