Pohl earned All-America honors in 1976 and 1977, and he won the Fred Enke Award as the low scorer from 1975-77. He compiled a career stroke average of 74.36 and placed fifth in the 1977 NCAA championships. Pohl won more than $500,000 during his first seven years on the PGA tour, including a finish as runner-up in the 1982 Masters event after a sudden-death playoff.