Mitchell Meissner

Personal

• Was teammates at Rice University with former PGA TOUR Latinoamerica player Mario Carmona.
• Was a National Merit Commended Scholar at Alamo Heights High School. Ranked second in his class of 344 students.
• Uncle Todd Haney played college baseball at Texas and for the Chicago Cubs, New York Mets and Montreal Expos.
• Has volunteered for the Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, the San Antonio Food bank and the Humane Society.
• Brother, Mac, graduated from SMU in 2021 and joined the Forme Tour through the PGA TOUR University rankings. Is now a Korn Ferry Tour member.

Special Interests

• Ping-pong, finding great tacos

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Quito Open: Held a share of the 54-hole lead at Quito Tennis and GC in early May after opening 65-68-67. Playing with Manav Shah and Joel Thelen in the final group, managed a 4-under 68 Sunday but watched a Shah fired a 66 to pull away for the late win. Finished T2 with Thelen.
• Diners Club Peru Open presented by Volvo: Made his seventh consecutive cut to begin the season and posted his fifth top-10. Fired a final-round, 1-under 71 at Los Inkas GC to finish T3 with Rafael Becker, seven shots behind runaway winner José Toledo in early May.
• JHSF Aberto do Brasil: Finished alone in eighth at Fazenda Boa Vista. Was unable to mount a Sunday charge, shooting an even-par 71 in Porto Feliz that left him at 13-under.
• 90 Abierto del Centro memorial Eduardo Gato Romero ptdo por Telecom: During a difficult scoring week in Cordoba, managed to finish the tournament at even-par in early April, thanks to a final-round, 2-under 69 at Cordoba GC. Finished the event T5, with Cristobal Del Solar, Tim Widing, Leandro Marelli, John Hill and Nicolo Galletti.
• Estrella del Mar Open 2022: Opened with a pair of 67s, fired a third-round 69 and then closed with a 65 at Estrella del Mar Golf & Beach in Mazatlan in mid-February to T2 with Cristobal Del Solar, three shots behind winner Matt Ryan. Appeared to be making a late rally, with an eagle at No. 16, but a bogey on the next hole ended his chances. Played No. 16 in 6-under for the week.
• Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open presented by Volvo: Shot a pair of 68s surrounded by opening and closing 71s at Sport Frances GC in mid-December to T9 with seven others.

Career Highlights

2022 Season

• Quito Open: Held a share of the 54-hole lead at Quito Tennis and GC in early May after opening 65-68-67. Playing with Manav Shah and Joel Thelen in the final group, managed a 4-under 68 Sunday but watched a Shah fired a 66 to pull away for the late win. Finished T2 with Thelen.
• Diners Club Peru Open presented by Volvo: Made his seventh consecutive cut to begin the season and posted his fifth top-10. Fired a final-round, 1-under 71 at Los Inkas GC to finish T3 with Rafael Becker, seven shots behind runaway winner José Toledo in early May.
• JHSF Aberto do Brasil: Finished alone in eighth at Fazenda Boa Vista. Was unable to mount a Sunday charge, shooting an even-par 71 in Porto Feliz that left him at 13-under.
• 90 Abierto del Centro memorial Eduardo Gato Romero ptdo por Telecom: During a difficult scoring week in Cordoba, managed to finish the tournament at even-par in early April, thanks to a final-round, 2-under 69 at Cordoba GC. Finished the event T5, with Cristobal Del Solar, Tim Widing, Leandro Marelli, John Hill and Nicolo Galletti.
• Estrella del Mar Open 2022: Opened with a pair of 67s, fired a third-round 69 and then closed with a 65 at Estrella del Mar Golf & Beach in Mazatlan in mid-February to T2 with Cristobal Del Solar, three shots behind winner Matt Ryan. Appeared to be making a late rally, with an eagle at No. 16, but a bogey on the next hole ended his chances. Played No. 16 in 6-under for the week.
• Scotia Wealth Management Chile Open presented by Volvo: Shot a pair of 68s surrounded by opening and closing 71s at Sport Frances GC in mid-December to T9 with seven others.

2021 Season

Played in all eight PGA TOUR Latinoamérica tournaments, making six cuts and posting one top-10 —a T8. Finished the season 31st on the Points List.

• Banco del Pacifico Open: Opened 69-67-69 at Quito Tennis and GC and was in position to make a run at the title in late-June. Never got any momentum on the final day, fashioning a Sunday 71 to T8 with Nicolo Galletti and Garrett May.

2019 Season

Made six cuts in 10 starts with a trio of top-25 finishes, including a T2 at the season-opening Buenaventura Classic. Finished No. 53 on the Order of Merit.

• Bupa Match Play: Went 1-1 in his two matches in the Tour’s only match-play tournament.
• Buenaventura Classic: In his PGA TOUR Latinoamerica debut, started slowly, with an opening-round 74. Closed with rounds of 69-67-80 to T2 with Ryan Ruffels and Mito Pereira.

Amateur Highlights

• In December 2017, while struggling with his putting, he started putting left-handed. He went on to win four titles after making the putting switch.
• Played college golf at Rice University. Was the Conference USA individual champion in 2018, defeating South Africa’s Ian Snyman by three shots in Texarkana, Texas.
• Shared medalist honors at the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate in Nashville, Tennessee, with Lipscomb University’s Dawson Armstrong, who is a PGA TOUR Latinoamerica player.
• Won the 2018 Texas Amateur in June at Whispering Pines GC, defeating Levi Valadez by three strokes.
• At Comanche Trace, captured the 2018 Greater San Antonio Match Play, defeating Seth Johnson in the championship match.