Background
Mitchell was born in Rockford, Illinois.
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Jeff Mitchell
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He attended Texas Technical University in Lubbock, Texas and was a member of the golf team
Career
He has also been a head coach in various college men"s and women"s golf programs. Mitchell turned pro and joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 1976. That year he was also first round co-leader at The Masters.
He ended the tournament at T38, which was his best finish in a major championship.
Mitchell had a dozen top-10 finishes in Professional Golf Association Tour events during his career. After retiring as a touring professional in the mid-1980s, Mitchell took various club pro jobs in Texas and Florida before returning to Texas Technical to complete his degree and earn his teaching certificate.
Mitchell was men"s head golf coach at Stanford University for four years prior to resigning in June 2004. Before that, he was head of women"s golf at Texas Technical for 10 years.
His last three years at Texas Technical he headed both the men"s and women"s programs.
He was inducted into the Texas Technical University Hall of Fame in 2000. Recently, Mitchell has been a contestant in The Big Break VI: Trump National, the sixth edition of The Golf Channel"s reality show, The Big Break. Mitchell was the women"s golf coach at the University of North Texas from 2008 to September 2015.
1975 West Texas Championship Professional Golf Association Tour wins Other wins.
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Membership
Mitchell was a full-time member of the Professional Golf Association Tour from 1977–1984.
