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Abe Mitchell

England · born , East Grinstead, England · died

4Ryder Cup points from 6 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 4-2-0 · 4 points (66.7%)
  • Singles 1-2-0 · Foursomes 3-0-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Open top 10s 1914 (T4), 1920 (4), 1923 (T8), 1925 (5), 1926 (T5), 1929 (T4)
  • Amateur runner-up 1912 The Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1912 The Amateur Championship Royal North Devon Golf Club · runner-up to John Ball · 38 holes
  2. 1914 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T4 · 312
  3. 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished 4 · 307
  4. 1923 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T8 · 303
  5. 1925 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 5 · 305
  6. 1926 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 299
  7. 1929 The Open Muirfield · finished T4 · 300
  8. 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished T10 · 295
  9. 1933 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 295 (+3)

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 6 matches: 4 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 4 points. Foursomes 3-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-2-0.

  1. 1929 Moortown Golf Club GB · GB won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  2. 1931 Scioto Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  3. 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Fred Robson's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1933 Ryder Cup In the singles Olin Dutra, stymied at the 18th by Abe Mitchell, chipped over and knocked Mitchell's ball into the hole; Mitchell won 9 & 8.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1933 Ryder Cup

    Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    In the singles Olin Dutra, stymied at the 18th by Abe Mitchell, chipped over and knocked Mitchell's ball into the hole; Mitchell won 9 & 8.

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1933.

    Career line, 1912–1933

    The Open
    1914 The Open: finished T41920 The Open: finished 41923 The Open: finished T81925 The Open: finished 51926 The Open: finished T51929 The Open: finished T41932 The Open: finished T101933 The Open: finished T7
    Ryder Cup
    1929 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01931 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01933 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-0-0
    The Amateur
    1912 The Amateur: runner-up
    1915192019251930

    12 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Abe Mitchell was born in 1887 in East Grinstead, England. Mitchell was runner-up at the 1912 The Amateur. Mitchell played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1929, 1931, 1933), winning 4, losing 2 and halving 0 of 6 matches for 4 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1912 The Amateur Championship Royal North Devon Golf Club · runner-up to John Ball · 38 holes
    2. 1914 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T4 · 312
    3. 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished 4 · 307
    4. 1923 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T8 · 303
    5. 1925 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 5 · 305
    6. 1926 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T5 · 299
    7. 1929 The Open Muirfield · finished T4 · 300
    8. 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished T10 · 295
    9. 1933 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 295 (+3)

    Ryder Cup

    Mitchell played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 6 matches, 4 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 4 points (66.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 3-0-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-2-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1929 Moortown Golf Club GB · GB won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    2. 1931 Scioto Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    3. 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points

    Partners, with matches played together: Fred Robson (2), Arthur Havers (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Abe Mitchell
    3. R&A 1914
    4. R&A 1920
    5. R&A 1923
    6. R&A 1925
    7. R&A 1926
    8. R&A 1929
    9. R&A 1932
    10. R&A 1933
    11. GC: 1929 ryder cup
    12. Wikipedia: 1929 Ryder Cup
    13. GC: 1931 ryder cup
    14. Wikipedia: 1931 Ryder Cup
    15. GC: 1933 ryder cup
    16. Wikipedia: 1933 Ryder Cup
    17. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    18. Wikipedia: John Ball (golfer)
    19. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    20. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners