
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.”