However, Pohl may be best known for finishing second place at the 1982 Masters Tournament, losing to Craig Stadler in a playoff.

Pleasant High School, where he has been inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame, earning All State honors in three sports (golf, baseball and basketball).

He was a star point guard on a prep basketball team that went undefeated (20-0) during his senior season.

[1] He won two tournaments on the PGA Tour during his career both of which came in 1986: the Colonial National Invitation and the NEC World Series of Golf.

A highly ranked player in the world, his career was still ascending in 1987 when he posted the lowest scoring average on the PGA Tour and won the Vardon Trophy.

The following year, Pohl began to suffer a series of injuries starting with low back surgery that dramatically altered his competitiveness.