Keith McKendree Mitchell (born January 7, 1992) is an American

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on the

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Early life and college career

Mitchell was born on January 7, 1992, in

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and attended the

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there. He played college golf from 2011 through 2014 at the

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, 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; he had four other top-ten finishes. He earned $44,295 in 14 starts on that tour.

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. Mitchell played well enough in the 2017 Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018. His best finish on that tour, that year, was third at the 2017 News Sentinel Open. He also finished with a tie for 11th at a PGA event in March 2017, the Valspar Championship, earning $144,900.

2018 season

Mitchell finished runner-up at the 2018 Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship on the PGA Tour. 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.

2019 season

On March 3, 2019, Mitchell got his first professional victory at The Honda Classic in

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. Sinking a birdie putt on the final hole, he won by one stroke, avoiding a playoff with runners-up

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and Brooks Koepka. In Mitchell's previous four events, he had made only one cut, 73rd at the

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. The win moved him up 93 places in the world rankings, from 161 to 68.

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. When asked in June 2022 about a potential $20 million payout to join

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, 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.

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2023 Masters – 2023 U.S. Open) * Longest streak of top-10s – none

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Keith American male golfers Georgia Bulldogs men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Tennessee Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state) Sportspeople from Chattanooga, Tennessee Sportspeople from St. Simons, Georgia 1992 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen