Bobby Mitchell (golfer)

Bobby Mitchell
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born February 23, 1943
Chatham, Virginia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
Turned professional 1959
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Other 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T2: 1972
U.S. Open T12: 1970
The Open Championship CUT: 1981, 1985
PGA Championship T34: 1971

Bobby Mitchell (born February 23, 1943) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.

Mitchell was born in Chatham, Virginia and was raised in nearby Danville, Virginia. He dropped out of high school and turned pro at 15. He won the Virginia State Golf Association Open, the Virginia State PGA Open and the Carolinas PGA Championship before joining the PGA Tour.[1]

Mitchell won two PGA Tour events during his career: the 1971 Cleveland Open and the 1972 Tournament of Champions. He had more than two dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including more than a half-dozen 2nd or 3rd place finishes. His best finish in a major was T2 at the 1972 Masters Tournament.[2]

Since 1991, Mitchell has traveled to Finland in the summer to teach golf to young people in association with Averett University. Mitchell joined the Champions Tour in 1995; his best finish in a Champions Tour event is a T-12 at The Transamerica in 1995.[1]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 Jun 27, 1971 Cleveland Open –22 (66-64-67-65=262) 7 strokes United States Charles Coody
2 Apr 23, 1972 Tournament of Champions –8 (71-65-74-70=280) Playoff United States Jack Nicklaus

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1972 Tournament of Champions United States Jack Nicklaus Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Danville's Bobby Mitchell Still Hopes for Senior Tour". Triad Golf Today Magazine. Winter 2001. Archived from the original on 14 November 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2006.
  2. "Golf Major Championships".

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