J.J. Spaun rallies to win Texas Open for first title since US Open
SAN ANTONIO — J. J. Spaun came up with two big shots at the end of a long, wet Sunday, one leading to birdie and the other for eagle that carried him to a 5-under 67 and a one-shot victory in the Valero Texas Open for his first title since the U.
S. Open last summer. Spaun won for the second time at the TPC San Antonio, with one big difference.
His victory four years ago got him into the Masters. Now he is the U. S.
Open champion who already had his spot at Augusta National secured. But this was an important win. He had yet to finish in the top 20 in seven starts this year — his best was a tie for 24th in The Players Championship — and now the 35-year-old Californian has a validating win in tough conditions as he heads into the first major of the year.
“It’s just — this game is so crazy,” Spaun said. “I haven’t been feeling at the form I wanted to be based on last season, and just trying to take each day as it comes, and accepting what I have. ” “There’s just so much that comes with winning big events like that, a U.