Mitch Voges

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Mitch Voges (born November 28, 1949) is an American amateur golfer.

Voges played college golf at Brigham Young University and United States International University. [1] [2]

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Voges won the 1991 U.S. Amateur. At the time of his victory, he was the third oldest winner of the event. [3] He also competed at the 1991 Walker Cup match. [4]

The 1991 Walker Cup, the 33rd Walker Cup Match, was played on 5 and 6 September 1991, at Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, County Dublin, Ireland. The event was won by the United States 14 to 10.

Voges also had a patent dispute over golf club fitting. [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "All-Time Men's Golf Roster". BYU Cougars. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Shelburne, Dave (August 11, 1999). "For Voges, It's No Contest; Amateur Champion Says Family Comes Before Senior Tour". Los Angeles Daily News.
  3. ↑ "Voges wins U.S. amateur golf". UPI. August 25, 1991. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ Paschall, David (July 8, 2016). "Voges used 1991 U.S. Amateur triumph at Honors to help others in golf". Times Free Press. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ Achenbach, James (January 27, 2016). "Mitch Voges targets clubfitters with lawsuit over launch technology". Golfweek. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Stachura, Mike (April 4, 2016). "Golf Digest article could hold key to saving the club fitting industry". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
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