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GREENSBORO — Last summer, Jason Bohn wasn't sure he would ever play golf again.

Yet there he was on Sunday, waiting with his kids at the Victory Junction Gang's inflatable bouncy house to see if his final-round 62 would be good enough to get him into a playoff for the Wyndham Championship.

It was. And no one was more surprised than Bohn.

"Believe it or not, I never even thought I would get in a playoff," said Bohn, whose name is pronounced "Bone." "There were too many birdie holes (for the other guys) coming in, and I just thought 16-under wasn't going to be good enough. ... Honestly, when I made eagle on No. 15, I told my caddie if I could get two more (birdies) I think I got the championship. I thought 18-under would win."

Bohn's 62 — the low round of the tournament — could've been a 60. He made six birdies and an eagle, but barely missed birdie putts on No. 16 and No. 18.

Turns out, if either of those putts had fallen he would've won. But instead he ended up in a playoff with Ryan Moore and Kevin Stadler.

And on the first playoff hole — No. 18 — he made his only bogey of the day. His tee shot found the rough. His approach found a bunker. He needed two shots to get out of the sand.

"I'll be 100 percent honest: Nerves got to me a little bit at the end," Bohn said. "I haven't been in this position in a long time. ... Definitely was feeling it on those shots and to dump that one in the bunker and leave it in there was a big mistake."

On this day, getting a chance to make those mistakes was good enough.

"I was away from the game for two years," Bohn said. "I had three back surgeries last summer. It was very difficult, and it was really touch-and-go whether I was ever going to play again. For me to be here playing is just huge."

Look for him again next year. Bohn likes Greensboro. He finished second in 2006 at Forest Oaks and tied for third there in 2005. And he really likes Sedgefield.

"I'm absolutely a fan of Greensboro," Bohn said. "I love this golf course. ... You're going to see low numbers when guys on the Tour can throw it right next to the hole. It's not a bad thing. Every tournament creates its own challenges and adventures, and (low scoring) is one of them. You just know coming in it's going to be a shootout. You're going to have to hit the ball close to the hole. You're going to have to play aggressive. And you're going to have to make some putts."

If only he had made one of them on No. 16 or No. 18.

Contact Jeff Mills at 373-7024 or jeff.mills@news-record.com