Bobby Mitchell (golfer)
Bobby Wayne Mitchell (February 23, 1943 – March 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.
| Bobby Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bobby Wayne Mitchell |
| Born | February 23, 1943 Chatham, Virginia |
| Died | March 20, 2018 (aged 75) Danville, Virginia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting 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 |
| PGA Championship | T34: 1971 |
| U.S. Open | T12: 1970 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1981, 1985 |
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.
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.
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.
Mitchell died on March 20, 2018, from a presumed heart attack at Lynchburg General Hospital.