Bobby Mitchell
Summary
- Best major finish runner-up, 1972 Masters
Near misses
- 1972 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 289
Rivals
Beat him
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Results by championship
Best day
1972 Masters
Runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 289.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1972.
Career line, 1972–1972
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- Runner-up
Bobby Mitchell was born on February 23, 1943, in Chatham, Virginia, U.S. Mitchell's best major finish was second, at the 1972 Masters.
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The record
Near misses
- 1972 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 289
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- Bobby Wayne Mitchell Wikipedia
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1959 Wikipedia
Died in
- Danville, Virginia, U.S. Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1971 Cleveland Open winner
- 1972 Tournament of Champions winner
- 1965 Virginia Open winner
- 1965 Virginia PGA Open winner
- 1967 Carolinas PGA Championship winner
Source: Wikipedia: Bobby Mitchell (golfer)
Known for
- Bobby Wayne Mitchell (February 23, 1943 – March 20, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
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.