American golfer This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (August 2021) | Keith Mitchell Personal information Born| (1992-01-07) January 7, 1992 (age 30) Chattanooga, Tennessee Height| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight| 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) Sporting nationality| United States Residence| Sea Island, Georgia Career College| University of Georgia Turned professional| 2014 Current tour(s)| PGA Tour Former tour(s)| Web.com Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Professional wins| 1 Highest ranking| 53 (July 10, 2022)[1] (as of September 4, 2022) Number of wins by tour PGA Tour| 1 Best results in major championships Masters Tournament| T43: 2019 PGA Championship| T34: 2022 U.S. Open| CUT: 2019 The Open Championship| CUT: 2019, 2021, 2022 Keith Mitchell (born January 7, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour. ## Contents * 1 Early life and college career * 2 Professional career * 2.1 2015 season * 2.2 2016–2017 seasons * 2.3 2018 season * 2.4 2019 season * 3 Professional wins (1) * 3.1 PGA Tour wins (1) * 4 Results in major championships * 5 Results in The Players Championship * 6 Results in World Golf Championships * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 External links ## Early life and college career[edit] Mitchell was born on January 7, 1992 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he played college golf at the University of Georgia.[2] where he majored in Business and Real Estate. ## Professional career[edit] ### 2015 season[edit] Mitchell played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015 where his best finish was runner-up at the Brazil Open.[3] ### 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.[4] He played well enough in the 2017 Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018.[5] His best finish was third at the 2017 News Sentinel Open.[6] ### 2018 season[edit] Mitchell finished runner-up at the 2018 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship on the PGA Tour.[7] ### 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.[8] 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. ## 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 | | | | Masters Tournament | T43 | | | PGA Championship | CUT | T43 | | T34 U.S. Open | CUT | | | The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic ## Results in The Players Championship[edit] Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | | | | | The Players Championship | T77 | T47 | C | CUT | T13 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 | | | | Championship | | | | Match Play | T40 | | | T26 Invitational | 39 | | | Champions | | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Did not play 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. ## See also[edit] * 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Week 28 2022 Ending 10 Jul 2022" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved July 11, 2022. 2. ^ Myers, Alex (August 31, 2017). "Web.com Tour bubble boy Keith Mitchell bounces back in fantastic fashion". Golf Digest. 3. ^ Milne, Doug (October 26, 2015). "Gratitude takes top honors as PGA Tour Latinoamérica provides home away from home". PGA Tour. 4. ^ Prise, Kevin (January 30, 2016). "Five Takeaways: Panama Claro, Round 3". PGA Tour. 5. ^ Casey, Kevin (November 9, 2017). "Keith Mitchell starts off PGA Tour event with a hole-in-one". Golfweek. 6. ^ "Keith Mitchell Stats, Tournament Results - PGA Golf". ESPN. Retrieved August 4, 2021. 7. ^ "Brice Garnett goes wire-to-wire in winning Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. March 26, 2018. 8. ^ "Mitchell wins Honda Classic for first PGA Tour win". ESPN. Associated Press. March 3, 2019. ## External links[edit] * Keith Mitchell at the PGA Tour official site * Keith Mitchell at the Official World Golf Ranking official site