SAN ANTONIO — J.J. Spaun came up with two big shots at the end of a long, wet Sunday, one leading to a birdie and the other for an eagle that carried him to a 5-under-par 67 and a one-shot victory in the Texas Open.
It’s his third PGA Tour win overall, but the first since earning a breakthrough major championship last June.
Spaun won for the second time at TPC San Antonio, with one big difference: His victory four years ago got him into the Masters, but as the reigning U.S. Open champion, he already had his spot secured at Augusta National, where the year’s first major tournament tees off Thursday.
Still, this was an important win.
Spaun had yet to finish in the top 20 in seven starts this year — his best was a tie for 24th in The Players Championship a month ago — and now the 35-year-old Californian has a validating victory in tough conditions as he heads to Georgia and the battle for a green jacket begins.