Keith Mitchell (golfer)
| Keith Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Keith McKendree Mitchell |
| Nickname | Cashmere Keith[1] |
| Born | January 7, 1992 Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Sea Island, Georgia, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour |
| Former tours | Web.com Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Highest ranking | 44 (February 19, 2023)[2] (as of October 18, 2026) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T43: 2019 |
| PGA Championship | T34: 2022 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 2026 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2026 |
Keith McKendree Mitchell (born January 7, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
Early life and college career
[edit]Mitchell was born on January 7, 1992, in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended the Baylor School there.[3] He played college golf from 2011 through 2014[4] at the University of Georgia,[5] where he majored in Business and Real Estate.
Professional career
[edit] | This article needs to be updated. (March 2025) |
2015 season
[edit]Mitchell played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015 where his best finish was runner-up at the Brazil Open;[6] he had four other top-ten finishes.[7] He earned $44,295 in 14 starts on that tour.[8]
2016–2017 seasons
[edit]Mitchell played on the Web.com Tour in 2016 and 2017. He began with a sponsor's invite to the 2016 Panama Claro Championship, where he finished 14th.[9]
Mitchell played well enough in the 2017 Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018.[10] His best finish on that tour, that year, was third at the 2017 News Sentinel Open.[11] He also finished with a tie for 11th at a PGA event in March 2017, the Valspar Championship, earning $144,900.[8]
2018 season
[edit]Mitchell finished runner-up at the 2018 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship on the PGA Tour.[12] He ranked No. 7 on the PGA tour in strokes gained off-the-tee, which measures player performance off the tee on all par 4s and par 5s, and was ranked No. 10 Mitchell for average driving distance, at 312.6 yards.[13]
2019 season
[edit]On March 3, 2019, Mitchell got his first professional victory at The Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Sinking a 15-foot (4.6 m) birdie putt on the final hole, he won by one stroke, avoiding a playoff with runners-up Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka.[14][15] In Mitchell's previous four events, he had made only one cut, 73rd at the Phoenix Open. The win moved him up 93 places in the world rankings, from 161 to 68.[citation needed]
2022 season
[edit]For the 2022 season, Mitchell had six top-ten finishes, a career high. He played in 26 tournaments, making the cut in 20 of them. His best result of the season was a tie for third at The CJ Cup.[7]
When asked in June 2022 about a potential $20 million payout to join LIV Golf, Mitchell said "No chance". "If the LIV tour was such a good model, guys would go for free or for a lot less," Mitchell said.[16]
Professional wins (1)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 3, 2019 | The Honda Classic | 68-66-70-67=271 | −9 | 1 stroke |  Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka |
Results in major championships
[edit]Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T43 | 53 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T43 | T34 | T58 | CUT | CUT | T65 | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T20 | T4 | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2023 Masters – 2023 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (once)
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T77 | T47 | C | CUT | T13 | T35 | 73 | CUT | T46 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | |||||
| Match Play | T40 | T26 | T52 | ||
| Invitational | 39 | ||||
| Champions | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | ||
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Keith Mitchell". Mizuno Golf. Retrieved June 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Week 7 2023 Ending 19 Feb 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Keith Mitchell '10 Completes Baylor's PGA Foursome". www.baylorschool.org. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ↑ Dennis, Ryne (March 5, 2019). "The UGA Tour: Keith Mitchell's win adds to legacy of former Georgia golfers". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ↑ Myers, Alex (August 31, 2017). "Web.com Tour bubble boy Keith Mitchell bounces back in fantastic fashion". Golf Digest.
- ↑ Milne, Doug (October 26, 2015). "Gratitude takes top honors as PGA Tour Latinoamérica provides home away from home". PGA Tour.
- 1 2 "Who is PGA golfer Keith Mitchell, Bills QB Josh Allen's partner at Pebble Beach Pro-Am?". Buffalo News. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- 1 2 Herrington, Ryan (March 12, 2017). "Keith Mitchell's first career PGA Tour start proves rather lucrative". Golf Digest. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ↑ Prise, Kevin (January 30, 2016). "Five Takeaways: Panama Claro, Round 3". PGA Tour.
- ↑ Casey, Kevin (November 9, 2017). "Keith Mitchell starts off PGA Tour event with a hole-in-one". Golfweek.
- ↑ "Keith Mitchell Stats, Tournament Results - PGA Golf". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Brice Garnett goes wire-to-wire in winning Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Schupak, Adam (March 6, 2019). "Drive for dough and putt for show on Tour". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ↑ "Mitchell wins Honda Classic for first PGA Tour win". ESPN. Associated Press. March 3, 2019.
- ↑ "Honda Classic: Keith Mitchell Gets First PGA Tour Victory". The New York Times. Associated Press. March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ↑ Paschall, David (June 15, 2022). "Former Baylor School standout Keith Mitchell tees off on LIV Series". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Keith Mitchell at the PGA Tour official site
- Keith Mitchell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
