J.J. Spaun got a preview of his walk-off putt at the U.S. Open from Viktor Hovland and joked on Wednesday that he’s going to give him a bottle of wine. Spaun is not afraid to admit that he got a little bit of help on his walk-off U.S. Open-winning putt. Paired up with Viktor Hovland in the final round, Spaun and Hovland landed their approach shots on the par-five 18th within inches of one another. At that point, Hovland was pretty much out of the race, but Spaun needed two putts to win his first major.
Hovland was away and narrowly missed his putt. Spaun had practically an identical line, and he drained it from 64 feet out. Sure, Spaun’s likelihood of winning the tournament on that green was relatively high, and maybe he didn’t need Hovland’s help at all. But Spaun admitted his plans to give some payback to Hovland. He told The Dan Patrick Show,