Vogt struggles in U.S. Open first round, but keeps positive outlook

June 12, 2025
By Josh Rowntree, Director of Communications


OAKMONT — Matt Vogt walked up to the assembled media standing off the 18th green at Oakmont Country Club and had two words that perfectly summed up his first round of the 125th U.S. Open.

“Oakmont’s hard,” said Vogt, with a big laugh.

The Cranberry Township native, turned dentist, carded a 12-over score of 82 Thursday at the U.S. Open, placing him towards the bottom of the star-studded leaderboard.

“I’m going to practice a lot this afternoon,” he said. “I didn't break 80 in the (2021 U.S. Amateur) and I didn’t break 80 today. I’m going to try to at least break 80 tomorrow. It’s a hard golf course. It was brutal.”

Local players in contention after round 1 in Sunnehanna Amateur

June 11, 2025
By Mike Dudurich


WESTMONT - Plenty of good stories all around a golf course filled with some of the best young golfers from across the country as well as some local competitors who have played well over the last year.

And so it was Wednesday when the first round of the 84th Sunnehanna Amateur where the field of 101 spent a day playing and grinding under the bright sunlight in suburban Johnstown.

Western Pennsylvania had five players in the field, and they all played reasonably well.

Canonsburg's Rocco Salvitti led the way, finishing with a one-under par 69 and is currently in 29th place.

Game's top players bracing for ‘hardest’ test in golf at Oakmont

June 11, 2025
By Josh Rowntree, Director of Communications


Just two practice rounds into the 125th U.S. Open and the conjecture surrounding Oakmont Country Club’s difficulty is swiftly turning into reality. Even for the game’s best players.

“I think everybody knows this is probably the toughest golf course in the world right now,” said defending U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau during the second day of practice rounds at Oakmont.

“You have to hit the fairways, you have to hit greens, and you have to two-putt, worst-case scenario. When you've got those putts inside 10 feet, you've got to make them.”

Oakmont has, for well over a century, gained worldwide recognition for its dangerously quick green speeds. But the length and thickness of the rough appears to be more concerning for the pros as they get set for the opening round of the major, set for Thursday

84th Sunnehanna Amateur begins

June 11, 2025
By Mike Dudurich


WESTMONT -- For years, 84 to be exact, the Sunnehanna Amateur has been contested high in the Allegheny mountains in a Johnstown suburb as one of the premier events on the national amateur calendar.

This is the weekend for that annual gathering of golfers, many of who have aspirations of taking their games pro eventually. But even for the ones who don't entertain a professional career, continuing an elite amateur existence is still a very popular pursuit.

The first shot was struck at 8 this morning and it will feature an overall younger field thanks to a changing landscape on the college golf front and the recently announced NIL deal in which many college athletes will get paid something.

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