The notion that the average club golfer can copy the complete golf swing of a Major Champion is pretty farfetched, but there are a number of things that the best players in the world do which any amateur golfer can copy in their own game.
JJ Spaun emerged victories at at the 2025 US Open, after a resilient display in very challenging conditions, but that didn’t happen by fluke. He relied on a fantastic golf swing, some very consistent fundamentals… and a 64-foot putt to win the US Open.
So, in the interest of understanding how this helped propel him to greatness, I reached out to Top 50 Coach Gary Alliss for an in-depth analysis of JJ Spaun’s golf swing – and a few pointers on how amateur golfers can learn from it…
JJ Spaun’s Golf Swing: 5 Things All Amateur Golfers Can Copy
Gary Alliss
Gary began his PGA training at Trevose, where, in 1983, he became head professional. In 2005, he joined The Belfry, where he managed a team of 35 PGA professionals. He’s travelled the world several times over, working extensively in Slovakia, Ghana and Israel, and from January 2022 he will be will be taking over his father’s position as patron of England and Wales Blind Golf Society.
Asking an amateur golfer to play golf like JJ Spaun did during that heroic US Open victory would be unfair, but I am confident that there is always something we can learn from these elite professionals that all amateurs can embed into their own game.
After more than 50 years in the game and with over 100,000 golf lessons delivered, I have had plenty of experience analysing golf swings.
Below, I share five things that I like about JJ Spaun’s setup fundamentals and action – in the hope that you can use this information to improve your own game.
You don’t win the US Open without a sublime golf swing – and JJ Spaun certainly has that
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1. Posture
JJ Spaun has a very sound posture. When looking down the line, he bends forwards from the hips maintaining a good spine angle, with a lovely line from the back of his head to the base of his spine.
His knees are also perfectly flexed, so that his kneecaps are above the balls of his feet. This is great for balance and helping him achieve those pure strikes that we witnessed at…
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