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Don’t let your junior golfer quit…
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What J.J. Spaun teaches your junior golfer about never giving up
Golf parents J.J. Spaun is contending this weekend at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial, and his story is one every junior golf parent should know.
He described himself as "nothing special" as a junior golfer. He walked on to San Diego State - not a powerhouse recruit. He spent more than four years grinding through the mini tours before earning his PGA Tour card in 2017. After finishing 97th, 62nd, and 99th in his first three years on Tour, he lost his card in 2021.
Most people would have walked away. He was considering giving up professional golf entirely.
He didn't.
In June 2025, at 34 years old, he drained a 64-foot putt on the final hole at Oakmont to win the US Open - his first major championship.
His own words: "I wasn't raised or groomed to be a professional golfer. I didn't know what my ceiling was. I still guess I don't know what it is."
That's the question worth sitting with this weekend. Does your junior golfer know what their ceiling is? Neither did J.J. Spaun.And that turned out to be a pretty good thing.
Video Credit: @puregolf
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