NEWS: Pittsburgh’s Vogt In, Shipley Out as U.S. Open Qualifying Concludes

Golf’s Longest Day™ stretched to become Golf’s Longest Days, but the 2025 U.S. Open qualifying field is fully set.

There were 10 U.S. Open final qualifying sites across the continent on Monday, with 47 spots at Oakmont up for grabs after the conclusion of 36 holes. Eighteen players already advanced to the Open in late May.

In news of both local and national relevance, Seneca Valley High School grad and former Oakmont Country Club caddie Matt Vogt was one of the most notable winners from the final qualifying rounds.

Vogts, a former long-drive competitor and current Indianapolis-based dentist, earned medalist honors in Walla Walla, Washington to clinch his spot in the Oakmont field. It was the epitome of the kind of story that makes this time of year special for fans of elite-level golf.

“I knew I could do it,” Vogt said immediately after shooting 68-68 for an 8-under total at Wine Valley Country Club. “You know, Oakmont and Pittsburgh and everything there means so much to me. … It took every ounce of energy in my body to not think about that all day.”

Vogt’s resulting media tour included a one-on-one interview on Golf Channel on Monday night and a Tuesday afternoon spot on the Pat McAfee Show, just to add to the Pittsburgh cred.

“The last half a day since I qualified for the US Open has been awesome..

I hope my experience at Oakmont helps out and I’m excited to get there” ~ @MattVogt317 #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/lEAVBoLkNT

— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) June 3, 2025

Also in the above interview, Vogt expressed his desire to play the Open with Bryson DeChambeau, since Vogt also has pushed his clubhead speed to elite levels in recent years, plus he’s adopted the arm-lock putting technique. (USGA, the ball’s in your court.)

Unfortunately for the rest of the Yinzer connections, Vogt will be alone representing the region at Oakmont.

Local favorite and rising Korn Ferry Tour star Neal Shipley shot 1 over at his final qualifier in West Palm Beach, Florida, finishing well back of the 10-under score needed to get into a playoff. Shipley was behind the pace on Monday evening when rain postponed the rest of the competition until Tuesday, and he lost ground once play resumed.

Mark Goetz, a young pro from Greensburg and formerly of West Virginia University, got a tough break with an assignment to the Columbus, Ohio final qualifier, which featured many top PGA Tour stalwarts. Goetz, who advanced from the Quicksilver local qualifier last month, shot 4 over to finish nine shots out of a playoff for the last of six available Open spots. Cam Young edged Max Homa and Rickie Fowler, among others, for that last position.

Ex-Carnegie Mellon varsity golfer and current Penguins data analyst Jason Li, profiled here by our Zac Weiss, came close in Rockville, Maryland, shooting 3 over in a field peppered with pros from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Mark Leishman of LIV nabbed the final qualifying position with a 3-under total.

Current WVU golfer Nick Turowski, from Harrison City, shot 25 over at the same Maryland site. He also advanced from Quicksilver.