Jason Duehn Bohn (born April 24, 1973) is an American professional
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
er who currently plays on the
PGA Tour
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. He has won two PGA Tour events.
Amateur career
Bohn was born in
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Lewisburg is a borough in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States, south by southeast of Williamsport and north of Harrisburg. In the past, it was the commercial center for a fertile grain and general farming region. The population was 5,1 ...
. In 1992, while a sophomore on the
Alabama golf team, Bohn was playing in a charity fund-raiser in
Tuscaloosa
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when he made a hole-in-one worth $1 million. Bohn dropped his amateur status and golf scholarship on the spot and turned professional. He graduated from Alabama in 1995.
Professional career
While playing the
Canadian Tour
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, Bohn shot a 58 in the final round to win the 2001 Bayer Championship. He also played the
Nationwide Tour before earning promotion to the PGA Tour, where he has played since 2004. In 2005 he won the PGA Tour's
B.C. Open.
During the 2009 season Bohn lost in a playoff at the
Wyndham Championship
The Wyndham Championship is a professional golf tournament in North Carolina on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in Greensboro and was originally the Greater Greensboro Open.
History
Founded in 1938 as the Greater Greensboro Open, it was usua ...
along with
Kevin Stadler
Kevin Stadler (born February 5, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly on the European Tour.
Early life
Stadler, the son of former Masters champion and 13-time PGA Tour winner Craig Stadler (known affec ...
to
Ryan Moore.
In April 2010, Bohn won the 2010
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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wire to wire, when he birdied three of the last four holes to win by two shots.
At the
Greenbrier Classic
The Greenbrier Classic was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held from 2010 to 2019 at The Old White at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. For its final two editions, the tournament was titled A Military Tribute at the Greenb ...
in July 2015, Bohn shot a nine under par 61 during the third round that moved him from the cutline into the co-lead entering the final round. The round of 61 was Bohn's lowest ever career round on the PGA Tour. He also had his best FedEx Cup finish of 40th.
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–2)
Canadian Tour wins (2)
Other wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
See also
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2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
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2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
References
External links
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American male golfers
Alabama Crimson Tide men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Pennsylvania
Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state)
People from Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Sportspeople from Cobb County, Georgia
1973 births
Living people