Bobby Mitchell is an American

United States

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 professional golfer

Professional golfer

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 who has played on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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 and the Champions Tour

Champions Tour

The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...

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Mitchell was born in Chatham, Virginia

Chatham, Virginia

Chatham is a town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. Chatham's population was 1,338 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Danville, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Chatham is home to Chatham High School and Hargrave Military Academy. It is also home to Chatham Hall , an...

 and was raised in nearby Danville, Virginia

Danville, Virginia

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. 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

Carolinas PGA Championship

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 before joining the PGA Tour.

Mitchell won two PGA Tour events during his career: the 1971 Cleveland Open

Cleveland Open

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 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

Men's major golf championships

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 was T2 at the 1972 Masters Tournament

1972 Masters Tournament

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Since 1991, Mitchell has traveled to Finland

Finland

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 in the summer to teach golf to young people in association with Averett University

Averett University

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. Mitchell joined the Champions Tour in 1995; his best finish in a Champions Tour event is a T-12 at The Transamerica in 1995.

PGA Tour wins

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 27, 1971 1971 PGA Tour The 1971 PGA Tour season was played from January 7 to December 12. The season consisted of 44 official money events. Lee Trevino won the most tournaments, six, and there were 10 first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below....	Cleveland Open Cleveland Open The Cleveland Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was played from 1963 to 1972 at a various courses in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area.-Host courses:-Winners:...	-22 (66-64-67-65=262)	7 strokes	Charles Coody Charles Coody Billy Charles Coody is an American professional golfer, best known for winning the 1971 Masters Tournament.Coody was born in Stamford, Texas and raised in Abilene, Texas...
2	Apr 23, 1972 1972 PGA Tour The 1972 PGA Tour season was played from January 6 to December 3. The season consisted of 46 official money events. Jack Nicklaus won the most tournaments, seven, and there were five first-time winners. The tournament results and award winners are listed below....	Tournament of Champions	-8 (71-65-74-70=280)	Playoff	Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...

PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1972	Tournament of Champions	Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...	Won with birdie on first extra hole

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