Keith Mitchell

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Tournament winner (thru 2020-21)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Latinoamérica: 2015
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2016
• PGA TOUR: 2018

PGA TOUR Victories (1)

• 2019 The Honda Classic

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR LATINOAMERICA (0-1)

• 2015 Lost to Alexandre Rocha, Kent Bulle, Aberto do Brasil presented by Credit Suisse Hedging Griffo

Personal

• Attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn.
• His 3-wood headcover is the same one he received when he attended the 2001 UGA golf camp.
• Would like to trade places with NFL running back and Georgia alum Todd Gurley for a day to see what it feels like to run over a linebacker.
• Bucket list items include winning a sailfish tournament and owning a steak restaurant.
• Lio Messi is his favorite athlete to watch.
• His bucket list includes cliff diving in Greece.
• Favorite quote: "You will never be able to fly if you are scared of heights."

Special Interests

• Fishing

CURRENT YEAR HIGHLIGHTS

• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Finished T5 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard to earn a spot at The Open Championship via the Open Qualifying Series. Also got into The Open Championship through OQS at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2019.

Career Highlights

2020 Season

• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: Finished T5 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard to earn a spot at The Open Championship via the Open Qualifying Series. Also got into The Open Championship through OQS at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2019.

2019 Season

Earned his first career PGA TOUR title at The Honda Classic and qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the second consecutive season, advancing to the BMW Championship for the second time and finishing No. 50 in the FedExCup. Represented first top-50 result in the FedExCup of his career. Recorded three top-10s and made 17 cuts in 26 starts.

• Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard: In his tournament debut, produced eight birdies for a final-round 66 to finish T6 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, a week after claiming his first title at The Honda Classic. Led the field with 21 birdies. As one of the top three finishers inside the top 10 not otherwise eligible for The Open Championship, earned a spot in the field at Royal Portrush.
• The Honda Classic: Began the final round of The Honda Classic a stroke off the lead before a final-round 67 resulted in his first career PGA TOUR win with a score of 9-under 271. Made a 15-foot, 6-inch birdie putt on the 72nd hole to win outright, defeating Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka by one shot. After leading the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-Green (+11.917) and finishing T2 in Scrambling (21 of 27), became the seventh player since 2000 to make The Honda Classic his first TOUR title. Became the 13th former Georgia Bulldog to win on the PGA TOUR.

2018 Season

Rookie season included 21 made cuts in 29 starts and four top-10s. One of eight rookies to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs, making it through the first three Playoffs events before ending his season at No. 67 in the standings. Ranked eighth on TOUR in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (.706) and Driving Distance (312.6).

• Dell Technologies Championship: Birdied his last two holes of the final round to finish 20th at the Dell Technologies Championship. Began the event outside the top-70 players but jumped 12 spots to qualify for the BMW Championship at No. 66 in the standings. One of four rookies who remained through the first two FedExCup Playoffs events.
• John Deere Classic: Posted scores of 67-68-66-67–268 (-19) at the John Deere Classic to finish T7. Birdied three of his last five holes in the final round to post the 67 in his first start at the event.
• AT&T Byron Nelson: Making his first ever start in the event, closed with a career-low bogey-free 63 to finish T3 at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Also started the week with a bogey-free 6-under 65. Finished the week first in cumulative Strokes Gained: Off the Tee (4.831).
• Houston Open: Making his debut appearance at the Houston Open, posted rounds of 67-71-67-69, resulting in a T6. Posted 22 birdies for the second consecutive week.
• Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship: Birdied the 72nd hole to post a 5-under 67 and finish solo-second at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. The par-4 18th ranked as the toughest hole of the tournament (4.247). Was one of just three players to birdie No. 18 in the final round (J.T. Poston, D.J. Trahan). Runner-up finish marked his first top-10 in 12 career starts on the PGA TOUR.

2017 Season

Finished the Korn Ferry Tour season with 22 starts, six top-10s and 17 cuts made. Was 21st in the final priority-ranking order. Secured his PGA TOUR card for the 2017-18 season with a 10th-place finish on the 2017 Korn Ferry Tour Finals money list (excluding the 25).

• DAP Championship: Secured his PGA TOUR card for the first time with his second top-10 of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals with a tie for sixth at the DAP Championship.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: Posted his third consecutive top-10 with a T6 finish at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship. Held the 36-hole lead after opening with rounds of 65-67 but posted rounds of 70-73 on the weekend. Carded a 6-under 65 in the opening round at the Ohio State University Golf Club to open up a one-shot lead.
• WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz: Finished one shot away from earning his PGA TOUR card at the WinCo Foods Portland Open. Birdied Nos. 14 and 15 to get within one shot of jumping inside the top 25 on the money list but missed a six-foot birdie on No. 16, left a 20-footer at No. 17 one roll shy, and failed to get up and down on the 72nd hole for birdie to finish 26th on the Regular Season money list. Recorded a 1-under 70 in the final round for a T6 finish. Played his way into the final group on Sunday at Pumpkin Ridge with the round of the tournament in the third round – a 9-under 62.
• News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot: Recorded a career-best T3 finish at the News Sentinel Open with rounds of 68-68-65-67–268 (-16).
• El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova: Earned a T8 at the El Bosque Mexico Championship, thanks to a final-round 5-under 67.
• Valspar Championship: Holed a 47-foot putt at the 72nd hole to finish T11 in his first career PGA TOUR start at the Valspar Championship after posting four rounds of par or better – 69-70-71-68–278 (-6). Led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (2.125), Driving Distance (309.9) and eagles (2). Earned his spot in the field via the Monday qualifier after holing a 25-foot birdie putt to emerge from a five-man playoff with the last spot.
• Panama Claro Championship: First top-10 of the Korn Ferry Tour season came at the Panama Claro Championship, where he carded a final-round 66 to finish T5.

Amateur Highlights

• In 2013, placed second in the Tennessee Amateur, 13th in the Players Amateur, 15th in the Dogwood Invitational, 17th in the Western Amateur and 18th in the Sunnehana Amateur.
• Qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour's 2013 Stadion Classic at UGA.
• Qualified for the 2011 and 2012 United States Amateur.
• All-American at the University of Georgia.
• Two-Time Dick Copas Award Winner for Georgia, given annually to the player with the lowest scoring average on the team.
• As a sophomore, had a team-best 10th-place finish at the SEC Championship.
• Paced the Bulldogs at the NCAAs, coming in ninth with a 1-over 214.
• As a junior, tied for first in the two-team Bulldog Battle at Mountain Lake and had top-10 efforts in the Brickyard Championship, the Linger Longer Invitational and the Insperity Augusta State Invitational.