Dentist Matt Vogt ready to tee it up at hometown U.S. Open
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Golf Digest on MSNU.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 getsThe story of Matthew Vogt, a 6-foot-6 dentist who earned medalist honors as an amateur at final qualifying, will be told a bunch this week. But his fairy tale is what the U.S. Open is all about
Matt Vogt knows Oakmont Country Club as a caddie when he was a kid. Now he gets to play it in the U.S. Open, and will honor his father during his first Father's Day weekend without him.
Matt Vogt caddied at Oakmont as a kid, runs a dental practice and hits the ball farther than most pros. Now the 6-foot-6 amateur is headed back to Oakmont trying to win a major.
Matt Vogt once chose dentistry over golf. Back home at the U.S. Open this week, he's learned he didn't have to.
Never having played in front of more than 100 people, Vogt says he signed his first autograph Monday morning during a practice round. Now with the golf world watching, Vogt says he's leaning into leaving a good memory with the fans who are out watching him play at Oakmont.
Matt Vogt walks past the clubhouse to the first tee for a practice round for the 2025 US Open Monday in Oakmont, Pa. Vogt will compete in the tournament Thursday-Sunday. PITTSBURGH — 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.
A pair of Hoosiers are in the field for the U.S. Open, which tees off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club. OAKMONT, Pa. — A pair of Hoosiers are in the field for the U.S. Open, which tees off Thursday at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh.
Vogt earned his place at the prestigious tournament when he swapped the drill for the driver and made it through qualification.
Amateur Matt Vogt talks about how he balanced his dental practice while making the U.S. Open and how Oakmont Country Club helped him on and off the golf course.