Michigan Golf Hall of Fame Inductees  

Dan Pohl

Dan Pohl, two-time winner of the Michigan Amateur Championship, was renowned as one of the biggest hitters in golf and won twice on the PGA Tour including the prestigious Colonial National Invitation. He lost the 1982 Maters Tournament to Craig Stadler in a playoff only after a brilliant 10 under par weekend finish of 67-67 that included a Masters’ record four hole streak in the Saturday round. Pohl eagled the par 5 13^th hole, sank his approach shot on the par 4 14^th for another eagle, and then birdied the 15^th and 16^th holes. Pohl also tied for the 1985 Greater Hartford Open, but lost in a playoff to Phil Blackmar.

Mt. Pleasant native Pohl played 421 tournament in 20- plus years on the PGA Tour, made the cut in 300 of them, and had 70 top ten finishes. He played on the 1987 Ryder Cup Team and won the Vardon Trophy for the best stroke average that year.

Pohl has run the Junior Golf Pro-Ams for the Mt. Pleasant community for many years, with proceeds going to the city’s junior golf program.