The Californian overcame an exceedingly slow start Sunday to prevail at stormy Oakmont Country Club with some late-round drama.

JJ Spaun didn't just win $4.3 million—he also soared up the OWGR and Ryder Cup standings after his U.S. Open victory.

It says something about the cockeyed state of prize money payouts in men’s professional golf that players might be disappointed to hear that for the first time in five years the USGA didn't increase the payday at the U.

Celebrate J.J. Spaun's victory in the U.S. Open -- with a 64-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole -- with a USA TODAY commemorative page print

OAKMONT, Pa. — Tyrrell Hatton, in the mix in the final round of a major for the first time in the late Sunday gloom at the U.S. Open, watched his tee shot on the 17th hole drift to the right and exhaled. If there was a place to “miss,” Hatton knew it was to the right of the green on the uphill, 314-yard par 4.

As Spaun closed in on a career-defining win, a piece of advice from the 15-time major winner, via Max Homa, crept into his head.

Watch live coverage from the penultimate women’s tournament ahead of Wimbledon, featuring a field including British number one Katie Boulter.

All 13 Yosemite campgrounds will be open this summer, the National Parks Service announced. Additional openings will mean an extra 500 campgrounds for visitors.