Background
Mitchell was born in East Grinstead, Sussex on 18 January 1887.
Mitchell was born in East Grinstead, Sussex on 18 January 1887.
Mitchell had eight top-10 finishes out of 17 appearances in the Open Championship, his best performance being fourth in 1920. The Open Championship Mitchell had eight top-10 finishes out of 17 appearances in the Open Championship. In the 1920 Open Championship he had rounds of 74-73-84-76=307 and finished in fourth place.
He was leading the tournament on 147 after the first 2 rounds of play, but a third round 84 knocked him out of contention.
The Amateur Championship He was runner-up in the 1912 Amateur Championship, losing to John Ball on the second extra hole. Ryder Cup Mitchell was supposed to be the player-captain of Great Britain"s first Ryder Cup team in 1927, but was unable to make the voyage to the United States due to appendicitis.
He did play on the next three teams in 1929, 1931, and 1933. Mitchell was Samuel Ryder"s personal golf instructor from 1925 at Verulam Golf Club, Street Albans.
Tooting Bec Cup Mitchell died suddenly in Street Albans, England at age 60.
Mitchell was honoured by his peers when elected Professional Golf Association Captain 1933-1934. 1910 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase.