Mitch Voges (born November 28, 1949) is an American amateur golfer.
Voges played college golf at
Brigham Young University
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and
United States International University
United States International University (USIU) was a nonprofit university based in San Diego, California, that was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. At its peak, it had two additional American campuses and three inter ...
.
Voges won the 1991
U.S. Amateur
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. At the time of his victory, he was the third oldest winner of the event. He also competed at the
1991 Walker Cup match.
Voges also had a
patent
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dispute over golf club fitting.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
*
Walker Cup
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:
1991
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(winners)
References
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American male golfers
Amateur golfers
BYU Cougars men's golfers
1949 births
Living people
20th-century American sportsmen