J. J. Spaun

J.J. Spaun
— Golfer —

Spaun in May 2015
Personal information
Full name John Michael Spaun, Jr.
Born (1990-08-21) 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) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
Web.com Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 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 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 moved Spaun inside the top three on the PGA Tour Canada (renamed Mackenzie Tour in 2015) Order of Merit, earning entry into the 2015 RBC Canadian Open. 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.

Spaun locked up his PGA Tour privileges for 2017 after winning the News Sentinel Open.

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "JJ Spaun". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Decker, Brian (July 19, 2015). "J.J. Spaun wins Staal Foundation Open pres. by Tbaytel". PGA Tour.
  3. ↑ J.J. Spaun earns 2016 Northern Trust Open Exemption
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