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For a self-confessed “math and science geek” who once quit his college golf team, Matt Vogt certainly found the perfect formula when it came to qualifying for this year’s US Open.
Each year “golf’s longest day” brings with it a multitude of inspiring and heartwarming stories. There are thousands of players up and down the country who battle soaring temperatures at the start of the American summer with the goal of completing a 36-hole qualifying marathon and are left hoping they’ve done enough to make it through to the sport’s second oldest major.
This year, some big names fell short, including 2014 runner-up Rickie Fowler and six-time PGA Tour…
