J.J. Spaun Makes Personal Revelation about Wife Melody Ahead of Travelers Championship originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
J.J. Spaun, the U.S. Open champion, will be teeing off alongside defending champion Scottie Scheffler. During his Wednesday press conference, Spaun described how the major week has been a “whirlwind”.
He revealed that his daughter Violet will turn two on Thursday. As he spoke, Spaun shared the heartfelt story about his wife Melody giving birth to her, reflecting on another whirlwind week two years ago.
“The last time I played here, it was almost a similar sort of whirlwind,” He said. “My daughter was born Monday. My wife didn’t get discharged out of the hospital until Tuesday, late Tuesday.”
“It was our second born and…she was very nice enough to tell me, if I want to go play, I’ll go play. So I flew out here Wednesday night. I got in at like midnight. Luckily, I had like a 1:30 tee time Thursday.”
Spaun ended up missing the cut back in 2023, carding rounds of 69-70 and finishing with a score of 1-under par.
“I had a week off before because I’m pretty sure it was the U.S. Open and I wasn’t in,” Spaun continued. “We had been in the Shea Birthing Center four days prior to that, getting ready, going in and out, being in triage for the birth. So I didn’t really touch a club until five days before I even teed it up in the tournament.
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“So it was wild to come all the way from Scottsdale to Cromwell was kind of a journey and getting in late. I had to do some extra diaper duty for leaving her so quickly, but we made it work.”
With his first major title now secured and his family by his side, J.J. Spaun looks ahead to the rest of the season with confidence.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.