Abe Mitchell

Henry Abraham Mitchell (18 January 1887 – 11 June 1947) was an English professional golfer. Mitchell had eight top-10 finishes out of 17 appearances in the Open Championship, his best performance being fourth in 1920. He was runner-up in the 1912 Amateur Championship and won the 1924 Miami Open.

Early life Mitchell was born in East Grinstead, Sussex on 18 January 1887. He was the illegitimate son of Mary Mitchell. Mary married a Mark Seymour in 1890 and Abe was brought up by his grandparents, George and Sophia Mitchell. Mark and Mary had a son Mark, Abe's half-brother, who also became a successful professional golfer.

Amateur career Mitchell was a fine amateur, and played for England against the Scots in 1910 and won. He won the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase twice in 1910 and 1913, and played in two Open Championships as an amateur.

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 possibly

Mitchell had the lowest round at the 1933 Open Championship at St Andrews, carding a fine 68, and won the Tooting Bec Cup.

Personal life and death

Mitchell married Dora Deag on 27 November 1920 in Tunbridge Wells. He died suddenly in St Albans, England at age 60.

Other wins (27) 1919 St Andrews Tournament ("Victory Open") (tie with George Duncan), News of the World Match Play 1920 McVitie & Price Tournament (tie with James Braid), News of the World Match Play, Kent Professional Championship 1921 McVitie & Price Tournament, Glasgow Herald Tournament 1922 Glasgow Herald Tournament 1925 Daily Dispatch Northern Professional Championship, Evening Standard Tournament 1926 Evening Standard Target Tournament, Roehampton Invitation 1927 Roehampton Invitation, Daily Mail Tournament, Hertfordshire Open Championship 1928 Roehampton Invitation, Ryder Tournament (joint winner with Bill Davies) 1929 Leeds Cup, News of the World Match Play, Irish Open, Selsdon Park Tournament, Hertfordshire Open Championship 1932 Bristol Evening World Tournament, Hertfordshire Open Championship 1934 Dunlop-Southern Tournament, Addington Foursomes (with Rex Hartley), Hertfordshire Open Championship

Results in major championships Mitchell, c. 1911, demonstrating proper fairway wood technique – notice the white perpendicular lines drawn to show correct ball placement in the stance. Note: Mitchell only played in The Open Championship, U.S. Open, and The Amateur Championship.

NT = No tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place

Sources: U.S. Open, Open Championship, Amateur Championship – 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913

Team appearances Amateur England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1910 (winners), 1911, 1912

Professional Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners), 1926 (winners) Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Seniors): 1928 (winners) Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1929 (winners), 1931, 1933 (winners) England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners)