In the interim, he worked as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas and honed his game with instructor Toney Penna.

For the remainder of his career as a touring professional, he played in the Asia-Pacific region, culminating with a win at the 1979 Tasmanian Open.

In 1980, Bohen took a job as assistant professional at Spook Rock Golf Club in New York state.

Bohen "pulled himself together" in the last round, even making birdie on the final hole, but still missed graduating by one shot.

[9] In an effort to make ends meet, Bohen began work as a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas.

[4] In 1969 he began working with legendary golf coach Toney Penna in hopes of turning around his performance.

[10] Shortly thereafter, he moved to the east coast to work at Elmwood Country Club in White Plains, New York.

However, he "got the one putt that really mattered," an 11-foot birdie on the final hole to secure solo second by a shot over Godfrey and Peter Thomson.

Bohen opened with rounds of 68 and 69 to put himself at 137 (−7), in joint third, two back of the lead held by Japan's Takashi Murakami and South Korea's Hahn Chang Sang.

Bohen played poorly in the final round, however, shooting a 71 (−1) to finish one shot back of champion Murakami.

[14] His late run put him in a tie for fourth with, among others, Arnold Palmer, three back of Ron Cerrudo's lead.

[28] In the third round, he shot a 71 (−1) to finish in a tie for ninth place for the third straight day, four back of the lead.

In October, Bohen opened well at the West Lakes Classic with an even-par 71 to position himself in joint second, one behind Peter Crocker's lead.

[38] Despite "impossible conditions" in the second round, including "winds gusting up to 40 knots," Bohen was able to shoot a 72 (E) to move into joint second.

On the final hole, however, Jones hit his tee shot into the water; he would make double bogey to fall into a tie with Bohen and Tapper.

[41] Before the playoff began the players decided to share the prize money equally, irrespective of who won the event.

He opened with a three-under-par 70 to take a one-stroke lead over Australia's Mike Ferguson and Japan's Yoshikazu Yokoshima.

Australian legend Peter Thomson and American pro Don Klenk were a further shot back.

He had consecutive rounds of 71 to finish in third place, only behind Gene Borek and Jimmy Wright, to reach the sectional qualifier.

Australian Noel Ratcliffe had a chance to force a playoff with a four-metre putt on the last hole but it lipped out.

[53] The following month, in February, Bohen played the South Australian Open at Royal Adelaide Golf Club.

However, Rob McNaughton, who was among the 36-hole leaders, had a "disastrous" close, ultimately shooting 85, allowing Bohen to make the cut on the number.

The run ended on the 14th hole as Bohen hit his approach in a bunker and was forced to save par.

However, on the seventh playoff hole both Bohen and Takeyasu made bogey giving Akitomi the win.

The only other players to successfully defend the Metropolitan Open were Alex Smith and Walter Hagen at the beginning of the century.

Influenced by this affliction, Bohen decided to forego any attempts to renew his career on the PGA Tour.

[66] At the par-70 course, Bohen opened with rounds of 66 and 68 to take a one-stroke lead over the "early favorite" Greg Norman.

[68] However, his main competitor, Kendall, was unable to take advantage of Bohen's erratic play, shooting a 72 (+2).

[67] In addition to the sizable gap between him and Kendall, Bohen defeated the remainder of the field by at least eight shots, including joint third-place finisher Norman.

[68] In March 1980, he was appointed head club professional at Spook Rock Golf Course in Suffern, New York.