OAKMONT, Pa. — “I like feeling uncomfortable.’’
These phrases got here from J.J. Spaun about an hour after he seized the early first-round lead within the U.S. Open at mighty Oakmont with a bogey-free, 4-under-par 66.
Because it seems, the 34-year-old from San Diego is in the precise place if he embraces uncomfortable as he tries to overcome what the most effective gamers on the earth say could be essentially the most tough golf course on the earth.
“All you’ve been listening to is how laborious this place is,’’ Spaun mentioned. “It’s laborious to not hear the noise and see what’s on social media. So, I used to be truly fairly nervous. However I truly tried to harness that, the nerves, the anxiousness, as a result of it sort of heightens my focus, makes me swing higher.
