Keith Mitchell (golfer)
American professional golfer (born 1992)
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Keith McKendree Mitchell (born January 7, 1992) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
| Keith Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Keith McKendree Mitchell |
| 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)[1] (as of April 26, 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 | T20: 2023 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Early life and college career
Mitchell was born on January 7, 1992, in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended the Baylor School there.[2] He played college golf from 2011 through 2014[3] at the University of Georgia,[4] where he majored in Business and Real Estate.
Professional career
2015 season
Mitchell played on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2015 where his best finish was runner-up at the Brazil Open;[5] he had four other top-ten finishes.[6] He earned $44,295 in 14 starts on that tour.[7]
2016–2017 seasons
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.[8]
Mitchell played well enough in the 2017 Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018.[9] His best finish on that tour, that year, was third at the 2017 News Sentinel Open.[10] He also finished with a tie for 11th at a PGA event in March 2017, the Valspar Championship, earning $144,900.[7]
2018 season
Mitchell finished runner-up at the 2018 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship on the PGA Tour.[11] 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.[12]
2019 season
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.[13][14] 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
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.[6]
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.[15]
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| 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
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T43 | 53 | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T43 | T34 | T58 | CUT | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T20 | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
| 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 | 6 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2023 Masters – 2023 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – none
Results in The Players Championship
| 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
| 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.
