J. J. Spaun
| J.J. Spaun | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
|
Spaun in May 2015 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Michael Spaun, Jr. |
| Born |
August 21, 1990 Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States |
| Residence | Newport Beach, California |
| Career | |
| College | San Diego State University |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit winner | 2015 |
John Michael Spaun, Jr. (born August 21, 1990), better known as "J.J.", is an American professional golfer.
Spaun was born in Los Angeles, California. He played his college golf at the San Diego State University, where he was a two-time All-Mountain West Conference selection in 2010, 2011 and Conference Player of the Year in 2012. He was named a Third-team All-American in 2011 and Second-team All-American in 2012 highlighted by three-straight individual wins his senior year. Spaun majored in social science at SDSU and turned professional in 2012.
Spaun played his first three professional seasons on the PGA Tour Canada, finishing 35th in 2013. After missing six of seven cuts in 2014, he went to PGA Tour Canada Q School, where he finished T8. Spaun had his first professional win at the 2015 Staal Foundation Open. The win earned Spaun an automatic entry into the 2015 RBC Canadian Open through his position in the PGA Tour Canada (renamed Mackenzie Tour in 2015) Order of Merit. The Canadian Open was Spaun's PGA Tour debut, where he finished T41.[1][2]
With two events remaining in the 2015 season, Spaun broke the record in PGA Tour Canada single-season earnings. He made the cut in the eleven events he played, which included a tour-record four consecutive top-five finishes and six consecutive top-10s. Spaun finished as the PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit winner, which makes him fully exempt on the Web.com Tour for 2016. Spaun also played in the 2016 Northern Trust Open through a sponsor exemption reserved for minority athletes. He is of Filipino descent from his mother's side.[3] Spaun can also claim Mexican ancestry. The "J.J." actually stands for John Jr.[4]
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour Canada wins
- 2015 Staal Foundation Open
References
- ↑ "JJ Spaun". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ Decker, Brian (July 19, 2015). "J.J. Spaun wins Staal Foundation Open pres. by Tbaytel". PGA Tour.
- ↑ J.J. Spaun earns 2016 Northern Trust Open Exemption
- ↑ Special week for Spaun
External links
- J. J. Spaun at the PGA Tour official site
- J. J. Spaun at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- SDSU profile of Spaun
- Spaun's Twitter page