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OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — J.J. Spaun is still new enough to the U.S. Open, and a newcomer to the brute that is Oakmont, that he was prepared for anything Thursday. He wound up with a clean card and a one-shot lead on an opening day that delivered just about everything.

Spaun went out in a record 31 and posted just the eighth bogey-free round in U.S. Open history at Oakmont to take the early lead on Thursday.

Most of the U.S. Open field struggled at Oakmont during the first round, but not J.J. Spaun, who went bogey-free to lead the third major of the season.

Spaun has never won a major championship, and he has very little experience in golf's first biggest tournaments overall. Aside from his one U.S. Open start, Spaun entered the week with just seven other major starts under his belt: five at the PGA Championship and two at the Masters in 2022 and 2025.

Sam Burns and J.J. Spaun reached the turn in a share of the U.S. Open third-round lead at Oakmont Country Club on Saturday while LIV Golf's Carlos Ortiz stormed into contention and was two shots back along with Viktor Hovland.

With Spaun in the spotlight, fans have learned more about the unique health challenges he has navigated since turning pro.