Matt Vogt: Business booming at my dental practice after US Open qualification

Amateur Matt Vogt says business is booming at his dental practice after he qualified for the US Open at the club where he used to caddy.

Vogt earned his place at the prestigious tournament at Oakmont Country Club when he swapped the drill for the driver and made it through qualification last week in one of the great sporting stories.

The 34-year-old, who is ranked 1,173rd in the amateur game, turned his back on the chance to play professional golf in order to study dentistry seven years ago, before his love of the game brought him back.

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After making it into the 156-strong field, Vogt’s rise to fame is helping business at his Indianapolis practice.

“I started my own practice in 2018 and that was an insane amount of work obviously, just starting any business,” he said.

“I love my patients. I’d like to think they love me as much as they can love a dentist.

“I think they’ve gotten a ton of enquiries. Again, I’ve got such a great team, I’ve got friends helping me out with all those messages and enquiries.

“It’s been a lot of fun, some patients reaching out and fellow dentists. I feel like there’s so many people behind me this week – Oakmont, Pittsburgh, dentistry. It’s been fun.

“I really never had any aspirations of playing professional golf. I went to Butler University and played very briefly on the golf team and then decided to focus on school.

“Honestly, maybe I didn’t dream big enough or maybe, I don’t know, I just never quite had it. I played around a lot of guys who you could tell had it and had a chance to make a shot at professional golf. It never really crossed my mind.”

It is sure to be an emotional week for Vogt, not only returning to the course where he caddied for five