Keith Mitchell’s caddie is Brad Schneider, who played professionally for a long time, including 45 career KFT events along with 20 on Canada and Latin America Tours.
But his story is worth your time.
He was a very good junior player and right before college he was playing a touch football game when he got pulled backwards and broke his leg.
During surgery to repair it they discovered he had developed compartment syndrome which can cause serious damage to muscles.
It required 5 more surgeries in the next 8 days and left him unable to walk for 6 months.
He had to learn to walk again. He redshirted his first year at UCF, then had a great redshirt freshman year despite wearing a brace all year.
Then before his sophomore year Brad lost his mom to cancer and the same week lost his grandma.
Inexplicable tragedy, yet somehow became an all conference player and received the David Toms award for overcoming adversity.
He won multiple mini-tour events and had multiple seasons of some KFT status. However his leg was a problem, it was hard to practice and he and Keith are good friends.
It’s awesome to see him finding success.
@TronCarterNLU Any food updates? Locker room today has 3 different BBQ sauces for the brisket. Garlic pesto aioli for turkey. Chipotle mayo for everything. Even had remoulade sauce with no shellfish on the menu, just in case.
eye opening interview with @K_m_Mitchell, guy poured his soul out on the mental grind of being a tour player*
*jk, he was just trying to remember an italian spot by pebble
@DJPie@TronCarterNLU
From here, @K_m_Mitchell began his walk to @PGATOUR
Advanced thru 2015 Second Stage on the number —> 2016 @KornFerryTour membership —> finished T14 in Panama on sponsor invite, earned pts for reshuffle, parlayed into full season, earned TOUR card in 2017, has kept it ever since
Absolutely electric scene last night at the @WWTChampionship celeb golf challenge. Keith Mitchell (on a team with @RiggleRob, Matt Horner, and Noah Kahan) needs an ace on the last hole to tie Team @harryhiggs1991. Kelley James with the call:
A great story on an even greater human being… King Oehmig. An amazing coach and mentor for all those that were lucky enough to know
him.
Holy Coach: How did a minister raise four PGA Tour winners from one high school https://t.co/2p3RSWsVts
Good luck to all the young superstars at the @AJGAGolf tournament at my home track in Sea Island this week! Thanks to my great partner Mizuno for helping put on a top notch event.
My man and last year’s champion Tyler Watts off to a great start in the US Jr Am!