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J.J. Spaun Wife, Net Worth, Career Earnings, WITB, OWGR, Parents, Family, Nationality, Ethnicity

J.J. Spaun Biography – J.J. Spaun Wiki

J.J. Spaun is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He earned his first PGA TOUR title at the 2022 Valero Texas Open, defeating Matt Jones and Matt Kuchar by two strokes to win in his 147th career start at the age of 31.

Spaun played his college golf at the San Diego State University, where he was a two-time All-Mountain West Conference selection in 2010, 2011 and Conference Player of the Year in 2012. He was named a Third-team All-American in 2011 and Second-team All-American in 2012 highlighted by three-straight individual wins his senior year. He majored in social science at SDSU and turned professional in 2012.

In Juy 2015, Spaun secured his first victory at the Staal Foundation Open and moved into the Order of Merit lead. He concluded the Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada season with $91,193 in earnings to earn Player of the Year honors and earn exempt status on the Korn Ferry Tour for 2016. He set a Mackenzie Tour record for top-10s and top-threes in a season.

In August 2016, Spaun won the News Sentinel Open for his first Korn Ferry Tour victory. He finished the Korn Ferry Tour season with 23 starts, one win, two runner-ups, four additional top-10s and 15 cuts made. The golfer locked up his PGA TOUR card for the 2016-17 season with a third-place finish on the 2016 Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season money list.

On April 3, 2022, Spaun earned his first PGA TOUR title at the Valero Texas Open, defeating Matt Jones and Matt Kuchar by two strokes to win in his 147th career start at the age of 31 and earning his first Masters invitation in the process. He made double bogey on the first hole in the final round, becoming the first to do so and go on to win on the PGA TOUR since Tiger Woods at the 2008 U.S. Open.

J.J. Spaun Age

John Michael Spaun Jr. was born on August 21, 1990, in Los Angeles, California.

J.J. Spaun Wife

Is J.J. Spaun married? The golfer is married to his wife Melody Spaun (born Melody Means). The couple married on July 12, 2019. They have a daughter, Emerson Lili, born on November 14, 2020. His wife celebrates her birthday on November 16 of every year. The family lives in San Dimas, California.

J.J. Spaun Parents

J.J. Spaun’s parents are John and Dollie Spaun. His parents had a big impact on his golf career from a young age. His mom played on a short course until she was eight months pregnant with J.J. and became an inspirational figure for the California native. He told PGA TOUR Digital:

“My Mom was playing at a par-3 course until she was eight months pregnant with me. It was pretty ironic because people would say, “that kid is going to be a golfer” and low and behold, I ended up trying to make a career out of it. She was always there for support – financial, emotional or mental, she was always there to guide me and be the guiding hand. My Dad gave me the fundamentals, and I kind of ran with that. It was a team effort for both of them.”

J.J. Spaun Family

He is the son of John and Dollie Spaun.

J.J. Spaun Net Worth

J.J. Spaun’s net worth is estimated to be $3 million. A huge chunk of his net worth is from endorsement and sponsorship deals.

J.J. Spaun Career Earnings

PGA Tour player J.J. Spaun has earned $8,284,320 in career earnings.

J.J. Spaun WITB

Golfer J.J. Spaun won the 2022 Valero Texas Open for his first PGA TOUR title. Here’s a look at Spaun’s bag at TPC San Antonio.

Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM (15 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei Orange 70 TX shaft

5-wood: Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero (18 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana BF 80 TX shaft

Irons: Srixon Z-U65 (2), Srixon ZX7 (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (50, 54, 60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

Putter: Scotty Cameron Prototype

Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

J.J. Spaun Nationality

Spaun is of American nationality.

J.J. Spaun Ethnicity/Heritage

Is J.J. Spaun African American? He is of Filipino descent from his mother’s side. The golfer can also claim Mexican heritage.

J.J. Spaun Diabetes

J.J. Spaun was diagnosed with diabetes in 2018 after an unexplained weight loss sent him to the doctor. At the time, he was diagnosed as Type 2, but he would find out after further tests in February 2021 that he had late onset Type 1 diabetes.

He won the 2020 Travelers Championship’s Umbrella at 15 1/2 River Highlands. The golfer gave the $10,000 prize to the JDRF, which is dedicated to finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes.

On the golf course, Spaun wears a Libre blood sugar monitor that he checks with his smartphone every 30 minutes or so. If the number is too high, he can have blurry vision and fatigue; when it gets low, he’ll feel lightheaded and shaky and reaches for something with sugar or carbs to eat.

Spaun is back up to a healthy weight of 175 pounds after losing more than 50 pounds during the first three years he lived with diabetes.

J.J. Spaun Instagram

J.J. Spaun’s Instagram handle is @jjspaun.