PGA Tour Most Underrated: No. 10 Keith Mitchell
By Tim Letcher
On the PGA Tour, there are players who are underrated and those who are overrated. In our latest series here at Pro Golf Now, we will take a look at which players fit best into those categories.
For our criteria, we are keeping it pretty simple. It’s all about winning, so the players will be ranked on how often they win in relation to how many starts they have made, with major championships taken into consideration. FedEx Cup finishes are also among the criteria.
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After taking those things into consideration, the perception of a particular player will be considered. Finally, the opinion of yours truly will be the deciding factor.
Coming in at No. 10 on the underrated list is Keith Mitchell. Despite not being among the bigger names in any event he enters, Mitchell fares quite well.
Last season, Mitchell entered 28 events on tour and made 16 cuts. He had six Top 25 finishes and four Top 10s.
Mitchell has one career win, which came at the 2019 Honda Classic. He’s been in the Top 10 in more than 10 percent of his career starts.
For a guy who may not be very well-known to fans, Mitchell more than holds his own on the PGA Tour. He’s proven that time and again.
His 2021-22 season started very slowly but quickly got better. Mitchell missed the cut at both the Sanderson Farms and the Shriners Children’s Open. But he nearly won at the CJ Cup, finishing T3.
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Mitchell has made the FedEx Cup playoffs all four years that he has been on tour. His best postseason finish came in 2019, when he finished in 50th place overall.
He’s still just 29 years old, even though his game and demeanor make him seem older. Mitchell should make a solid living on tour for the next decade or so. And he will be fine if he can continue to fly under the radar.