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He’s a Midwestern dentist — and he’s playing in the U.S. Open
Matt Vogt’s dream was dentistry, not pro golf. Now he’s in the U.S. Open, staged at the Oakmont course where he grew up.
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U.S. Open 2025: Matthew Vogt quit his college golf team and stopped competing for 7 years. His journey back to Oakmont is as unlikely as it gets
The story of Matthew Vogt, a 6-foot-6 dentist who earned medalist honors as an amateur at final qualifying, will be told a ...
Matt Vogt embracing his emotions and chasing his dream of playing in the U.S. Open
Never having played in front of more than 100 people, Vogt says he signed his first autograph Monday morning during a ...
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2025 U.S. Open: Seneca Valley graduate Matt Vogt drinking in experience
From underwhelming to the ultimate. Matt Vogt knows what that’s all about. Vogt, 34, a 2009 Seneca Valley Senior High School ...
Former Oakmont caddie, Seneca Valley grad Matt Vogt enjoying emotional return home
A return to Oakmont Country Club has been a bit overwhelming for Cranberry native Matt Vogt. The 34-year-old dentist from ...
Monday's golf: Dentist Vogt earns U.S. Open berth; Harmeson leads Michigan Open
Matt Vogt once chose dentistry over golf. Back home at the U.S. Open this week, he's learned he didn't have to.
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Home at U.S. Open, Vogt learned he didn’t have to choose between job and golf
Matt Vogt was always going to be at the U.S. Open this week. The man who likes to plan had it all planned out. He and his ...
The never-give-up story of the dentist who played his way into this week’s US Open
For a self-confessed “math and science geek” who once quit his college golf team, Matt Vogt certainly found the perfect formula when it came to qualifying for this year’s US Open.