PITTSBURGH (93.7 The Fan) – A former caddy at Oakmont and Seneca Valley HS graduate was a medalist for qualifying in Washington, while a couple of major-winners are among the players you won’t see at Oakmont Country Club for the US Open next week.
34-year-old Matt Vogt had back-to-back 68s to win the final qualifier in Walla Walla, Washington. Now a dentist, Vogt played in the 2021 US Amateur at Oakmont Country Club.
There were 10 final qualifiers across the nation on Monday. Here is the list of the notables who missed along with a few PGA Tour players who qualified on Monday.
The USGA held its final qualifying for the national championship and four former major champions missed the cut
· Bubba Watson-two-time Masters Champion
· Padraig Harrington-now on the Champions Tour, the two-time Open and PGA Champion champion missed by one shot
· Stewart Cink-now on the Champions Tour, Open champion
· Zach Johnson-Masters and Open Champion
Winners of multiple PGA events who also missed the cut
· Bill Haas-6 wins
· Rickie Fowler-6 wins, lost in a playoff for final spot
· Max Homa-6 wins, lost in a playoff for final spot
· Matt Kuchar-9 wins
· KJ Choi-on Champions Tour, won 8 times on PGA Tour
· JB Holmes-5 wins
· Lee Westwood-44 international wins
· Camilo Villegas-5 wins
· Brandt Snedeker-9 wins, shot 65 Sunday at final round of Memorial
Other notables who missed the cut
· Eric Cole-former Frank Fuhrer Invitational winner (alternate)
· Jason Kokrak-Warren, Ohio, LIV Tour
· Locals-Jason Li, Mark Goetz, Nicholas Turowski, Jake Sollon, Tim Peters, Neal Shipley
· James Piot-won US Amateur at Oakmont CC
As for a couple of regulars on the PGA Tour who made it to the 10th US Open at Oakmont
· Erik Van Rooyen-South Africa
· Bud Cauley-Florida
· Lanto Griffin-Virginia
· Cameron Young-Florida-won a playoff for the final spot
· Thorbjorn Olesen-Denmark
· Emiliano Grillo-Argentina
· Marc Leishman-Australia