Jim "Bones" Mackay said J.J. Spaun purposely dropped his golf ball on a sprinkler head to get relief from the rough into the fairway.

When Spaun got to his ball in the rough, he was standing on the ... The drop drew the ire of many golf fans on social media, questioning its validity. The NBC broadcast never showed the drop ...

JJ Spaun came so close to the biggest title of his PGA Tour career, but an untimely water ball on the island green at TPC ...

J.J. Spaun ejected at TPC Sawgrass’ island green on his way to losing the Players Championship playoff to Rory McIlroy.

If the PGA Tour journeyman wins the 2025 Players, he'll look back at how he took advantage of the Rules on the ninth hole Sunday to turn a nightmare lie into an improbable birdie ...

Kendall has been with Newsweek since February, 2025 and previously managed SB Nation's golf content ... The look on Spaun's face as the ball sailed the green said it all. He had a look of ...

J.J. Spaun still couldn't believe the 17th-hole splash at The Players Championship, the shot that denied him in Monday's ...

J.J. Spaun got off to a rocky start in the final round of the 2025 Players Championship, making two bogeys and no birdies through his opening eight holes. But his fortunes changed on the par-5 ...

It's floating,” Spaun exclaimed, watching the ball apex and drop into the water ... Spaun was openly considering quitting pro golf. He called his San Diego State head coach, Ryan Donovan ...

But Spaun was having some issues ... And when he’s not writing about ways to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native is probably playing the game, hitting the ball ...